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- Artist: Hayley Westenra
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- Release Date: October 18, 2005
- Genre: Classical
Review
Originally released in September 2005, Hayley Westenra's second international album was re-released in April 2006 with only 14 instead of the original 16 tracks. Westenra sings a wide selection of pop-oriented compositions, including Joni Mitchell's "Both Side Now," Simon & Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair," and "May It Be" (as featured in The Lord of the Rings), all with the minimum of backing music, mainly just a pure soprano voice beautifully soaring like a bird and leaving its cage behind. One can't help but think of the scene in The Shawshank Redemption when Andy locks himself in the library and plays some opera over a loudspeaker. "Quanta Qualia" has something of the quality of the Clannad hit "Theme from Harry's Game," while "Dell'amore Non Si Sa" is a duet with Andrea Bocelli. There are also a few new folk ballads: "What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)," "The Mists of Islay," and "She Moves Through the Fair." Odyssey is the ideal album to chill out and relax to after a hard day's work. [This 12-track version of Odyssey does not include "Scarborough Fair" or "The Mists of Islay."] ~ Sharon Mawer, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Prayer (Lyrics) | Hayley Westenra | (4:21) | |
| Both Sides Now (Lyrics) | Joni Mitchell | Hayley Westenra | (3:43) |
| Never Saw Blue Like That | Tom Kimmel, |
Hayley Westenra | (4:37) |
| Dell'amore Non Si Sa | Hayley Westenra | (3:45) | |
| What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You) | Hayley Westenra, Stephan Moccio | Hayley Westenra | (3:43) |
| May It Be | Enya, |
Hayley Westenra | (3:39) |
| Quanta Qualia | Hayley Westenra | (4:25) | |
| You Are Water | Hayley Westenra | (4:03) | |
| She Moves Through the Fair (Lyrics) | Traditional | Hayley Westenra | (4:35) |
| My Heart Belongs to You | Hayley Westenra | (4:41) | |
| Ave Maria | Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach | Hayley Westenra | (3:44) |
| I Say Grace | Hayley Westenra | (5:06) |
