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Released 17 November 2008 (US/Canada) 10 November 2008 (Worldwide), chronology (2006) The Promise (2008) (2011) The Promise is the fourth studio album by the group,.The Promise was released globally on 10 November 2008, except in the US and Canada, where it was released 17 November, Ireland and Mexico where it was released on 7 November, and Japan, on 26 November. The album reached the No.1 spot in the UK on 16 November. The album was produced.
It was announced on 10 September, that it will be named The Promise, although the track listing was at this time not yet disclosed. In early messages to people who are members of the band's official site's mailiing list, it revealed to them that 'Il Divo return with their richest and most diverse album to date.' It also revealed that the album would have twelve songs. Cover songs confirmed at this time were: 's '; 'a haunting and beautiful interpretation of 's '; the smouldering intensity of 's '; and the fourth confirmed song then was 's '. The Promise contains seven covers of existing songs, along with four new songs written especially for the album. The new songs included are: 'La Promessa' (Italian), 'Enamorado' (Spanish), 'Angelina' (Spanish) and 'La Luna' (Italian). Also contained on the album is a cover of the chart topping song ' made famous by French tenor.
'L'Alba Del Mondo' is an Italian adaptation of the song 'I Knew I Loved You', a famous song based on 'Deborah's Theme' from and written. The final track on the album is a cover of the traditional, '. On 24 October 2008, flew across the ocean overnight specially for after they had been called by on the phone on their way in the airport for a post-album recording vacation, to give a special performance on the show, where they performed the song '. Following this the hymn made it into the US top 20.
The album peaked No. 1 on the top classical albums on, and up until 12 September 2009, spent 43 straight weeks in the Top 10 list. The album was released globally on 10 November 2008, except in the US and Canada, where it was released on 18 November 2008, Ireland where it was released on 7 November 2008, and Japan, on 26 November 2008. The album reached the No.1 spot in the UK on 16 November 2008. The album was produced. According to the credits on the DVDs, the bagpipes in Amazing Grace, both on this album and in the performance on the In the Coliseum DVD, are played by Robert White.