''The Italian'' is the debut album by Italian

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Patrizio Buanne. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2005, and the United States on 7 March 2006. The album is composed of romantic Italian tunes, influenced by the songs of Italian and Italian-American singers (such as Sergio Bruni and

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) that Buanne heard played as a youth in his father's Italian restaurant. Buanne strives to re-invent the classics of that era with this new album of traditional songs arranged in a fresh style and sung in both

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and English.

Track listing

Special Editions

There are several different editions available of the album worldwide. Some include That's Amore and

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as bonus tracks.

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References

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