Viaggio Italiano

Viaggio Italiano is Andrea Bocelli's third studio album and first classical album.

Viaggio Italiano
Studio album by
Andrea Bocelli
Released1996 (Italy),
1997 (Worldwide)
Recorded1995
GenreClassical
Length68min
LabelPolygram International
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Bocelli
(1995)		 Viaggio Italiano
(1996)		 Romanza
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album features some of the most popular opera arias and Neapolitan songs of all time, such as Nessun Dorma, O Sole Mio and la Donna è Mobile. Although released only in Italy in 1996, it sold close to 300,000 copies.[2] Bocelli later received the ECHO Klassik "Best seller of the year" award for the album, after its international release, in 1997.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Nessun dorma"
  2. "Lamento di Federico"
  3. "Ah, la paterna mano"
  4. "la Donna è Mobile"
  5. "Una furtiva lagrima"
  6. "Panis angelicus"
  7. "Ave Maria"
  8. "O Sole Mio"
  9. "Core 'ngrato"
  10. "Santa Lucia Luntana"
  11. "I te vurria vasa"
  12. "Tu, ca nun Chiagne"
  13. "Marenariello"
  14. "Piscatore 'e pusilleco"
  15. "Messaggio Bocelli"
  16. "Adeste fideles"

Year-end charts
Chart (1997) Position
German Albums Chart[4] 68

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Platinum 60,000^
Belgium (BEA)[6] Platinum 90,000[7]
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[10] Platinum 100,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[11] Gold 25,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[12] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[15] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Andrea Bocelli Biography on Billboard Magazine". billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  3. "Chronicle 1995-1997". bocelli.de. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  4. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1996". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  7. Dezzani, Mark (8 February 1997). "Bocelli's sweet sound seduces Germany" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 6. p. 18. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via American Radio History.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano". Music Canada.
  9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Viaggio Italiano')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  10. "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Viaggio Italiano in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  11. "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  12. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Andrea Bocelli; 'Viaggio Italiano')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  13. "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Viaggio Italiano in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  15. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1998". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2020.



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