The Essential Pavarotti is a compilation album by Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti, released in 1990 by Decca Records. It contains arias and excerpts from works by several major composers, including operas in which Pavarotti had previously performed, along with popular Italian songs that, according to the compilation's liner notes written by Mel Cooper, editor-in-chief of the magazine Opera Now, "represent [Pavarotti's] childhood, his roots."
The compilation peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the first ever classical album to do so.The World's Greatest Tenors - Page 21 Millicent Jones - 1995 "His recordings have continued to outsell those of any other classical artist, and he was the first ever classical artist to reach the number one position in the UK pop album charts with his "Essential Pavarotti."
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Charts + Chart performance for The Essential PavarottiChart (1990)Peakposition
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