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Diva: The Singles Collection

 
Album Review: Diva: The Singles Collection

  • Artist: Sarah Brightman
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: October 03, 2006
  • Total Time: 58:06
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Sarah Brightman and Frank Peterson must need more time to cook up their new project, otherwise this singles collection wouldn't be necessary to tide her fans over. Brightman's last thematic project -- in a series that began with 1993's Dive -- was Harem in 2003. It spawned singles, a world tour documented on DVD, and plenty of product to tide the faithful over. This set can be considered the companion disc to 2001's Classics. It contains show tunes such as "Phantom of the Opera" and "Music of the Night" (already compiled on Surrender from 1998), and music from her thematic solo recordings: there are four whopping cuts from Timeless, or as we in the U.S. know it, Time to Say Goodbye; a pair from Eden, and two off Luna, including her overblown reading of "Whiter Shade of Pale," and one from Fly. There are also a couple of classical numbers, including her unmistakably gorgeous "Pie Jesu." Undoubtedly, fans will have to snap this up, but chances are they already have everything here. This is not necessarily the best introduction to this singer, but it will suffice. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Phantom of the Opera, musical~Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Mike Batt, Richard Stilgoe Sarah Brightman (4:39)
Phantom of the Opera, musical~The Music of the Night Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe Sarah Brightman (5:25)
Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra~Pie Jesu Andrew Lloyd Webber Sarah Brightman (3:58)
Who Wants To Live Forever? Brian May Sarah Brightman (3:56)
Tu Quieres Volver (Lyrics) A. Gilberto Reyes Sarah Brightman (3:49)
Just Show Me How To Love You (Lyrics) Sarah Brightman (4:00)
Deliver Me (Lyrics) Sarah Brightman (4:01)
Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra (Lyrics) Ennio Morricone Sarah Brightman (3:40)
Scarborough Fair (Lyrics) Paul Simon, Frank Peterson Sarah Brightman (4:12)
A Whiter Shade of Pale (Senza luce), song Gary Brooker, Keith Reid (3:39)
It's A Beautiful Day (after Puccini's Un bel dì) Frank Peterson (3:58)
What You Never Know (Lyrics) Stephan Moccio (3:25)
A Question of Honour (after Catalani's La Wally) Frank Peterson (5:18)
Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song Lucio Quarantotto, Frank Peterson (4:06)

Credits

Alex Christensen (Producer), Chiara Ferrau (Lyricist), Christopher Von Deylen (Lyricist), Esther Haase (Photography), Mike Batt (Lyricist), Sarah Brightman (Executive Producer), Mike Batt (Producer), David R. Murray (Producer), Sarah Brightman (Lyricist), Keith Reid (Lyricist), Ennio Morricone (Lyricist), Chiara Ferrau (Photography), José Cura (Vocals), Frank Peterson (Executive Producer), A. Cassella (Lyricist), Quarantotto (Lyricist), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Producer), Simon Fowler (Photography), Brian May (Lyricist), Gary Brooker (Lyricist), Sartori (Lyricist), Sarah Brightman (Producer), Frank Peterson (Producer), Stephan Moccio (Lyricist), A. Gilberto Reyes (Lyricist), Andrea Bocelli (Vocals), Laisa (Lyricist), Charles Hart (Lyricist), Paul Miles-Kingston (Choir Master), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Lyricist), Ellen Von Unwerth (Photography), Sarah Brightman (Vocals), Richard Stilgoe (Lyricist), Frank Peterson (Lyricist), Sarah Brightman (Concept), Frank Peterson (Concept)
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Diva: The Singles Collection
Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released United States October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
Genre Pop/Rock/Classical Crossover
Length 66:28
Label Manhattan Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Harem
(2003)
Diva: The Singles Collection
(2006)
Symphony
(2008)

Diva: The Singles Collection is a 2006 compilation album by Sarah Brightman.

Track listing

  1. "The Phantom of the Opera" (with Steve Harley) (Mike Batt, Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe) – 4:39
  2. "Music of the Night" (Hart, Lloyd Webber, Stilgoe) – 5:25
  3. "Pie Jesu" (with Paul Miles-Kingston) (Lloyd Webber) – 3:58
  4. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Brian May) – 3:56
  5. "Tu Quieres Volver" (Baliardo, Baliardo, Baliardo, Bouchikhi, Gilberto Reyes, Reyes, Reyes) – 3:49
  6. "Just Show Me How to Love You" (with José Cura) (Baldan Bembo) – 4:00
  7. "Deliver Me" (Marsh, Marsh) – 4:01
  8. "Nella Fantasia" (Ennio Morricone) – 3:40
  9. "Scarborough Fair" (Frank Peterson, Paul Simon) – 4:12
  10. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) – 3:39
  11. "It's a Beautiful Day" (Christopher von Deylen, Frank Peterson) – 3:58
  12. "What You Never Know" (Stephan Moccio) – 3:25
  13. "A Question of Honour" (Frank Peterson) – 5:18
  14. "Time to Say Goodbye" (with Andrea Bocelli) (Peterson, Lucio Quarantotto, Sartori) – 4:06
  15. "Il Mio Cuore Va (Japanese bonus track)"
  16. "Sarahbande (Japanese bonus track)"

Personnel

  • Mike Batt – Lyricist, Producer
  • Andrea Bocelli – Vocals
  • Sarah Brightman – Vocals, Lyricist, Producer, Executive Producer, Concept
  • Gary Brooker – Lyricist
  • A. Cassella – Lyricist
  • Alex Christensen – Producer
  • José Cura – Vocals
  • Chiara Ferrau – Lyricist, Photography
  • Simon Fowler – Photography
  • Esther Haase – Photography
  • Charles Hart – Lyricist
  • Laisa – Lyricist
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber – Lyricist, Producer
  • Brian May – Lyricist
  • Paul Miles-Kingston – Choir Master
  • Stephan Moccio – Lyricist
  • Ennio Morricone – Lyricist
  • David R. Murray – Producer
  • Frank Peterson – Lyricist, Producer, Executive Producer, Concept
  • Quarantotto – Lyricist
  • Keith Reid – Lyricist
  • A. Gilberto Reyes – Lyricist
  • Sartori – Lyricist
  • Richard Stilgoe – Lyricist
  • Christopher Von Deylen – Lyricist
  • Ellen Von Unwerth – Photography

 
 

 

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