Sarah Brightman

[CD-cover] Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman

In 2001 a compilation CD with only a few new songs was released worldwide, except Europe, called Classics. A European release was originally scheduled for March 2002, but was delayed until end 2006. At the same time, worldwide except for Europe, another collection album was released, named Diva: the singles collection. Why this particular album is called "Classics" is a mystery, since it contains only a few songs also on the original version.

Below the track list of the European version of Classics is given. The cover of the CD is almost the same as the original release: it now has also the words "The best of" (note that the cover shown on the official website in the "sound & vision" section is the one from the 2001 non-European version).

 

Contents

  1. LA WALLY
    music: Alfredo Catalani
    lyrics: Luigi Illica
           from: Timeless / Time to say goodbye
  2. ANYTIME, ANYWHERE
    music: Albinio, adapted by Peterson / Soltau
    lyrics: Ferraù / Brightman
           from: Eden
  3. AVE MARIA
    music: Franz Peter Schubert
    lyrics: traditional
           from: Classics -- original version
  4. LASCIA CH'IO PIANGA
    music and lyrics: G.F. Händel, adapted by Peterson
           from: Eden
  5. HIJO DE LA LUNA
    music & lyrics: J.M. Cano
           from: La Luna
  6. WHAT YOU NEVER KNOW
    music: & lyrics: Stephan Moccio
           from: Harem
  7. EN ARANJUEZ CON TU AMOR
    music & lyrics: Joaquín Rodrigo / Alfredo Garcia Segur
           from: Timeless / Time to say goodbye
  8. LA LUNA
    music: Antonín Dvorák, adapted by Peterson
    lyrics: Chiara Ferraù
           from: La Luna
  9. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
    music: Puccini, Christopher von Deylen, Frank Peterson
    lyrics: Frank Peterson, Sarah Brightman, Christopher von Deylen
           from: Harem
  10. NELLA FANTASIA
    music: Ennio Morricone
    lyrics: Ferraù
           from: Eden
  11. THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
    music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
    lyrics: Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe
           from: Surrender
  12. O MIO BABBINO CARO
    music: Giacomo Puccini
    lyrics: Giovacchino Forzano
           from: Classics -- original version
  13. PIE JESU   --   (with Paul Miles-Kingston)
    music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
           from: Surrender
  14. WINTER LIGHT
    music and lyrics: Eric Kaz, Linda Ronstadt, Zbigniew Preisner
           from: Classics -- original version
  15. NESSUN DORMA
    music: Giacomo Puccini, adapted by Peterson
    lyrics: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
           from: Eden
  16. TIME TO SAY GOODBYE   --   (with Andrea Bocelli)
    music and lyrics: L. Quarantotto, F. Sartori, F. Peterson
           from: Timeless / Time to say goodbye
  17. A QUESTION OF HONOUR    --    part 2
    music and lyrics: Frank Peterson
           from: The very best of 1990-2000
The CD is released by EMI in October 2006.

Single pages with all lyrics and translations are not provided for this album.

 
 

Other versions of Classics

See notes and link at the main Classics page.

 

Comments

What is the point of this CD? I mean: why release yet another collection CD? And why again a different version? And why only Europe, whereas the rest of the world (i.e. not Europe) get another collection albumd, named Diva: the singles collection. All of this makes not sense and is very irritating!!

The official website writes:

This new release is a compendium of songs handpicked by Sarah as her favorites. Some of the tracks on this album served as inspiration for Sarah's early forays into opera, and her subsequent innovative fusions of ethnic and traditional music.

Read all about the impetus behind these recordings in the liner notes, which feature Sarah's personal commentary.

CLASSICS comprises seventeen gorgeous arias and songs that have made Sarah a global star in the last few decades. Tracks range from "La Wally" to "Nella Fantasia", from "Time To Say Goodbye" (with Andrea Bocelli) to "Anytime Anywhere", and from "La Luna" to "Pie Jesu" (which famously sold 25,000 copies on the day of its release in 1985, shooting to No. 3 on the UK charts).

Fans who purchase this CD will have exclusive access to bonus material via this Official Site.

Ah, so this CD is just released to make money, is that it???? Well, well.

The bonus material, which is the same as the bonus material for Diva: The single collection, is a video called Listen To The Rhythm Of The Falling Rain (from 1983).

 
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created: 10 December 2006
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