Around the World

• Main performer: José Carreras
• Booklet languages: English
• Time: 71:30
• Release Date: 2001

Review

Classical vocalist José Carreras' 2001 release Around the World warmly embraces 18 tracks from as many cultures. The countries visited by Carreras' seasoned tenor include Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Korea, China, and many throughout Europe, and each is accompanied by soaring string sections and contemporary production. While some of the more country-specific orchestrations work better than others (the light flamenco guitar in the Brazilian "Manahã de Carnaval" as opposed to the overdone Asian themes in "Sorrow of the Red Beans"), Carreras' voice adapts to all of the dialects effectively and naturally. While the interpretations of these different cultural elements is an interesting theme, the album almost ends up seeming scattered, with the vocals being the only thread that carries throughout. This, however, should in no way dissuade fans of Carreras' earlier works, as well as those who have enjoyed other classical crossover artists (Andrea Bocelli, Charlotte Church), who will certainly find it enjoyable. ~ Zac Johnson, Rovi

Performances

Composer	Title	Time
Marguerite Monnot	Hymne à l'amour (Hymn to Love), song	3:35
Joan Manuel Serrat	Paraules d'amor	4:26
John Bettis	When you tell me that you love me (In Italian)	4:14
Ariel Ramírez	Alfonsina y el mar, for guitar	4:32
Akira Mitake	Kawa no Nagare no you ni (Like a Flowing River), for voice & piano	4:10
Rendine	Vurria for voice & orchestra	3:40
African Traditional	Kumbaya, folk song	4:22
Luiz Bonfá	Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival), song	2:55
Pedro Jr. Junco	Nosotros	3:14
Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy	Midnight in Moscow for chorus (In Spanish)	4:17
Princess Te Rangi Pai (Fanny Rose Howie)	Hine e Hine (Maori Lullaby)	4:23
Klaus Meine	Wind Of Change	6:01
Jooho Lee	Modu-ga sarang ee-yae-yo (With Love)	2:54
Stavros Xarhakos	Ta Tréna pou figan (The Trains Which Left), for voice & piano (In Spanish)	4:04
Irving Burgie	Island In The Sun	3:40
Chinese Traditional	Sorrow Of The Red Beans	2:59
English Traditional	Greensleeves, folk song	4:11
Jerzy Woy-Wojciechowski	Ludzie w drodze (Senza Ritorna)	3:53

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