Andrea Bocelli 'Cinema' Review

I received the following products in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed are 100 percent my own. This post contains affiliate links. I participated in the Andrea Bocelli “Cinema” album review program as a member of One2One Network. I was provided an album to review but all opinions are my own.




I'm a big Andrea Bocelli fan. I own several of his albums, so I was excited for the opportunity to review his latest album, "Cinema." The songs are from popular movie soundtracks, such as West Side Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Evita, The Godfather, Love Story and more. Show tunes and Andrea Bocelli, I thought the album would be an instant winner.

Cinema Track Listing (deluxe edition): 

1) MARIA from West Side Story 

2) LA CHANSON DE LARA from Doctor Zhivago

3) MOON RIVER from Breakfast at Tiffany’s 

4) E PIU' TI PENSO duet with Ariana Grande from Once Upon a Time in America /Malèna

5) BE MY LOVE from The Toast of New Orleans

6) THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT from The Phantom of the Opera

7) BRUCIA LA TERRA from The Godfather

8) POR UNA CABEZA from Scent of a Woman

9) NO LLORES POR MÍ ARGENTINA duet with Nicole Scherzinger from Evita

10) L'AMORE È UNA COSA MERAVIGLIOSA from Love is a Many Splendored Thing

11) MI MANCHERAI from Il Postino

12) CHEEK TO CHEEK duet with Veronica Berti from Top Hat

13) SORRIDI AMORE VAI from La vita è bella 

14) HISTORIA DE AMOR from Love Story

15) OL' MAN RIVER from Show Boat

16) NELLE TUE MANI (NOW WE ARE FREE) from Gladiator

'Cinema' Review

I'm sorry to report that this album left me a bit disappointed. The songs that I disliked the most were "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "Cheek to Cheek" because of the singers chosen for the duets. The women didn't enunciate the words well (I heard "chee to chee" instead of "cheek to cheek") and had nasaly qualities to their voices.

I am impressed with the variety of languages used in the album, which included English, Spanish, Italian, Sicilian and French. One of the most surprising songs was "Ol' Man River" because I had no idea about Bocelli's range. While he doesn't have a baritone voice, he hit those low notes with ease.

One of my favorite things about the album is that the songs are showtunes -- they're songs that I knew or recognized. It was fun to hear Bocelli's interpretation of them. While I didn't like all the interpretations, I still think that Bocelli has a great voice and I look forward to his next album.




You can find Cinema on:

• iTunes: http://bit.ly/BocelliCINEMA
• Amazon: http://amzn.to/20rVsBN 

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Yanni--“Truth of Touch” album review

Yanni lost the mustache and the long hair (a while ago), and now has a new album that I had the chance to review. Truth of Touch, released March 22, 2011, is Yanni's first instrumental release of original compositions in over eight years. Yani explains, “I work the rhythms in this album. There is a beautiful complexity in these rhythms, a new sound design. I think the melodic content is very strong and very memorable. I was having fun with this album and that’s going to become apparent.”

To my surprise, Truth of Touch is not horrible. I had never heard any of Yanni’s previous works, only the jokes about him. So, I cleared the jokes and the images of his mustache and big hair out of my mind, and put on my headphones. I liked the first song, “Truth of Touch,” right away; it reminded me of being at a spa. The overall ambiance of the album is nice—it is good for relaxing, meditating and as background music as I work. My favorite songs were “Flash of Color” and “Vertigo,” which have a Middle Eastern feel. I was also really impressed with “O Luce che Brilla Nell’Oscurità.” This song features Nathan Pacheco, a classical singer who could rival Josh Grobin. However, I hated the song “I’m So” because the voice in it is extremely annoying, in my opinion, and makes the song seem like a pretentious attempt to create music that is dance club-worthy.

If you are a Yanni fan or enjoy instrumental music, you will not be disappointed with Truth of Touch. 

To learn more about Yanni, visit his website (www.yanni.com). 

Learn more about Yanni’s U.S. tour. 

I received Yanni’s Truth of Touch album free via a One2One Network promotion. All the opinions stated are my own and do not reflect the views of One2One Network, Yanni Wake Entertainment or Rocket Science Ventures.