Abbà Pater () 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: "Cercate il Suo Volto" ("") – 3:03 "Cristo È Liberazione" ("") – 3:25 "Verbum Caro Factum Est" ("") – 1:07 "Abbà Pater" – 5:46 "Vieni, Santo Spirito" ("") – 9:24 "Padre, Ti Chiediamo Perdono" ("") – 3:12 "Dove C'è Amore C'è Dio" ("") (Stefano Mainetti) – 4:06 "Padre Della Luce" ("") – 4:26 "Un Comandamento Nuovo" ("") (Stefano Mainetti) – 3:00 "Madre di Tutte le Genti" ("") – 5:37 "La Legge Delle Beatitudini" ("") – 6:08
Personnel Pope John Paul II – vocals Orchestra Nuova Sinfonietta Roma, conducted by Riccardo Biseo – Tracks 2–5, 8, 9–11 Orchestra St. Caterina d'Allesandria, conducted by Leonardo De Amicis – Tracks 1 and 6 Roman Academy Choir – Tracks 3, 4, 7, and 9 Pablo Colino's Choir – Track 4 Echo – Track 8 Catharina Scharp – Vocals on tracks 3, 5, and 9
Release history +Release history of Abbà Pater Region Date Label Format CatalogWorldwide1999-03-23Sony ClassicalCompact Disc, Cassette tape, Minidisc61705
Chart performance
+Chart performance for Abbà PaterChart (1999)PeakPositionUK Albums Chart87US Billboard 200175US Top Heatseekers6
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