BECAUSE WE BELIEVE - ANDREA BOCELLI
Andrea Bocelli has endeared himself to those with a penchant for elegant pop classical, but “Because We Believe” seems ambitious for radio airplay, particularly given its bilingual English/Italian delivery. Fans of new album “Amore” — which popped onto the Billboard 200 at No. 3 in Feburary — are sure to find the melodramatic cut inspiring, but the odds of this grandiose operatic production fitting sonically alongside Train, Rob Thomas and Natasha Bedingfield on adult contemporary radio are slim at best. Pretty on its own terms, but a curious bid for the airwaves. –Billboard
