A Musical Affair

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A Musical Affair
Classical 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

Michael Ball, among others.[1]

The album's songs are compiled from famous plays and musicals including

, 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

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]

  • Bank Atlantic Center
    in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Britannia Row Studios in London, England
  • ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium
  • Madison Square Garden in New York
  • NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood
  • SARM Studios
    in London, England
  • Feel Studies of Barcelona, Spain
  • Studio 2 of Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Tonopro Studios in Barcelona, Spain
  • Verizon Center in Washington DC, United States

Track listing

International

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
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

Certifications

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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  3. ^ "A Musical Affair CD".
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    . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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    . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Il Divo – A Musical Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2013". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  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. 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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