Sanremo grande amore
{{Infobox album
| name = Sanremo grande amore
| type = ep
| artist = Il Volo
| cover = Grande amore cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 20 February 2015
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=26|s=32}}
| language = Italian
| label = Columbia
| producer = Celso Valli, Michele Torpedine
| prev_title = The Platinum Collection
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = L’amore si muove
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Sanremo grande amore
| type = ep
| single1 = Grande amore
| single1date = 12 February 2015
}}
}}
Sanremo grande amore is an extended play by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, released in February 2015 following their appearance at the 65th Sanremo Music Festival, in which their song "Grande amore" received first prize in the "Big Artists" category.
"Grande amore", released as the set's lead single on 12 February 2015, is the only original composition of the EP. The remaining six tracks are covers of popular Italian songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.agi.it/spettacolo/notizie/sanremo_subito_primo_su_itunes_sanremo_grande_amore_de_il_volo-201502191044-spe-rt10055|publisher=Agenzia Giornalistica Italia|language=Italian|accessdate=7 March 2015|title=Sanremo: subito primo su iTunes "Sanremo Grande Amore" de Il Volo|date=19 February 2015}} Sanremo grande amore is also Il Volo's first release for their new label, Sony Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.it/musica/il-volo-grande-amore-sanremo-ragioni-successo/|work=Panorama|language=Italian|author=Alessandro Alicandri|accessdate=6 March 2015|title=Il Volo e Sanremo Grande Amore: le ragioni del successo|date=20 February 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 26:32
| title1 = Grande amore
| writer1 = Francesco Boccia, Ciro "Tommy" Esposito
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Ancora
| writer2 = Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone
| length2 = 3:32
| note2 = Eduardo De Crescenzo cover
| title3 = Vacanze romane
| writer3 = Giancarlo Golzi, Carlo Marrale
| length3 = 4:15
| note3 = Matia Bazar cover
| title4 = Canzone per te
| writer4 = Luis Bacalov, Sergio Endrigo, Sergio Bardotti
| length4 = 4:00
| note4 = Sergio Endrigo cover
| title5 = Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)
| writer5 = Domenico Modugno, Dino Verde
| length5 = 3:33
| note5 = Domenico Modugno cover
| title6 = Romantica
| writer6 = Renato Rascel, Dino Verde
| length6 = 3:26
| note6 = Renato Rascel cover
| title7 = L'immensità
| writer7 = Mogol, Aldo Caponi, Mariano Detto
| length7 = 4:02
| note7 = Don Backy cover
}}
Charts
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| Chart (2015–16)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{Albumchart|Austria|9|album=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 May 2015}} |
| {{Albumchart|Flanders|104|album=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 May 2015}} |
| {{Albumchart|Wallonia|59|album=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 June 2015}} |
| scope="row"|Greek Albums (IFPI Greece){{cite news|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|title=Greek IFPI Albums Sales chart Top 75 - Εβδομάδα: 27/2015|accessdate=14 July 2015|publisher=IFPI Greece|language=Greek|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708225815/http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|archivedate=8 July 2015}}
|style="text-align:center;"|20 |
| {{albumchart|Netherlands|63|album=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 May 2015}} |
| {{Albumchart|Italy|1|album=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 March 2015}} |
| {{albumchart|Poland|22|id=996|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 January 2016}} |
| {{Albumchart|Switzerland|15|album=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 March 2015}} |
| {{Albumchart|BillboardClassical|7|album=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 March 2015}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2015)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI){{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/news/classifiche-top-of-the-music-2015-fimi-gfk-la-musica-italiana-in-vetta-negli-album-e-nei-singoli-digitali|title=Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=Italian|accessdate=January 14, 2016}}
|align="center"|7 |
Personnel
=Il Volo=
=Musicians=
- Celso Valli - Arrangements, production, orchestra conductor, piano and keyboards
- Mattia Tedesco - Electric and acoustic guitars
- Paolo Prosperini - Gipsy guitar
- Massimo Varini - Acoustic guitar (tracks 5 and 6)
- Cesare Chiodo - bass
- Paolo Valli - drums
- Tommy Ruggero - percussions
- Stefano Bussoli - timpani
- Massimo Tagliata - accordion
- CV Strings Ensemble - Strings
- Valentino Corvino - first violin
- Stefano di Battista - Saxophone (track 2)
=Technical crew=
- Celso Valli, Michele Torpedine - production
- Enrico Capalbo, Roberto Bartilucci - audio engineering
- Marco Borsatti - audio engineering, mastering
- Giordano Mazzi - editing
- Maurizio Biancani - mastering
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Italy|award=Platinum|number=3|title=Sanremo grande amore|artist=Il Volo|access-date=16 October 2015|relyear=2015}}
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