''Abbà Pater'' ( en, Good Father) is a devotional album from
Pope John Paul II released in 1999 in anticipation of the
Great Jubilee for
Radio Vaticana
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. The album reached #175 on the ''
Billboard
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'' album chart. The pontiff had reached #126 in 1979 with another album, "Pope John Paul II Sings At The Festival Of Sacrosong." ''Abbà Pater'' is made up entirely of original compositions. Many of the lyrics are derived from the
Bible and
Roman Catholic liturgy
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. The
liner notes are composed in English,
Italian,
French
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,
Spanish and
Portuguese.
Track listing
All songs written by
Leonardo De Amicis, except where noted:
#"Cercate il Suo Volto" (" en, Seek His Face") – 3:03
#"Cristo È Liberazione" (" en,
Christ Is Freedom") – 3:25
#"Verbum Caro Factum Est" (" en,
The Word Became Flesh") – 1:07
#"Abbà Pater" – 5:46
#"Vieni, Santo Spirito" (" en, Come,
Holy Spirit
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") – 9:24
#"Padre, Ti Chiediamo Perdono" (" en,
Father, We Ask Your Forgiveness") – 3:12
#"Dove C'è Amore C'è Dio" (" en, Where There Is Love, There Is God") (
Stefano Mainetti) – 4:06
#"Padre Della Luce" (" en, Father of Light") – 4:26
#"Un Comandamento Nuovo" (" en, A New Commandment") (
Stefano Mainetti) – 3:00
#"Madre di Tutte le Genti" (" en,
Mother of All Mankind") – 5:37
#"La Legge Delle Beatitudini" (" en, The Law of the
Beatitudes
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") – 6:08
Personnel
*
Pope John Paul II –
vocals
*
Orchestra Nuova Sinfonietta Roma, conducted by
Riccardo Biseo – Tracks 2–5, 8, 9–11
*
Orchestra St. Caterina d'Allesandria, conducted by Leonardo De Amicis – Tracks 1 and 6
*
Roman Academy Choir – Tracks 3, 4, 7, and 9
*
Pablo Colino's Choir – Track 4
*
Echo – Track 8
*
Catharina Scharp – Vocals on tracks 3, 5, and 9
Release history
Chart performance
Certifications and sales
References
External links
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1999 albums
Pope John Paul II albums
Sony Classical Records albums
1999 in Christianity
Italian-language albums
Latin-language albums