Abbà Pater

Abbà Pater
Studio album by
Pope John Paul II
Released23 March 1999 (1999-03-23)
GenresClassical, sacred
Length49:14
LanguagesItalian, Latin, English
LabelSony Classical
ProducersVincent Messina and Leonardo De Amicis
CompilerPope John Paul II

Abbà Pater (English: Good Father) is a devotional album from Pope John Paul II released in 1999 in anticipation of the Great Jubilee for Radio Vaticana. The album reached #175 on the Billboard album chart. The pontiff reached #126 in 1979 with another album, "Pope John Paul II Sings At The Festival Of Sacrosong." He had also recorded a music album titled The Rosary in 1994.

Track listing

All songs written by Leonardo De Amicis, except where noted:

  1. "Cercate il Suo Volto" ("English: Seek His Face") – 3:03
  2. "Cristo È Liberazione" ("English: Christ Is Freedom") – 3:25
  3. "Verbum Caro Factum Est" ("English: The Word Became Flesh") – 1:07
  4. "Abbà Pater" – 5:46
  5. "Vieni, Santo Spirito" ("English: Come, Holy Spirit") – 9:24
  6. "Padre, Ti Chiediamo Perdono" ("English: Father, We Ask Your Forgiveness") – 3:12
  7. "Dove C'è Amore C'è Dio" ("English: Where There Is Love, There Is God") (Stefano Mainetti) – 4:06
  8. "Padre Della Luce" ("English: Father of Light") – 4:26
  9. "Un Comandamento Nuovo" ("English: A New Commandment") (Stefano Mainetti) – 3:00
  10. "Madre di Tutte le Genti" ("English: Mother of All Mankind") – 5:37
  11. "La Legge Delle Beatitudini" ("English: The Law of the Beatitudes") – 6:08

Personnel

Release history

Release history of Abbà Pater
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Worldwide 1999-03-23 Sony Classical Compact Disc, Cassette tape, Minidisc 61705

Chart performance

Chart performance for Abbà Pater
Chart (1999) Peak
Position
UK Albums Chart 87
US Billboard 200 175
US Top Heatseekers 6

Certifications and sales

Sales certifications and figures for Abbà Pater
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) 2× Platinum 120,000^
Chile Gold  
Colombia Gold  
France (SNEP) Gold 100,000*
Italy (FIMI) Gold 120,000
Peru Gold  
Poland (ZPAV) 3× Platinum 210,000*
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,200,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Pope Soaring to Top of Music Charts". Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1994. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Pope John Paul II". officialcharts.com. 3 July 1982. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  3. ↑ "Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  5. ↑ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 10 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "I Record". Corriere della Sera. 3 April 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "French album certifications – Paul II – Abba Pater" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2002 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-12-02. Retrieved 10 September 2021.