La Voce[3] is the ninth album by British tenor Russell Watson and his first resumption of a largely classical repertoire since overcoming brain cancer.[4]

La Voce
Studio album by
Released22 November 2010 (UK)
RecordedJune 2010[1]
LabelEpic
ProducerMike Hedges[2]
Russell Watson chronology
People Get Ready
(2008)
La Voce
(2010)
Anthems – Music To Inspire A Nation
(2012)

On 29 October 2010 Russell announced the release of his ninth album La Voce.[5] The album was recorded in June 2010 with the Roma Sinfonietta in the historic studio Forum Music Village, produced by Mike Hedges[6] and was released on 22 November 2010 on Epic Records, his first release on this label.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Parla Piu Piano"Nino Rota, Gianni BoncompagniMaestro Peppe Vessicchio4:07
2."E Sara Cosi"Sergei Rachmaninov, Giuseppi Marcucci, Massimo BizzarriSally Herbert3:39
3."Be My Love"Nickolaus Brodsky, Sammy CahnSally Herbert3:14
4."Arrivederci Roma"Pietro Garinei, Renato Ranucci, Alessandro GiovanniMaestro Peppe Vessicchio3:26
5."Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)"Pino Donaggio, Vito PallaviciniMaestro Peppe Vessicchio3:53
6."La Vita Senza Te"Andy Hill, Antonio GalbiataSteven Baker4:14
7."Concerto D’Autunno"Camillo Bargoni, DanpaSally Herbert3:45
8."Intermezzo"Pietro Mascagni, Piero MazzoniSteven Baker4:55
9."Love Story"Francis Lai, Carl SigmanMaestro Peppe Vessicchio4:06
10."Solo Con Te"Andy Hill, Jim Cregan, Valerio CalisseMaestro Renato Serio4:25
11."Adagio"Remo Giazotto, Lara FabianSally Herbert3:51
12."Parlami D'Amore Mariù"Cesare Bixio, Ennio NeriMaestro Peppe Vessicchio4:10
13."Someone to Remember Me"Wayne Hector, Steve RobsonMaestro Renato Serio4:32

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Express     [8]
Female First     [9]
Indie London     [10]

La Voce was received extremely well by the Daily Express; garnering four stars.[11]

Chart performance

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Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue Barcode
United Kingdom 29 November 2010 CD, digital download Epic Records 88697773392 886977733925

References

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  1. ^ Female First
  2. ^ Amazon
  3. ^ "La Voce". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. ^ Independent
  5. ^ Facebook
  6. ^ Amazon
  7. ^ Allmusic review
  8. ^ Daily Express review
  9. ^ Female First review
  10. ^ Indie London review
  11. ^ Daily Express
  12. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Russell Watson – La voce". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  13. ^ Billboard Charts
  14. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Russell Watson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Charts.nz – Russell Watson – La voce". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  18. ^ Music News
  19. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.