alessandro safina - i successi (2007)

His voice can be darkly sensual, rough velvet, evident on "Luna (Only You)," an amazing piece that opens with a sultry jazz (female) solo that dissolves into Safina's commanding tenor. It is the most electronic/dancelike of the fourteen songs on "Safina," with a pronounced drumbeat. Gorgeous background piano accompaniment and sweeping strings cradle Safina's voice without overpowering. A background choir chants near the end of the song, which blends Safina's and the female soloist's voice along with piano notes that trail off into silence.

The two instrumental "Ehyeh" and "Diva Mea" are very interesting additions. "Ehyeh" is actually the background instrumentals to "Il Mirto E La Rosa" and "Diva Mea" is the backing track to "Luna" complete with female vocalist and choir. Very uplifting tracks that sound like film music and are beautiful even without the vocals, "Ehyeh" in particular as the flamenco guitar really shines as a solo. Finally "Aria e Memoria--We'll Be Together" is a duet with Chrissie Hynde. It is the same song as "Aria E Memoria" from earlier in the album, this time as an English-Italian duet with Chrissie's voice in the foreground. Very powerful and effective. JMRL

T r a c k L i s t i n g :

1.- Luna
2.- Aria & Memoria
3.- Canto La Vita
4.- D'Amore
5.- D'Oro & D'Argento
6.- Your Song
7.- Il Mirto e La Rosa
8.- Incanto
9.- Io Ci Saro
10.- Just Show Me How To Love You
11.- Luna (Spanish Version)
12.- La Sete Di Vivere
13.- Notturno
14.- Quel Figlio Che Hai
15.- Saro Con Te
16.- Siena
17.- Ehyeh
18.- Diva Mea




alessandro safina - i successi (2007)