Classics (Sarah Brightman album)

Classics (Sarah Brightman album)
Classics
Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released November 20, 2001 (USA)
Genre Classical Crossover
Length 54:14
Label Angel Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
The Very Best of 1990-2000
(2000)		 Classics
(2001)		 Encore
(2002)

Classics is Sarah Brightman's 2001 album, between La Luna and Encore. It consists in part of previously released material, such as "Time to Say Goodbye" and "Pie Jesu", and new titles such as "Ave Maria" and "Recuerdos de la Alhambra". Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B-. Classics was re-released in the Europe as Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman in 2006. The European edition has the same cover art, but a different track listing.[1][2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ave Maria" – Schubert: "Ellens dritter Gesang", Op. 52, No. 6 (3:00)
  2. "La Wally" – Catalani: La Wally - "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" (4:03)
  3. "Winter Light" – Eric Kaz, Linda Ronstadt, Zbigniew Antoni Preisner (3:17)
  4. "Anytime, Anywhere" – Albinoni: "Adagio in G minor" (3:19)
  5. "Alhambra" – Tárrega: "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" (4:01)
  6. "Lascia ch'io pianga" – Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7 (3:30)
  7. "Dans la Nuit" – Chopin: "Étude in E, Op. 10/3 CT16" (2:45)
  8. "Serenade/How Fair This Place" – Rachmaninov: "How Fair This Spot", Op. 21/7 (3:25)
  9. "O mio babbino caro" – Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (2:22)
  10. "La Luna" – Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114 B 203 (4:59)
  11. "Pie Jesu" – Lloyd Webber: Requiem (3:44)
  12. "Figlio Perduto" – Beethoven: "Symphony No. 7, Op. 92,[clarification needed] (4:39)
  13. "Nessun dorma" – Puccini: Turandot (3:52)
  14. "Bailero" – Canteloube (3:13)
  15. "Time To Say Goodbye" (solo version) – Sartori (4:06)
Bonus track
  1. "Regnava nel silenzio" (live) – Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (9:06) (bonus track for Japan)

Singles

  • "Winter Light" (Canadian promo single) (2001)
  • "Ave Maria" (Japanese promo single) (2001)

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 13
Canada Top Albums[4] 9
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[4] 2
New Zealand Top 50 Albums[3] 13
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[citation needed] 18
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums[4] 66

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Gold 20,000x
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Platinum 100,000^
Japan 300,000[8]
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ^ Bernardo, Melissa Rose. "Music Review: Classics". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 August 2006.
  2. ^ "Classics". http://josvg.home.xs4all.nl/cits/sb/sb11.html. http://josvg.home.xs4all.nl/cits/sb/sb11.html. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Sarah Brightman European chart history". charts.org. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Sarah+Brightman&titel=Classics&cat=a. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c "Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman - Sarah Brightman | Billboard.com". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/album/sarah-brightman/classics/503801. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Sarah+Brightman&album=Classics&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm. 
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Classics&sa=Sarah+Brightman&smt=0. 
  8. ^ "サラ・ブライトマン｜プロフィール". a-m-a.jp. http://www.a-m-a.jp/sarah/index.html. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Classics%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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Studio albums
Compilations
Sarah Brightman Sings the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber • Surrender • The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection • The Very Best of 1990–2000 • Classics • Encore • The Harem Tour CD • Love Changes Everything • Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman • Diva: The Singles Collection • Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs • Bella Voce
Live albums
and videos
Sarah Brightman: In Concert • A Gala Christmas in Vienna • One Night in Eden • La Luna: Live in Concert • Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman • The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas • Symphony: Live in Vienna
Singles
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" • "The Adventures of the Love Crusader" • "Love in a UFO" • "My Boyfriend's Back" • "Not Having That!" • "Him" • "Rhythm of the Rain" • "Unexpected Song" • "All I Ask of You" • "Doretta's Dream" • "Anything But Lonely" • "Something to Believe In" • "Amigos Para Siempre" • "Captain Nemo" • "The Second Element" • "A Question of Honour" • "How Can Heaven Love Me" • "Heaven Is Here" • "Time to Say Goodbye" • "Just Show Me How to Love You" • "Who Wants to Live Forever" • "Tu Quieres Volver" • "There for Me" • "Eden" • "Deliver Me" • "So Many Things" • "The Last Words You Said" • "Scarborough Fair" • "A Whiter Shade of Pale" • "Harem" • "It's a Beautiful Day" • "What You Never Know" • "Free" • "I Will Be With You (Where the Lost Ones Go)" • "Running" • "Pasión" • "I Believe in Father Christmas"
Tours
"A Timeless Evening With Sarah Brightman" (UK and Germany) 1997  • "One Night In Eden Tour" 1999  • "La Luna World Tour" 2000–2001  • "Harem World Tour" 2004–2005 (2004/2005)  • "The Symphony World Tour" 2008–2009 (North America, Asia)  • "Sarah Brightman In Concert" 2009 (Mexico and South America)
Musical theatre
and film
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