Abbà Pater Explained

Abbà Pater
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Pope John Paul II
Cover:	Pope John Paul II - Abbà Pater.jpg
Genre:	Classical, sacred
Language:	Italian, Latin, English
Label:	Sony Classical
Producer:	Vincent Messina and Leonardo De Amicis
Compiler:	Pope John Paul II

Abbà Pater (English: Good Father) 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." Abbà Pater is made entirely of original compositions. Many of the lyrics are derived from the Bible and Roman Catholic liturgy. The liner notes are composed in English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Track listing

All songs written by Leonardo De Amicis, except where noted:

1. "Cercate il Suo Volto" ("English: Seek His Face") – 3:03
2. "Cristo È Liberazione" ("English: [[Christ]] Is Freedom") – 3:25
3. "Verbum Caro Factum Est" ("English: [[Incarnation (Christianity)|The Word Became Flesh]]") – 1:07
4. "Abbà Pater" – 5:46
5. "Vieni, Santo Spirito" ("English: Come, [[Holy Spirit]]") – 9:24
6. "Padre, Ti Chiediamo Perdono" ("English: [[God the Father|Father]], We Ask Your Forgiveness") – 3:12
7. "Dove C'è Amore C'è Dio" ("English: Where There Is Love, There Is God") (Stefano Mainetti) – 4:06
8. "Padre Della Luce" ("English: Father of Light") – 4:26
9. "Un Comandamento Nuovo" ("English: A New Commandment") (Stefano Mainetti) – 3:00
10. "Madre di Tutte le Genti" ("English: [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mother of All Mankind]]") – 5:37
11. "La Legge Delle Beatitudini" ("English: The Law of the [[Beatitudes]]") – 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

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Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Worldwide	1999-03-23	Sony Classical	Compact Disc, Cassette tape, Minidisc	61705

Chart performance

Chart performance for Abbà Pater

Chart (1999)	Peak Position
UK Albums Chart	87^[1]
US Billboard 200	175^[2]
US Top Heatseekers	6^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pope John Paul II . officialcharts.com . 3 July 1982 . 2022-12-18.
2. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=pope john paul ii|chart=all}} Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II ]. . 2010-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911202638/http://www.billboard.com// . 11 September 2010 . live .
3. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=abba-pater-r399572/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Abba Pater – Pope John Paul II ]. Billboard. 2010-09-11.