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Abbà Pater

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Length
  
49:14

Release date
  
23 March 1999

Compiler
  
Pope John Paul II

Artist
  
Pope John Paul II

Label
  
Sony Classical Records

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Released
  
March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)

Language
  
Italian, Latin, English

Producer
  
Vincent Messina and Leonardo De Amicis

Genres
  
Classical music, Religious music, New-age music

Similar
  
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Abbà Pater (English: Good Father) is a devotional album from Pope John Paul II released in 1999 in anticipation of the Great Jubilee for Radio Vaticana. The album reached #175 on the Billboard album chart. The pontiff had reached #126 in 1979 with another album, "Pope John Paul II Sings At The Festival Of Sacrosong." Abbà Pater is made up entirely of original compositions. Many of the lyrics are derived from the Bible and Roman Catholic liturgy. The liner notes are composed in English, Italian, French and Spanish.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Leonardo De Amicis, except where noted:

  1. "Cercate il Suo Volto" ("English: Seek His Face") – 3:03
  2. "Cristo È Liberazione" ("English: Christ Is Freedom") – 3:25
  3. "Verbum Caro Factum Est" ("English: The Word Became Flesh") – 1:07
  4. "Abbà Pater" – 5:46
  5. "Vieni, Santo Spirito" ("English: Come, Holy Spirit") – 9:24
  6. "Padre, Ti Chiediamo Perdono" ("English: Father, We Ask Your Forgiveness") – 3:12
  7. "Dove C'è Amore C'è Dio" ("English: Where There Is Love, There Is God") (Stefano Mainetti) – 4:06
  8. "Padre Della Luce" ("English: Father of Light") – 4:26
  9. "Un Comandamento Nuovo" ("English: A New Commandment") (Stefano Mainetti) – 3:00
  10. "Madre di Tutte le Genti" ("English: Mother of All Mankind") – 5:37
  11. "La Legge Delle Beatitudini" ("English: The Law of the Beatitudes") – 6:08

Personnel

  • Pope John Paul II – vocals
  • Orchestra Nuova Sinfonietta Roma, conducted by Riccardo Biseo – Tracks 2–5, 8, 9–11
  • Orchestra St. Caterina d'Allesandria, conducted by Leonardo De Amicis – Tracks 1 and 6
  • Roman Academy Choir – Tracks 3, 4, 7, and 9
  • Pablo Colino's Choir – Track 4
  • Echo – Track 8
  • Catharina Scharp – Vocals on tracks 3, 5, and 9

    • Songs

    1Cercate ii Suo volto3:03
    2Cristo è liberazione3:25
    3Verbum caro factum est1:08

    References

    Abbà Pater Wikipedia
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