Abbà Pater

{{Infobox album

| name = Abbà Pater

| type = Studio

| artist = Pope John Paul II

| cover = Pope John Paul II - Abbà Pater.jpg

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| released = {{Start date|1999|03|23|df=yes}}

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| studio =

| genre = Classical, sacred

| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=14}}

| language = Italian, Latin, English

| label = Sony Classical

| producer = Vincent Messina and Leonardo De Amicis

| compiler = Pope John Paul II

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Abbà Pater ({{langx|en|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 reached #126 in 1979 with another album, "Pope John Paul II Sings At The Festival Of Sacrosong." He had also recorded a music album titled The Rosary in 1994.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-27-mn-1865-story.html|title=Pope Soaring to Top of Music Charts|author=|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=November 27, 1994|accessdate=October 16, 2024}}

Track listing

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

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

Release history

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|+Release history of Abbà Pater

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!scope="col"| Label

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Worldwide

|1999-03-23

|Sony Classical

|scope="row"|Compact Disc, Cassette tape, Minidisc

|61705

Chart performance

class="wikitable" \|+Chart performance for Abbà Pater
scope="col" style="text-align:center;"\|Chart (1999) !scope="col" style="text-align:center;"\|Peak Position
scope="row" align="left"\|UK Albums Chart \| style="text-align:center;"\|87{{cite web \|title=Pope John Paul II \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3630/pope-john-paul-ii/ \|website=officialcharts.com \|date=3 July 1982 \|access-date=2022-12-18}}
scope="row" align="left"\|US Billboard 200 \| style="text-align:center;"\|175{{cite magazine \|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=pope john paul ii\|chart=all}} \|title=Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II \|magazine=Billboard \|access-date=2010-09-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911202638/http://www.billboard.com// \|archive-date=11 September 2010 \|url-status=live }}
scope="row" align="left"\|US Top Heatseekers \| style="text-align:center;"\|6{{cite magazine \|url={{AllMusic\|class=album\|id=abba-pater-r399572/charts-awards\|pure_url=yes}} \|title= Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II \|magazine=Billboard \|access-date=2010-09-11}}

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|+Chart performance for Abbà Pater

scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1999)

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Peak
Position

scope="row" align="left"|UK Albums Chart

| style="text-align:center;"|87{{cite web |title=Pope John Paul II |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3630/pope-john-paul-ii/ |website=officialcharts.com |date=3 July 1982 |access-date=2022-12-18}}

scope="row" align="left"|US Billboard 200

| style="text-align:center;"|175{{cite magazine

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|title=Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II

|magazine=Billboard

|access-date=2010-09-11

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911202638/http://www.billboard.com//

|archive-date=11 September 2010

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scope="row" align="left"|US Top Heatseekers

| style="text-align:center;"|6{{cite magazine

|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=abba-pater-r399572/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}

|title= Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II

|magazine=Billboard

|access-date=2010-09-11}}

Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile|type=album|artist=Joh Paul II|title=Abba Pater|award=Gold|nosales=true|relyear=1999|certref=|accessdate=10 September 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Colombia|type=album|artist=John Paul II|title=Abba Pater|award=Gold|nosales=true|relyear=1999|certref=|accessdate=10 September 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|artist=Paul II|title=Abba Pater|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|accessdate=10 September 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|artist=Jan Pawel II|title=Abba Pater|award=Gold|salesamount=120,000|relyear=1999|certref=|salesref={{cite magazine|url=http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NTovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aS9ANDU5NDQ%3D|magazine=Corriere della Sera|title=I Record|date=3 April 1999|accessdate=10 September 2021}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Peru|type=album|artist=Joh Paul II|title=Abba Pater|award=Gold|nosales=true|relyear=1999|certref=|accessdate=10 September 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=album|artist=Jan Pawel II|title=Abba Pater|award=Platinum|number=3|relmonth=3|certmonth=8|relyear=1999|certyear=2002|accessdate=10 September 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|type=album|artist=Jan Pawel II|title=Abba Pater|nocert=true|salesamount=1,200,000|relyear=1999|salesref=}}

References

External links

{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r399572|label=Abbà Pater}}

Category:1999 albums

Category:Pope John Paul II albums

Category:Sony Classical Records albums

Category:1999 in Christianity

Category:1990s Italian-language albums

Category:Latin-language albums