A wide-reaching celebration of
Andrea Bocelli
's first 30 years as a recording artist,
Duets (30th Anniversary)
collects over 30 tracks in all, including ten new collaborations. Encompassing everything from a posthumous duet with
Édith Piaf
(from 2013's
Passione
) to the
Stevie Wonder
-featuring "Canzoni stonate" (from 2006's
Amore
) and "The Prayer" with
Céline Dion
(from
Dion
's 1998 album
These Are Special Times
), its new offerings include a part-archival live performance of "Notte 'e piscatore" by
Bocelli
and
Luciano Pavarotti
. Also among the previously unreleased material are earnest duets with
Gwen Stefani
("Holding On"),
Lauren Daigle
("Canto della Terra"), and
Marc Anthony
("La voce del silenzio"). Songs such as "From This Moment On" with
Shania Twain
and "Rimani Qui" with
Karol G
appeared as early promotional singles. Country star
Chris Stapleton
, Italian singer/songwriter
Elisa
, and Disney's
Descendants
alum
Sofia Carson
make appearances on new recordings as well, with
Carson
contributing to a 2024 version of the classic movie theme "Moon River." The star-studded affair debuted at number 14 in the U.K. and in the Top 30 of the Billboard 200, in addition to charting across Europe. ~ Marcy Donelson