One Chance (album)

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One Chance
One Chance cover
Studio album by Paul Potts
Released Flag of the United Kingdom July 16, 2007
Flag of the United States July 31, 2007
Flag of South Korea August 2, 2007
Flag of New Zealand July 31, 2007
Flag of Mexico August 27, 2007
Genre Classical
Label Sony BMG
Producer Simon Cowell
Professional reviews

One Chance is the debut album from Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts. The album was released on July 16, 2007. It has reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album had been at number one from its release until August 12, and it was certified gold on its first week for sales of almost 130,000 copies sold. The album has now sold over 300,000 copies and is a platinum certification.

In Australia, the album opened at #4 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. It has so far reached Gold Status (35,000 copies sold). Four weeks later (2 September 2007), it reached #1.

In Sweden, One Chance debuted at #1, reaching Gold Status (20,000 copies sold) the first week of its release.

In the US, the re-release of One Chance debuted at #30 on the week of September 29, 2007. It has peaked #21 and has sold over 200,000 copies there.

The album hit the Number 1 spot in 13 countries around the world.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Nessun Dorma" - composed by Giacomo Puccini
  2. "Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro)" - composed by Francesco Sartori and lyrics by Lucio Quarantotto
  3. "Amapola" - composed by Joseph LaCalle
  4. "Everybody Hurts (Ognuno Soffre)" - composed by R.E.M.
  5. "Caruso" - composed by Lucio Dalla
  6. "Nella Fantasia" - composed by Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù
  7. "You Raise Me Up (Por Ti Sere)" - composed by Rolf Løvland and lyrics by Brendan Graham
  8. "My Way (A Mi Manera)" - composed by Jacques Revaux
  9. "Cavatina" - composed by Stanley Myers and lyrics by Cleo Laine
  10. " Music of the Night" - composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart

[edit] Chart

Chart (2007) Peak
position		 Certification Sales
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[1] 1 Platinum 70,000+
Belgium Album Chart[2] 29
Dutch Album Chart[3] 2 Platinum 75.000+
Germany Album Chart[4]
Ireland Album Chart[5] 1
Korean Albums Chart[6] 1 Triple Platinum 120,000
Mexican AMPROFON Albums Chart[7] 1 Gold[8] 50,000
Mexican AMPROFON International Albums Chart[9] 3
New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart[10] 1 3x Platinum 30,000
Norway Album Chart[11] 1
Spain Albums Chart[12] 5 Gold 40,000
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 1 3x Platinum 120,000+
Peruvian Top 20 Albums[14] 3
UK Album Chart[15] 1 Platinum 315,000+
USA Billboard 200[16] 23 204,569[17]
United World Chart[18] 4 2.25 million

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Australian Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  2. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - Music Charts
  3. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - austriancharts.at
  4. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - Music Charts
  5. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - Music Charts
  6. ^ Korean album chart + Sales
  7. ^ Mexican Albums Chart - September 22nd 2007
  8. ^ Mexican Gold Certification
  9. ^ Mexican Albums Chart - September 22nd 2007
  10. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - Music Charts
  11. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - austriancharts.at
  12. ^ http://www.promusicae.org
  13. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - Music Charts
  14. ^ Peruvian Top 20 Albums
  15. ^ UK Albums Chart
  16. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - Music Charts
  17. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (15/12/2007)
  18. ^ Paul Potts - One Chance - Music Charts
Preceded by
We'll Live and Die in these Towns by The Enemy		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
July 22, 2007 - August 12, 2007		 Succeeded by
Made of Bricks by Kate Nash
Preceded by
Where We Land by Damien Leith		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
September 3, 2007 - September 17, 2007		 Succeeded by
Curtis by 50 Cent
Preceded by
I'm Not Dead Tour Edition by P!nk		 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart number-one album
September 6, 2007 -		 Succeeded by
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