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Il Divo Siempre Release Date: 2006 11 21 Label: Syco/Columbia Rating:

Continuing their string of overtly sentimental albums, the multinational Il Divo released their fourth (including The Christmas Collection) full-length, Siempre, which contains more of the same Latinized versions of pop songs, as well as some originals (written by their producers). All four Divos sound professional and emotional, especially Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, who seems on the verge of tears every time he opens his mouth. The arrangements for the songs (including +West Side Story's "Somewhere" -- the only one that's in English -- and the Italian version of the Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin," among others) are always very clean, with soft acoustic guitars and pianos backed by subtle yet swelling strings, adding to the romanticized idea and portrayal of the group. To be fair, all four are very talented vocalists, and they manage to make Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" sound even more profound and sensitive when they sing it in Spanish, and their phrasing on both "Without You" (originally made famous by Harry Nilsson) and Lucio Dalla's "Caruso" (with some of the lyrics cut out, despite the fact they're all listed in the album booklet) is excellent, drawn out to pull as much emotion as possible from each of the songs. Siempre is exactly what you would expect from Il Divo, so if you want more of what they've already given, it should be a satisfying record. Marisa Brown, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Nights in White Satin (Notte di Luce)	Hayward, Frangoulis	4:18
2	Caruso	Dalla	3:56
3	Without You (Desde el Dia Que Te Fuiste)	Evans, Ham	3:51
4	Come Primavera	Janson, Krueger, Magnusson, Cheope	3:50
5	Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman (Un Regalo Que Te Dio la Vida)	Adams, Kamen, Lange, Perez	4:39
6	Vida Sin Amor	Gomez, Rogado, Krueger, Saggese, Magnusson, Pititi	3:39
7	Una Noche	Laross, Romdhane, Kotecha	4:12
8	Tell That to My Heart (Amor Venme a Buscar)	Perez, Mac, Reid	4:14
9	Musica	Miles	3:59
10	Somewhere [*]	Bernstein, Sondheim	3:30

Other Releases:

Siempre [Japan Bonus DVD] Release Date: 2006 Label: BMG Japan

Siempre [Bonus Track] Release Date: 2006 Label: Syco Music

Siempre [Bonus DVD] Release Date: 2006 Label: BMG

Siempre [Barnes & Noble Exclusive] Release Date: 2006 Label: Sony

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