# Passione (Paul Potts album)

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Passione is the second album by British singer Paul Potts. It was released on 13 April 2009 in New Zealand, on 5 May 2009 in the US and on 1 June 2009 in the UK. Potts spent nearly a year recording Passione in Prague and Stockholm.

## Track listing

| Track number | Title | Composer | Producer | Language | Time | Notes |
| 1 | La Prima Volta (First Time Ever I Saw Your Face) | Ewan MacColl | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 4:02 | "La Prima Volta" is Italian for "The First Time." |
| 2 | Sei Con Me (There For Me) Duet with Hayley Westenra | Angelo La Bionda, Carmelo La Bionda, Charly Ricanek, James Palmer, Matteo Saggese | produced and recorded by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 3:53 | |
| 3 | Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time For Us) | Nino Rota, Larry Kusik, Edward Snyder, Alfredo Rapetti | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 3:39 | "Un Giorno Per Noi" is Italian for "One Day For Us." From Romeo and Juliet. |
| 4 | Il Canto | Romano Musumarra, Luca Barbarossa | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 3:29 | "Il Canto" is Italian for "The Song" |
| 5 | Senza Luce (A Whiter Shade Of Pale) | Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 4:38 | "Senza Luce" is Italian for "Without Light." |
| 6 | Piano (Memory) | Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Roberto Ferri | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 4:12 | From the musical Cats. |
| 7 | Mamma (Mama) | Josef Larossi, Andreas Romdhane, Savan Kotecha, Charlie Rapino | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 3:48 | "Mamma" is Italian for "Mother." |
| 8 | Tristesse | Frédéric Chopin, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ulf Janson, Henrik Janson | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 3:23 | |
| 9 | Bellamore | Matteo Saggese, Mino Vergnaghi | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 4:03 | Original song written for Paul Potts. |
| 10 | E Lucevan Le Stelle | Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ulf Janson, Henrik Janson | produced, recorded, and mixed by Quiz and Larossi for XL Talent | Italian | 3:08 | Aria from third act of opera Tosca. "E Lucevan Le Stelle" is Italian for "And The Stars Were Shining." |

## Charts

The album debuted at number one in New Zealand on 20 April 2009. It was certified Gold in its first week, selling over 7,500 copies. It debuted at number 10 in Canada (number one on the classical charts) on 5 May 2009. The album entered the UK Albums Chart on 7 June 2009 at number 5,
Chart performance for Passione :
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 7 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 14 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 4 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 6 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 9 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 9 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 1 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 20 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 5 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 9 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 5 |
| US Billboard 200 | 33 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500$^^$ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Gold | 20,000$^^$ |
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