《Siempre》,他们的第三张专辑,是在他们完成了2006年上半年庞大巡演后录制的。那时他们已经对各自的声音了如指掌,并且能够找到最佳融合的办法。结果是,他们相当快地完成了《Siempre》专辑的录制工作。他们试图给《Siempre》专辑加入更多的节奏感,注入了全新元素——拉丁风情。尤其是在Bryan Adams的Have you really loved a woman和他们集体最爱的一首原创歌曲之一La Vida Sin Amor上,这种浓浓的拉丁味体现得尤为明显。这张专辑令人欣喜,因为他们找到了在第一张专辑确立的风格后使Il Divo向前迈进一步的方法。
by Marisa Brown
Continuing their string of overtly sentimental albums, the multinational Il Divo released their fourth (including The Christmas Collection) full-length, Siempre, which contains more of the same Latinized versions of pop songs, as well as some originals (written by their producers). All four Divos sound professional and emotional, especially Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, who seems on the verge of tears every time he opens his mouth. The arrangements for the songs (including West Side Story's "Somewhere" -- the only one that's in English -- and the Italian version of the Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin," among others) are always very clean, with soft acoustic guitars and pianos backed by subtle yet swelling strings, adding to the romanticized idea and portrayal of the group. To be fair, all four are very talented vocalists, and they manage to make Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" sound even more profound and sensitive when they sing it in Spanish, and their phrasing on both "Without You" (originally made famous by Harry Nilsson) and Lucio Dalla's "Caruso" (with some of the lyrics cut out, despite the fact they're all listed in the album booklet) is excellent, drawn out to pull as much emotion as possible from each of the songs. Siempre is exactly what you would expect from Il Divo, so if you want more of what they've already given, it should be a satisfying record.