Anthony Callea (album)

Anthony Callea is the debut album of Anthony Callea. It was released on 25 March 2005. His debut single, "The Prayer" was released in December 2004 and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number one, remaining at the top spot for five weeks straight. It was certified four times Platinum, selling in excess of 280,000 copies and was the highest-selling single in Australia in 2005. In 2010 ARIA named it as the second-highest selling single of the previous decade, which also made it the second-highest selling Australian artist song of that decade.[1] His second single was the double A-side "Rain"/"Bridge over Troubled Water" released the week before Easter, which also debuted at number one and held the spot for two weeks. His self-titled album, Anthony Callea, also debuted at number one, on the week of 4 April 2005. It held the top spot on the Australian ARIA Charts for 3 weeks before dropping to number three. The album was certified double platinum. Anthony's third single "Hurts So Bad" debuted at number ten on the ARIA Charts. The fourth single released from the Anthony Callea album—"Per Sempre (For Always)"—made its debut at number five on the ARIA Charts. It was released in two formats—as a standard CD single and a DVD single.

Anthony Callea
Studio album by Anthony Callea
Released	25 March 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Pop
Length	49:09
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	John Foreman, Quiz & Larossi, Adam Reily, Bryon Jones, Paul L Wiltshire, Eric Sanicola, Peter Gordeno, Chris Porter
Anthony Callea chronology
Anthony Callea (2005) A New Chapter (2006)
Singles from Anthony Callea
"The Prayer" Released: 19 December 2004 "Rain / Bridge over Troubled Water" Released: 11 March 2005 "Hurts So Bad" Released: 10 July 2005 "Per Sempre (for Always)" Released: 7 October 2005

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Prayer" (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli cover)	4:15
2.	"Rain"	3:48
3.	"Hurts So Bad"	3:05
4.	"When I Get There"	4:02
5.	"Obvious" (Westlife cover)	3:39
6.	"Per Sempre (For Always)"	3:52
7.	"Lost in Summer"	3:32
8.	"I Want You"	4:19
9.	"When You Were My Girl"	4:32
10.	"Take It to the Heart"	3:50
11.	"Into Your Heart"	4:35
12.	"Bridge over Troubled Water"	3:57

Limited edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Prayer" (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli cover) (live version from Australian Idol Episode 8)	4:15
14.	"Listen with Your Heart" (Casey Donovan cover)	4:01

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. ARIA's End of Decade Charts*(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
2. "Buy Anthony Callea Anthony Callea, Rock/Pop, CD". Sanity. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Anthony Callea – Anthony Callea". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
4. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.