Mr Cogito Checks His Bank Balance, Pauses, And Then Explains To His Son That It Is Better To Toil On A Far-Off Farm Than To Sell Out To Globalization

Hi Garth,

My name is Sara I***** and I’m currently working with Columbia Records on their online campaign for Il Divo’s newest album Siempre. Below you will find audio streams from the record as well as a press release and a link to album cover art. Please let me know if you’d like to review the album or host a giveaway on your site. I’d love to work with you.

Thanks,

Sara
Account Manager
Special Ops Media
235 Park Avenue South
5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 219-****

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This week's Renaissance Research giveaway: Name (and correctly spell) the birthplace of internationally-renowned [not globally-renowned] twentieth century moral poet Zbigniew Herbert, and receive three audio streams from Il Divo's next album, Siempre, courtesy of Columbia Records/Sony Music Corporation.

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... "Il Divo’s next album, Siempre will feature ten brand new tracks – many of them collaborations with Steve Mac & the Swedish team of Per & David. Acting once again as Executive Producer, Simon Cowell targeted, and achieved, a great mixture of classic and new songs. "There is no question in my mind that this will be their finest record to date," he unequivocally stated.

This strong viewpoint is echoed by the band, who all shared a heightened sense of unity and purpose. David Miller offers that "For the first time, we really felt we entered the studio, not as David, Carlos, Urs, and Sebastien [France - vox populi], but as IL DIVO … confident and with absolute conviction that we could take our sound to another level." Honing their craft in front of live audiences through extensive touring had a significant effect on the band.

Further, the projected track-listing makes their unbridled enthusiasm understandable. Absolute classics like "Nights In White Satin" and "Caruso," alongside "Somewhere," and "Without You," will find some real familiarity as will a version of the 70's classic "Music," entitled "Musica," that has been specially re-arranged by writer John Miles." ....

Full Length Audio Streams are available here:

“Caruso”

Quicktime

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/
fu/703575/703575_01_01_full_smil.mov

Real

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/
fu/703575/703575_01_01_full.ram

Windows Media

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/
fu/703575/703575_01_01_full_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/
fu/703575/703575_01_01_full_100.asx


30 Second Clips:

Nights In White Satin - Notte De Luce

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
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http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_01_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_01_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_01_30_smil.mov


Caruso

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_02_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_02_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_02_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_02_30_smil.mov


Without You (Desde El Dia Que Te Fuiste)

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_03_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_03_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_03_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_03_30_smil.mov


Come Primavera

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_04_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_04_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_04_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_04_30_smil.mov


Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida - Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_05_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_05_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_05_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_05_30_smil.mov


La Vida Sin Amor

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_06_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_06_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_06_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_06_30_smil.mov


Una Noche

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_07_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_07_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_07_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_07_30_smil.mov


Amor Venme A Buscar - Tell That To My Heart

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_08_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_08_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_08_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_08_30_smil.mov


Musica

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_09_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_09_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_09_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_09_30_smil.mov


Somewhere

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_10_30_56.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_10_30_100.asx

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_10_30.ram

http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/
selection/30/702673/702673_01_10_30_smil.mov














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