Pure (Hayley Westenra album)

Pure
Studio album by Hayley Westenra
Released	10 July 2003
Genre	Crossover, Pop
Length	48 min 36 sec
Label	Decca Music Group
Producer	Giles Martin
Hayley Westenra chronology
My Gift to You (2001) Pure (2003) Odyssey (2005)

Pure is the first internationally published Album (music) by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. Her previous albums were released only in New Zealand and nearby Australia. This album also received professional consultation from the legendary Sir George Martin who helped to create its "unique appeal". In 2004, it was the highest selling New Zealand Album and so it privileged Hayley with an award from the New Zealand Music Awards of 2004. It was published by the Decca Music Group label in 2003. It was distributed in the United States by Universal Classics in 2004. During its first week of sales it sold 19,068 copies. As of 2007, Pure is the best selling classical album for the 21 century in the UK.^[1][2]

Pure gives a new freshness to well known classical repertoire, as well as exploring the world of pop and traditional Maori choral singing, including renditions of "Who Painted the Moon Black?", "Hine e Hine" (a song of the Māori, the natives of New Zealand), "In Trutina", from Orff's Carmina Burana, "Wuthering Heights" (a cover of the Kate Bush hit), and the perennial spiritual classic "Amazing Grace". Sir George Martin co-wrote the track "Beat of Your Heart" just for the album. Also on the album is "Pokarekare Ana", a New Zealand love song which has enduring popularity, and has become Hayley's signature song.^[2][3]

Pure was recorded at Air Lyndhurst, Eastcote Studios, London, England.

Track listing

New Zealand version

New Zealand special edition Album (music) cover.

1. Who Painted the Moon Black
2. Beat of Your Heart
3. Never Say Goodbye
4. Dark Waltz
5. Heaven
6. In Trutina
7. Across the Universe of Time
8. River of Dreams
9. Wuthering Heights
10. My Heart and I
11. Benedictus
12. Hine E Hine

Collector's edition bonus CD

1. Pokarekare Ana
2. Amazing Grace
3. Mummers Dance, The
4. Mary Did You Know
5. Silent Night Holy Night
6. Away in a Manger

Australian version

1. Across The Universe of Time
2. Never Say Goodbye
3. Beat of Your Heart
4. Pokarekare Ana
5. Who Painted The Moon Black?
6. River of Dreams
7. Benedictus
8. Hine E Hine
9. Dark Waltz
10. Amazing Grace
11. My Heart And I
12. In Trutina
13. Heaven
14. Pokarekare Ana (duet with Russell Watson)

Collector's edition bonus CD

1. Silent Night
2. Away In A Manger
3. Mary Did You Know
4. The Mummers' Dance

UK version

1. Pokarekare Ana
2. Never Say Goodbye
3. Who Painted the Moon Black?
4. River of Dreams
5. Benedictus
6. Hine e Hine
7. Dark Waltz
8. Amazing Grace
9. In Trutina
10. Beat of Your Heart
11. Heaven
12. Wuthering Heights
13. Hine e Hine (Māori mix)

Collector's edition bonus CD

1. Mary Did You Know
2. Bridal Ballad
3. Pokarekare Ana (Vocalise)
4. My Heart And I
5. Across the Universe Of Time
6. Silent Night, Holy Night
7. Away In A Manger

US version

1. Pokarekare Ana (Come Back to Me) – 3:18
2. Never Say Goodbye – 3:13
3. Who Painted the Moon Black? – 3:38
4. River of Dreams – 4:21
5. Beat of Your Heart – 3:13
6. Amazing Grace – 3:42
7. Benedictus – 3:50
8. Hine E Hine (Maiden, O Maiden) – 5:06
9. Across the Universe of Time – 3:42
10. Dark Waltz – 4:18
11. In Trutina (From Carmina Burana) – 2:22
12. Heaven – 4:09
13. Wuthering Heights – 3:44

Japanese version

1. ポカレカレ・アナ (マオリ族の伝承歌 / arr. Sarah Class) (Pokarekare Ana)
2. ネヴァー・セイ・グッバイ (フォーレ：パヴァーヌからの編曲) (Never Say Goodbye)
3. フー・ペインティッド・ザ・ムーン・ブラック (Sonia Aletta Nel / arr. Sarah Class) (Who Painted the Moon Black?)
4. リヴァー・オブ・ドリームス (ヴィヴァルディ：四季 – 冬からの編曲 / arr. Sarah Class) (River of Dreams)
5. ベネディクトゥス (Karl Jenkins) (Benedictus)
6. ヒネ・エ・ヒネ (マオリ族の子守歌 / arr. Sarah Class) (Hine e Hine)
7. ダーク・ワルツ (Author Frank Musker / arr. Sarah Class) (Dark Waltz)
8. マイ・ハート・アンド・アイ (TVドラマ「ラ・ピオーヴラ」主題歌) (My Heart and I)
9. イン・トゥルティナ (オルフ：カルミナ・ブラーナからの編曲) (In Trutina)
10. ビート・ユア・ハート (サー・ジョージ・マーティン / Giles Martin) (Beat of Your Heart)
11. アクロス・ザ・ユニバース・オブ・タイム (Sarah Class) (Across the Universe of Time)
12. ヘヴン (Frank Musker / Ronan Hardiman) (Heaven)
13. 嵐が丘 (Kate Bush / arr. Sarah Class) (Wuthering Heights)
14. ．メアリー・ディド・ユー・ノウ？ [ボーナス・トラック] (Mary Did You Know?) (bonus track)
15. ．アメイジング・グレイス (arr.サー・ジョージ・マーティン) (「白い巨塔」主題歌)[ボーナス・トラック] (Amazing Grace) (bonus track)

International version

1. Pokarekare Ana
2. Never Say Goodbye
3. Who Painted the Moon Black
4. River of Dreams
5. Benedictus
6. Hine E Hine
7. Dark Waltz
8. Amazing Grace
9. My Heart & I
10. In Trutina
11. Beat of Your Heart
12. Across the Universe of Time
13. Heaven
14. Wuthering Heights

Personnel

• Hayley Westenra (vocals)
• Giles Martin (guitar, keyboards, programming)
• Robbie McIntosh (guitar)
• Tony Ingelby (guitar)
• Dave Hartley (piano)
• James Brett (keyboards)
• Steve Pearce (bass)
• Mark Brown (bass)
• Andres Kallmark (programming)
• Mary Hammond (background vocals)
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Charts

Chart data from the BBC and http://hayleywestenra.com

Year	Chart	Position
2003	UK Classical	# 1
2003	UK Pop	entered as # 8
2003	UK Top Albums	entered as # 7 ended as # 24
2003	New Zealand Pop Charts	Stayed # 1 for 18 weeks
2003	Australia Pop Charts	entered as # 7
2003	Australia Classical Charts	entered as # 1
2003	HMV Classical Charts	entered as # 1
2003	Hong Kong and Singapore Top 40 Pop Charts	entered as # 6
2004	US Billboard's Top 200	entered as # 70
2004	US Billboard Top Heatseekers	Peaked at # 13
2004	Crossover chart	entered as # 2
2004	Internet chart	entered as # 34

Sales and certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)[1]
New Zealand	12xPlatinum
United Kingdom	Double Platinum
Australia	Platinum
Hong Kong	Gold

References

1. ^ "Westenra top of classical chart". BBC News. 31 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7165612.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2008. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Hayley Westenra album Pure on marbecks.co.nz". 2003. http://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/index.lsd?catalogID=417467. Retrieved 6 Aug 2011. 
3. ^ "Hayley Westenra album on iTunes". Apr 06, 2004. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pure/id6339052. Retrieved 12 Aug 2011. 

External links

• Samples can be heard on the artist's site
• This album is featured on Yahoo! LAUNCHcast and it can be heard on their Internet Radio Station (you can purchase and download the album from here also)
• Comment on album by The BBC
• Walmart offers both a physical edition and a dowloadable version for purchase
• FYE offers physical copies only for purchase