Siempre
Encyclopedia
Siempre is the fourth album of the operatic pop
vocal group Il Divo
.
in an interview with HitQuarters
, preparation for the album would involve Simon Cowell
compiling a list of around 200 potential songs. Cowell would then whittle this number down to around 40 which he then presented to Mac for consideration. Mac would then tell Cowell which of these would or would not work. When the song list had been reduced to around 18 or 19 songs Mac would then try out the songs with the band to see which worked for them. 15 songs would then be recorded for the album.
The songs on Siempre ("Always" in Spanish) include new arrangements of "Nights in White Satin
" (originally by The Moody Blues
), "Caruso", "Without You", "Somewhere", "You Raise Me Up
", a new version of the song "Music" from the 1970s renamed "Musica", and re-arranged by its original British composer John Miles
. The album also features a cover of Bryan Adams
' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
" translated into the Spanish "Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida" (which literally means "A Gift That Life Gave You"). This album includes the Spanish adaptation by the famous Mexican composer and musician Armando Manzanero
of "Una Noche" ("One Night," Spanish). Other original songs in this album include "La Vida Sin Amor" ("Life without Love," Spanish), and "Come Primavera" ("Like Spring," Italian).
The album was released on November 21, 2006 in the United States and globally on November 27, 2006.
In the United States, varying stores had the rights to different songs from their "Live at the Greek" DVD, which were used to make up an exclusive live bonus track, ensuring that an album of 11 tracks was released to the USA just like every other country would receive.
Operatic pop
Operatic pop, pop opera or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic style, or a song, theme or motif from classical music stylized as pop. The term popera and adjectives poperatic and popical are used by some media editors and music reviewers...
vocal group Il Divo
Il Divo
Il Divo is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive, and reality TV star Simon Cowell. Formed in the United Kingdom, they are also signed to Cowell's record label, Syco Music...
.
Background
According to producer Steve MacSteve Mac
Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide...
in an interview with HitQuarters
HitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
, preparation for the album would involve Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
compiling a list of around 200 potential songs. Cowell would then whittle this number down to around 40 which he then presented to Mac for consideration. Mac would then tell Cowell which of these would or would not work. When the song list had been reduced to around 18 or 19 songs Mac would then try out the songs with the band to see which worked for them. 15 songs would then be recorded for the album.
The songs on Siempre ("Always" in Spanish) include new arrangements of "Nights in White Satin
Nights in White Satin
"Nights in White Satin" is a 1967 single by The Moody Blues, written by Justin Hayward and first featured on the album Days of Future Passed.It is in the key of E minor Aeolian.-Single releases:...
" (originally by The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
), "Caruso", "Without You", "Somewhere", "You Raise Me Up
You Raise Me Up
"You Raise Me Up" was the debut single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face To Face.This version is considered by many to be the most popular , of all the various versions of the same song. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's 13th Number One. It was the first...
", a new version of the song "Music" from the 1970s renamed "Musica", and re-arranged by its original British composer John Miles
John Miles (musician)
John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...
. The album also features a cover of Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" is a 1995 song written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange for the film of the same year Don Juan DeMarco...
" translated into the Spanish "Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida" (which literally means "A Gift That Life Gave You"). This album includes the Spanish adaptation by the famous Mexican composer and musician Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero Canché is a Mexican musician and composer of Maya descent, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America....
of "Una Noche" ("One Night," Spanish). Other original songs in this album include "La Vida Sin Amor" ("Life without Love," Spanish), and "Come Primavera" ("Like Spring," Italian).
The album was released on November 21, 2006 in the United States and globally on November 27, 2006.
Track listing (General Worldwide release)
- Nights In White SatinNights in White Satin"Nights in White Satin" is a 1967 single by The Moody Blues, written by Justin Hayward and first featured on the album Days of Future Passed.It is in the key of E minor Aeolian.-Single releases:...
(Notte Di Luce) - Caruso
- Without You (Desde El Dia Que Te Fuiste)
- Come Primavera
- Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" is a 1995 song written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange for the film of the same year Don Juan DeMarco...
(Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida) - La Vida Sin Amor
- Una Noche
- Por Ti Seré (You Raise Me UpYou Raise Me Up"You Raise Me Up" was the debut single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face To Face.This version is considered by many to be the most popular , of all the various versions of the same song. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's 13th Number One. It was the first...
) - Tell That To My Heart (Amor Venme A Buscar)
- Música
- Bonus Track: SomewhereSomewhere (song)"Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the...
In the United States, varying stores had the rights to different songs from their "Live at the Greek" DVD, which were used to make up an exclusive live bonus track, ensuring that an album of 11 tracks was released to the USA just like every other country would receive.
Chart positions
| Country | Status | Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | Quadruple Platinum | 1 |
| UK | Double Platinum | 1 |
| Australia | Double Platinum | 2 |
| Mexico | Platinum | 1 |
| Slovenia | Platinum | 1 |
| Portugal | Platinum | 2 |
| USA | Platinum | 6 |
| Belgium | Gold | 2 |
| New Zealand | Gold | 3 |
| Argentina | Gold | 8 |
| Netherlands | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 1 | |
| Singapore | 1 | |
| South Korea | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | |
| Canada | 2 | |
| Finland | Gold | 2 |
| Norway | 2 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | |
| Venezuela | 2 | |
| Ireland | 3 | |
| Denmark | 4 | |
| Sweden | 4 | |
| Japan (Foreign Artist) | 8 | |
| Austria | 9 | |
| Colombia | 10 | |
| France | 10 | |
| Germany | 22 | |
| Italy | 58 |