SOLE MIO (album)

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SOLΞ MIO
Sol3 Mio album cover.jpg
Studio album by
SOLΞ MIO
ReleasedNovember 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)
RecordedLondon, 2013
GenreOperatic pop
LabelUniversal
ProducerNick Patrick
SOLΞ MIO chronology
SOLΞ MIO
(2013) 		On Another Note
(2015)

SOLΞ MIO is the self-titled debut studio album by New Zealand musical trio Sole Mio. It was released on 15 November 2013 by Universal Music Group. The album debuted at number 1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, and as of 7 July 2014, has spent sixteen non-consecutive weeks at number 1.[1] It has since been certified 8× platinum by Recorded Music NZ for shipments exceeding 120,000 copies.[2]

Background[]

SOLΞ MIO was recorded in London in 2013. It was produced by Nick Patrick and consists of 14 covers of opera, musical and popular classics, including two Christmas songs.[3] The album was released on 15 November 2013 and has been certified 8× platinum by Recorded Music NZ for shipments exceeding 120,000 copies.[2] Despite being released at the end of 2013, the album sold so well that it became the best-selling album of the year in New Zealand, beating out fellow New Zealand singer Lorde's Pure Heroine.[4] The album also went on to become the second best-selling album of the year for 2014 in New Zealand, behind Ed Sheeran's x. In Australia, the album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2014.[5] In the UK, it peaked at number 44 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."’O sole mio"Giovanni CapurroEduardo di Capua2:47
2."The Rose"Amanda McBroomAmanda McBroom3:52
3."My Way"Paul AnkaClaude François, Jacques Revaux2:58
4."Ten Guitars"Gordon MillsGordon Mills2:59
5."Maria"Stephen SondheimLeonard Bernstein2:59
6."Bring Him Home"Alain BoublilClaude-Michel Schönberg3:38
7."Tell My Father"Jack MurphyFrank Wildhorn4:06
8."Yellow Bird"Alan and Marilyn BergmanNorman Luboff2:42
9."Songbird"Christine McVieChristine McVie3:11
10."Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers' Duet)"Eugène Cormon, Michel CarréGeorges Bizet5:19
11."Nessun Dorma"Giuseppe Adami, Renato SimoniGiacomo Puccini2:48
12."We Are Samoa"Jerome GreyJerome Grey3:31

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[1] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 44

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2013) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 1
Chart (2014) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 2
Chart (2015) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 14
Chart (2016) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 35

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[2] 8× Platinum 120,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Charts.nz – SOLΞ Mio – SOLΞ Mio". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "New Zealand album certifications – SOLΞ Mio – SOLΞ Mio". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ^ "SOLΞ MIO TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM!". SOLΞ Mio. Universal Music NZ. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Lorde topped by SolΞ Mio in album charts". NZ Herald. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australiancharts.com – SOLΞ Mio – SOLΞ Mio". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  6. ^ "SOLΞ Mio | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2013". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  9. ^ "The Official NZ Music Charts - End of Year Charts 2015".
  10. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2016". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
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