Under the Desert Sky is a live album and DVD of a classical - pop concert by classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. The concert was performed on a specially built floating stage at Lake Las Vegas Resort (near Las Vegas, Nevada) and taped for American television network PBS. It mostly featured songs from Bocelli's previous album, Amore. The package was released on 7 November 2006. It debuted and peaked on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 11.[1][2]

Under the Desert Sky
Live album (with DVD) by
Released7 November 2006
RecordedLake Las Vegas, NV
GenrePop
LabelSugar Records
ProducerDavid Foster, Humberto Gatica, Tony Renis
Andrea Bocelli DVD video chronology
Credo: John Paul II
(2006)
Under the Desert Sky
(2006)
Vivere Live in Tuscany
(2008)

The DVD also includes interviews about the Amore album, of Bocelli and the producers, David Foster and Humberto Gatica, and was also nominated for an Emmy.

Track listing

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DVD

  1. "Amapola"
  2. "Besame Mucho"
  3. "Somos Novios"
  4. "Canzoni Stonate"
  5. "Pero Te Extraño"
  6. "L'Appuntamento"
  7. "Estate"
  8. "September Morn"
  9. "Can't Help Falling in Love"
  10. "Mi Manchi"
  11. "Jurame"
  12. "Solamente Una Vez"
  13. "Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)"
  14. "Porque Tu Me Acostumbraste"
  15. "Cuando Me Enamoro"
  16. "The Prayer"
  17. "Momentos"
  18. "Because We Believe"

CD

  1. "Besame Mucho"
  2. "Cuando Me Enamoro"
  3. "Estate (feat. Chris Botti)"
  4. "September Morn"
  5. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (feat. Katharine McPhee)
  6. "Canzoni Stonate" (feat. Stevie Wonder)
  7. "Momentos"
  8. "Somos Novios"
  9. "The Prayer" (feat. Heather Headley)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[6]
DVD edition
Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[7]
As an audio album
Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[8]
As a video longform
Gold 50,000^

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1", Billboard.com, 15 November 2006.
  2. ^ Artist chart history for Andrea Bocelli (albums), Billboard.com.
  3. ^ "Andrea Bocelli Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Andrea Bocelli Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Brazilian video certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Under The Desert Sky" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – The Desert Sky". Music Canada.
  8. ^ "American video certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Under the Desert Sky". Recording Industry Association of America.