A Musical Affair

A Musical Affair
Studio album by
Il Divo
Released5 November 2013
RecordedFebruary – September 2013
GenreClassical crossover
Length45:43
LabelSyco, Columbia
ProducerSteve Mac
Il Divo chronology
Wicked Game
(2011) 		A Musical Affair
(2013) 		Amor & Pasión
(2015)

A Musical Affair is the seventh studio album by the classical crossover group Il Divo. Il Divo is a group of four male singers: French pop singer Sébastien Izambard, Spanish baritone Carlos Marín, American tenor David Miller, and Swiss tenor Urs Bühler. The album was released on 5 November 2013, and has the participation of singers such as Barbra Streisand, Nicole Scherzinger, Kristin Chenoweth and Michael Ball, among others.[1]

The album's songs are compiled from famous plays and musicals including The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, West Side Story and Cats, among others.

The French version of the album A Musical Affair which was published on 24 November 2014, includes duets with French singers; the songs are sung partially or entirely in French.[2]

Recording

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The album, produced by Steve Mac, was recorded between Florida, London, Belgium, New York, California, Barcelona, Washington DC and Slovakia in the recording studios of:[3]

Track listing

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International

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memory" (musical Cats duet with Nicole Scherzinger)Andrew Lloyd Webber4:28
2."Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" (musical The Lion King duet with Heather Headley)Elton John, Tim Rice4:08
3."Bring Him Home" (musical Les Misérables)Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel3:25
4."Tonight" (musical West Side Story)Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, lyricist2:50
5."All I Ask of You" (musical The Phantom of the Opera duet with Kristin Chenoweth)Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe4:29
6."Some Enchanted Evening" (musical South Pacific)Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II3:15
7."Who Can I Turn To?" (musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd)Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley3:28
8."Who Wants to Live Forever" (musical We Will Rock You)Brian May3:36
9."You'll Never Walk Alone" (musical Carousel)Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II3:39
10."If Ever I Would Leave You" (musical Camelot)Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe3:03
11."Love Changes Everything" (musical Aspects of Love duet with Michael Ball)Andrew Lloyd Webber3:48
12."The Music of the Night" (musical The Phantom of the Opera duet with Barbra Streisand)Andrew Lloyd Webber4:17

French version

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Belle" (with Florent Pagny,[4] from Notre-Dame de Paris)Luc Plamondon, Riccardo Cocciante4:39
2."Le Temps Des Cathédrales" (with Vincent Niclo,[4] from Notre-Dame de Paris)Luc Plamondon, Riccardo Cocciante3:17
3."Memory" (duet with Hélène Ségara[4] from musical Cats)Andrew Lloyd Webber4:23
4."Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (duet with Lisa Angell,[4] from musical The Lion King)Elton John, Tim Rice4:04
5."Who Wants to Live Forever" (duet with Anggun,[4] from musical We Will Rock You)Brian May4:33
6."Aimer" (duet with Natasha St-Pier,[4] from musical Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour)Gérard Presgurvic2:49
7."L'envie d'aimer" (duet with Sonia Lacen,[4] from musical Les Dix Commandements)Daniel Lévi5:14

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[30] Gold 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[31] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Il Divo : Nouveau clip pour l'album " A Musical Affair " maintenant disponible". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.
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  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Il Divo – A Musical Affair" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  13. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Il Divo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Il Divo – A Musical Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Il Divo – A Musical Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  17. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Il Divo – A Musical Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Il Divo – A Musical Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2013". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  24. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Classical Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  29. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  30. ^ "French album certifications – Il Divo – A Musical Affair" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  31. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2013 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  32. ^ "British album certifications – Il Divo – A Musical Affair". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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