Andrea Bocelli Romanza 180g Import LP

The 1997 release Romanza was designed to break Andrea Bocelli into the American market, not only to the Latin audience, but also the English-speaking mainstream pop audience (through the Sarah Brightman duet "Time to Say Goodbye"). The result is an accessible, well-crafted and melodic pop record from a terrific operatic vocalist.

These songs defined the Bocelli sound. He steered clear of his top register, using it only for occasional climactic effect, and mostly what he does here is all about the microphone — he's a romantic crooner, and in that role he can stand with anybody else on the market today.