Anthony Callea is the debut album of Anthony Callea. It was released on 25 March 2005. His debut single, "The Prayer" was released in December 2004 and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number one, remaining at the top spot for five weeks straight. It was certified four times Platinum, selling in excess of 280,000 copies and was the highest-selling single in Australia in 2005. In 2010 ARIA named it as the second-highest selling single of the previous decade, which also made it the second-highest selling Australian artist song of that decade.[1] His second single was the double A-side "Rain"/"Bridge over Troubled Water" released the week before Easter, which also debuted at number one and held the spot for two weeks. His self-titled album, Anthony Callea, also debuted at number one, on the week of 4 April 2005. It held the top spot on the Australian ARIA Charts for 3 weeks before dropping to number three. The album was certified double platinum. Anthony's third single "Hurts So Bad" debuted at number ten on the ARIA Charts. The fourth single released from the Anthony Callea album—"Per Sempre (For Always)"—made its debut at number five on the ARIA Charts. It was released in two formats—as a standard CD single and a DVD single.
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Anthony Callea | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 March 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 49:09 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Producer | John Foreman, Quiz & Larossi, Adam Reily, Bryon Jones, Paul L Wiltshire, Eric Sanicola, Peter Gordeno, Chris Porter | |||
Anthony Callea chronology | ||||
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Singles from Anthony Callea | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Prayer" (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli cover) | Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster | 4:15 |
2. | "Rain" | Savan Kotecha, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi | 3:48 |
3. | "Hurts So Bad" | Eric Sanicola, Jim Dyke, Marc Nelkin | 3:05 |
4. | "When I Get There" | Louise Perryman, Vince Pizzinga | 4:02 |
5. | "Obvious" (Westlife cover) | Carl Björsell, Andreas Carlsson, Carl Falk, Kotecha, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott | 3:39 |
6. | "Per Sempre (For Always)" | Steve Balsamo, Ben Robbins | 3:52 |
7. | "Lost in Summer" | Chris Porter, Peter Gordeno | 3:32 |
8. | "I Want You" | Ashley Cadell, Rebecca Caruana, Adam Reily | 4:19 |
9. | "When You Were My Girl" | Reily | 4:32 |
10. | "Take It to the Heart" | Romdhane, Larossi, David Kopatz, Jack Kugell | 3:50 |
11. | "Into Your Heart" | Anthony Callea | 4:35 |
12. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "The Prayer" (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli cover) (live version from Australian Idol Episode 8) | Bayer Sager, Foster | 4:15 |
14. | "Listen with Your Heart" (Casey Donovan cover) | Diane Warren | 4:01 |
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
Chart (2005) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 17 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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