Released 16 July 2007 One Chance
(2007) Passione
(2009) | Genre Classical, pop opera | |
Label Syco, Sony BMG, Columbia Producer David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Quiz & Larossi, Nigel Wright, Steve Mac | ||
One Chance is the debut album from British tenor Paul Potts. He won Britain's Got Talent on 17 June 2007, and the album was released on 16 July 2007 by Syco Music.
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Commercial performance
The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album had been at #1 from its release until 12 August, and it was certified gold on its first week for sales of almost 130,000 copies sold. The album reached #1 in thirteen countries, has sold over 3.5 million copies and has a multi-platinum certification.
In Australia, the album opened at #4 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. It has so far reached Gold Status (35,000 copies sold). Four weeks later (2 September 2007), it reached #1.
In New Zealand, the album debuted at #1 on 6 August 2007 and was certified Gold in its first week, selling over 7,500 copies. The album was certified Platinum in its second week on the chart selling over 15,000 copies, and 2x Platinum after four weeks with sales of over 30,000 copies. The album spent twenty-three weeks on the chart, including six consecutive weeks at #1.
In Sweden, One Chance debuted at #1, reaching Gold Status (20,000 copies sold) the first week of its release.
In the US, the re-release of One Chance debuted at #30 on the week of 29 September 2007. It has peaked #21 and has sold over 200,000 copies to date.
Track listing
- "Nessun Dorma" - composed by Giacomo Puccini, from the opera Turandot
- "Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro)" - composed by Francesco Sartori and lyrics by Lucio Quarantotto
- "Amapola" - composed by Joseph LaCalle
- "Everybody Hurts (Ognuno Soffre)" - composed by R.E.M.
- "Caruso" - composed by Lucio Dalla
- "Nella Fantasia" - composed by Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù
- "You Raise Me Up (Por Ti Sere)" - composed by Rolf Løvland and lyrics by Brendan Graham
- "My Way (A Mi Manera)" - composed by Jacques Revaux
- "Cavatina" - composed by Stanley Myers and lyrics by Cleo Laine
- "Music of the Night" - composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, from the musical The Phantom of the Opera