Pope Francis is due to release an album this November.
The pope’s Vatican-approved debut album, “Wake Up!” will be released on Nov. 27, but it is currently available for preorder on iTunes.
The album features speeches by Pope Francis set to music.
The track listing on “Wake Up!” includes:
1. "Annuntio Vobis Gaudium Magnum"
2. "Salve Regina"
3. "Cuidar el Planeda"
4. "¿Poe Qué Sufren Los Ninos?"
5. "Non Lasciatevi Rubare La Speranza!"
6. "La Iglesia No Puede Ser Una ONG!"
7. "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!"
8. "La Fe Es Entera, No Se Licua!"
9. "Pace! Fratelli!"
10. "Santa famiglia di Nazareth"
11. "Fazei O Que Ele Vos Disser"
The single from the album, “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!” can be purchased on iTunes for $1.29. “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward” can also be streamed on the Soundcloud page for Believe Digital IT.
The entire album is available for purchase for $9.99.
The producer and artistic director the album, Don Giulio Neroni, told Rolling Stone, “For many years, I've been the producer and the artistic director of albums by the Pope. I had the honor to work with John Paul II, Benedict XVI and now Pope Francis. As in the past, for this album too, I tried to be strongly faithful to the pastoral and personality of Pope Francis: the Pope of dialogue, open doors, hospitality. For this reason, the voice of Pope Francis in Wake Up! dialogues music. And contemporary music (rock, pop, Latin etc.) dialogues with the Christian tradition of sacred hymns.”
The founder of the progressive rock band Le Orme, Tony Pagliuca, composed several of the songs on “Wake Up!”
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Pagliuca said, “During the years, I also made an important journey of faith. When Don Giulio Neroni asked me to collaborate on this CD, I immediately accepted with enthusiasm. Putting my music in the service of the words and the voice of Pope Francis has been a fantastic experience and a very interesting artistic challenge.”