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LA LUNA
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Released 2000 CD album Worldwide East-West 8573-82883-2
LA LUNA European version
1. This love
2. Scarborough Fair
3. Figlio perduto
4. La califfa
5. Here with me
6. Serenade (instrumental)
7. How fare this spot
8. Hijo de la luna
9. She doesn't see him
10. Solo con te
11. Gloomy Sunday
12. La luna
13. First of May (live version)
Released 2000 CD album Worldwide Angel Records 72435 56968 23
La Luna (non-European version)
1. La Lune
2. Winter in July
3. Scarborough Fair
4. Figlio perduto
5. A whiter shade of pale
6. He doesn't see me
7. Serenade (instrumental)
8. How fair this place
9. Hijo de la luna
10. Here with me
11. La califfa
12. This love
13. Solo con te
14. Gloomy Sunday
15. La luna
16. Moon river
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La Luna CD Cover
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La Luna CD Cover with European Tour Dates
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Tracks:-
A Whiter Shade Of Pale 1. Radio Edit 2. ATB Remix (Remixed by Andre Tanneberger) 3. Ecstasy Mix (Remixed by Rhys Fulber/Tom Holkenborg) 4. Paralyzer Remix (Remixed by Paralyzer) 5. ATB Radio Edit (Remixed by Andre Tanneberger)
A Question Of Honour 6. Radio Edit 7. Pech Remix 8. Knock Out Remix (Remixed by Merlyn) 9. Damage Control Mix 10. Tom Lord-Alge Mix (Remixed by Tom Lord-Alge)
Plus La Luna screensaver and music video, digipak picture sleeve).
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A Whiter Shade Of Pale CD Single
Tracks
1. ATB Radio Edit 2. Radio Edit 3. ATB Remix 4. Rhys Fulber & Tom Holkenborg Remix 5. Paralyzer Remix |
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original (not cd-r) brazilian promo cd EMI PP05862 slim jewel case Tracks: 1. Scarborough Fair 2. La Luna as seen on ebay
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Sarah Brightman Special Sampler 2000 JAPAN LIMITED PROMO 6 TRACK CD 2000 MADE IN JAPAN / PCD-2321 / TOSHIBA-EMI JAPAN as seen on ebay
Tracks:- 1. Scarborough Fair 2. Here With Me 3. She Doesn't See Him 4. First of May 5. Time To say Goodbye 6. Lascia Chi'Io Pianga
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a version of la luna with a bonus track: first of may (live) NOT UK / European version thanks to Hector Muller
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Barnes and
noble exclusive Edition with the bonus track: "heaven is here"
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Rare la Luna Cover thanks to Hector Muller
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Thanks to Isa
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Thanks to Isa - US Promo |
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Three track promo single 1. La Luna 2. Solo Con Te 3. This Love
as seen on ebay |
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Special Sampler - La Luna & Eden (Rare 2000 Japanese EMI Angel 5-track promo only sampler CD featuring tracks taken from both the Eden & La Luna albums including Scaborough Fair [mis-spelt], Time To Say Goodbye, First Of May & Lascia Ch'io Pianga. Issued in a beautiful & unique custom fold out inlay sleeve of Sarah wearing an amazing beaded headdress PCD-2321). 1. Scarborough Fair 2. Time To Say Goodbye 3. Lascia Ch'io Pianga 4. Naturaleza Muerta 5. She doesn't see him 6. First Of May
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Scarborough Fair (2000 German 3-track promo only CD including La Luna & She Doesn't See Him, custom picture sleeve PR01956). |
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LA LUNA - Brazilian Promo only 5-trk CD single as seen on ebay Tracklist Scarborough Fair Hijo de la Luna This Love Gloomy Sunday La Luna
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LA LUNA - RARE Chinese edition with 15 tracks + hidden bonus track "Moon River". as seen on ebay |
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La Luna (US 13-track advance promo CD including First Of May Live, custom picture sleeve with album sales info on the reverse - not final sequence or track listing) THE FINAL RELEASE FEATURED DIFFERENT TRACKS, TRACK LISTING AS WELL AS TITLES...SOME TRACKS ARE LONGER AND/OR SHORTER THAN ON THE FINAL RELEASE INCREDIBLE PROMO! IN MINT-CONDITION Tracks: This Love * 6:19 NOT ON THE DOMESTIC RELEASE Scarborough Fair * 4:12 Figlio Perduto * 4:37 La Califfa * 3:05 ALTERNATE VERSION Here With Me * 5:12 ALTERNATE VERSION Serenade (Instrumental) * :50 ALTERNATE VERSION How Fare This Spot * LATER CHANGED TO HOW FAIR THIS PLACE Hijo De La Luna * 4:29 She Does Not See Him 4:28 (later changed to HE DOESN'T SEE ME)* Solo Con Te * 3:04 Gloomy Sunday * 3:47 La Luna * 5:01 ALTERNATE VERSION encore track: FIRST OF MAY - LIVE Info from ebay auction |
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Five Track Sampler (Rare Canadian promotional only 5-track picture CD sampler for the La Luna album, with custom back picture inlay featuring tour dates, DPRO2032 - only 200 made). |
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La Luna (Scarce 1999 Canadian 13-track promotional only PICTURE CD. Withdrawn when extra tracks were added and the running order was changed so this is a rarely found copy. Superb custom picture sleeve credits her Canadian tour and also mentions Scarborough Fair going to radio which didn't end up getting a single release.
Tracks:-
1. This Love
6:19
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La Luna (2000 Japanese Toshiba EMI 16-track custom printed promotional CD-R acetate including the Japanese-only bonus track First Of May Live Version. Disc notes the finished release catalogue number and release date scheduled for September 2000). |
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La Luna (2000 UK 15-track East West CD-R acetate including A Whiter Shade Of Pale & Scarborough Fair, custom printed disc in unique 'moon surface' sky picture sleeve) |
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La Luna (2000 Colombian 13-track advance promotional PICTURE CD album, not final sequence or track listing). |
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La Luna (Singapore official CD pack including 15-track CD album plus exclusive blue & white Sarah coffee mug). |
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La Luna (2000 Japanese 16-track CD album including bonus track First Of May Live Version, picture sleeve & lyrics plus obi-strip, TOCP-65467). |
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LA LUNA - Taiwan Promo only 5-trk CD single Tracklist Scarborough Fair Hijo de la Luna This Love Gloomy Sunday La Luna
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la Luna, 13
tracks, tracks are this love, Scarborough fair, figlio perdue, la califa,
here with me, serenade) instrumental), how fare this spot, hijo de la Luna,
she does not see him, solo con te, gloomy Sunday, la Luna, first of may
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Thanks to:- http://www.sarah-brightman.com/sound_vision.html
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www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sarahbr.html
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La Lune
written by music: Frank Peterson lyrics: Anna-Lena Strasse
This song only features on the US release of La Luna
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Sous les nuages de la nuit |
English Translation
Under the clouds of the night |
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Winter In July
written by music: Tim Simenon, Guy Sigsworth lyrics: Loretta Heywood
This song is originally by Bomb The Bass and appears on their 1991 album Unknown Territory.
This song only features on the US release of La Luna
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Bomb the Bass / Original version
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Look around wounder why |
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Scarborough Fair
written by traditional, adapted by Peterson
Scarborough (UK) was granted a market charter in 1253 by King Henry III. The markets started on the 15th August and the event ran for 45 days. This meant merchants from all over Europe (and even further afield) travelled to trade in the town. This is probably the fair that the song is about, as the event was so large entertainers attended, giving the perfect opportunity for songs to be written.
Here is a great website dedicated to the history of this traditional song - http://www.scarborough-fair.de.vu/scarborough.htm
This song has been covered by many artists over the years.
Sarah also sings this song on film at the Minack Theatre near Penzance, Cornwall in the film Zeit der Erkenntnis.
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Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme |
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Figlio Perduto
Written by music: Ludwig van Beethoven, adapted by Soltau lyrics: Chiara Ferraù
This piece of music is taken from Beethoven's Allegretto of Beethoven's 7th symphony.
This song has been covered by Dannilu who also covered Sarah's song Question of Honour and a few others.
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Muri die vento Notte è scesa |
English Translation
Walls of wind Night has fallen |
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A Whiter Shade of Pale
written by music: Matthew Fisher & Gary Brooker lyrics: Keith Reid
This song was originally written by Procol Harum and appeared on their 196 album. Part of the melody is based on the Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata 140, also known as Sleepers Awake.
Sarah also releases this as a single of various remixes along with the song Question of Honour.
Many other artists have covered this famous song.
This song only features on the US release of La Luna
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We skipped the light Fandango |
La Califfa
written by music: Ennio Morricone lyrics: Alberto Bevilacqua
This song comes from the film of the same name released in 1970.
In 1974 the French singer Mireille Mathieu has sung for the first time the song “La Califfa” Mireille Mathieu was the first singer at to obtain an authorisation for to use a song of "Abba". Info thanks to Isa
This song has also been covered by Russell Watson.
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Tu non credere perche |
English Translation
Don't believe, because The cruelty
or proprietors Has seen in me |
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This Love
written by Craig Armstrong / Jerry Burns
This song appears on Craig Armstrong's album titled The Space Between Us, released in 1998 |
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Craig Armstrong original version featuring Liz Fraser
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This love This love is a
strange love |
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She Doesn't See Him / He Doesn't See Me
Written by music & lyrics: Goldman / Romanelli English lyrics: Read / Ingebrigsten / Marazzi / Adams
The song is originally in French taken from the film Astérix et Obélix contre César. The band A1 they took the French song, changed and translated the lyrics and finished up with "She Doesn't See Me".
Sarah changed the song - so the US and European versions are different - as you can see below.
She Doesn't See Him appears on the European version He Doesn't See Me appears on the US version
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Original French Version
A1's English version and Sarah's version.
Sarah's Alternative version
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When she passes him by
When she dances
And the closer he gets
He has a way that surrounds him
There are things we can change
When she passes him by
Oh-oh-oh ... |
When he passes me by
When he dances
And the closer he gets
She has a way that surrounds her
There are things we can change
When he passes me by
Oh-oh-oh ... |
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Here With Me
written by: Music and lyrics: Dido Armstrong / Paul Stratham / Pascal Gabriel
This song is originally by Dido and appears on her fist album No Angel.
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I didn't hear you leave I wonder how am
I still here I don't want to move a thing It might change my memory |
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How Fair This Place / Spot
written by Music: Sergei Rachmaninov) Lyrics: G. Galina
This song comes from Op. 21, no. 7.
This song is in Russian and as it's difficult to show the Russian alphabet I've just added the English Translation. |
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It is beautiful
here... |
Hijo de la Luna
written by José Maria Cano
This song is originally written and performed by Mecano - the lead singer is a good friend of Sarah's and Sarah has covered a few of their songs on various albums. Mecano have also recorded this in French - Dis moi lune d'argent and in italian Figlio della Luna. Clips of which you can hear below.
This song has been covered by a large number of artists. |
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English Translation
Foolish who doesn't understand |
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Solo Con Te
Written by music: Handel, adapted by Frank Peterson / Sarah Brightman lyrics: Chiara Ferraù
Although credited to Handel - it's seems doubtful now that Handel actually wrote this, but unknown who did! |
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Gioia nel cuor troverò |
English Translation
I will find joy in the heart |
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Gloomy Sunday
written by music: Reszõ Seress lyrics: László Jávor / Sam M. Lewis
This song seems to have a bad reputation - it's known as the Hungarian suicide song, although whether it really deserves that title is doubtful. The writer of the song committed suicide in 1968, but if you read the last verse - it ends on a happier note - Dreaming, I was only dreaming I wake and I find you asleep . . . I'll let you judge for yourselves - web links below. http://www.phespirit.info/gloomysunday/article_01.htm & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomy_Sunday |
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Sunday is gloomy |
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La Luna
written by music: Antonín Dvorák adapted by Frank Peterson lyrics: Chiara Ferraù
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Scende la notte, tranquillità |
English Translation
The night falls, silence |
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Moon River (hidden track)
written by:- music: Henry Mancini lyrics: Johnny Mercer
This song is from the movie Breakfast At Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn, and based on a novel by Truman Capote, with the original music written by Henry Mancini. In the movie it is sung by Audrey.
In her BBC Radio 2 chat with Elaine Paige - Sarah chooses in her Essential Musical - Breakfast at Tiffanys and the song Moon River.
Many artists have covered this song.
Appears on the US version |
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Moon river, wider than a mile, |
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First of May
written by Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb
Written and recorded y the Bee Gees and appears on their 1969 album Odessa.
Sarah first of all sang this at Christmas In Vienna, it then was a bonus track on her eden single, and Sarah sang this at her One Night In Eden concerts.
Appears on the European version |
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When I was small, and Christmas
trees were tall,
Now we are tall, and Christmas trees
are small,
The apple tree that grew for you and
me,
Now we are tall, and Christmas trees
are small,
When I was small, and Christmas
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LA LUNA PRESS KIT
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MEDIA INFORMATION
SARAH BRIGHTMAN Sarah Brightman has gone where no woman has gone before—to the top of the international pop, classical and crossover worlds. But she remains as down-to-earth as anyone when it comes to the mysteries of the moon, the inspiration for her latest, stunning recording, LA LUNA. In five different languages, Brightman's crystalline soprano graces an incomparable mix of classical and pop music ranging from Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Handel and Dvorak to the traditional "Scarborough Fair," and the dark standard, "Gloomy Sunday," which gives listeners a rare glimpse of the jazzy side of her voice. Perfectly suited for Brightman's voice and repertoire is "Whiter Shade Of Pale," the Procol Harum Pop Hit from the 1960s, which was based on a Bach cantata. Other highlights include the first English language recording of "He Doesn't See Me," by top French artist Jean-Jacques Goldmann (whose songs are frequently recorded by Celine Dion); "La Califfa," by acclaimed film composer Ennio Morricone; the minimalist trip hop ballad "This Love;" the Latin pop of "Hijo De La Luna," and Brightman's soaring dance/pop interpretation of "Here With Me." On the amazing diversity of her material, Sarah notes, "Being varied is something I do instinctively and naturally. I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Everything is in tune: the voice, the type of music, who I am and who people think I am. I've been trying to find my own niche, a style very much my own. At last I've found it."
Brightman first thought of recording a moon-themed album once while she was singing what has become the title track, Dvorak's "La Luna," or "Song to the Moon." She performs it in Italian, explaining that the Latin languages often allow more fluidity than the original if the composer is German or Czech. Although not all the pieces on LA LUNA are as closely related to the moon, Brightman chose those she felt had the right "feeling" for the theme.
"Themes come to me at different times and I don't always use them at that time," she explains. "It was such a kind of magical, mystical piece, it gave me an idea to do an album at some point that would include other songs associated with the moon. There are so many stories and poems and so much folklore about the moon and its' mysteries. They're very magical, they're very romantic, they're very mystical. It's a mix of ancients and the modern. in It can be something very old and folklorish or it can be something from space travel. In your imagination you can create so much from that particular theme. I just thought it would give me a lot of scope. The barriers wouldn't be too tight for me when choosing material."
Also among the folklore-inspired tracks on LA LUNA are Beethoven's "Figlio Perduto" and "Hijo De La Luna," by contemporary songwriter J. M. Cano. LA LUNA marks the third Brightman album to feature one of his songs. The legend that inspired it is about a child who was born to a gypsy, but he was actually the son of the moon, born with an albino skin. Brightman drew upon two myths for the Beethoven: a German poem about a lost child who was taken away flirt by evil as well as the folk tale of a poor, young girl who begged for help from the heavens and saw all the stars turn into coins and fall into her apron. Such tales infuse the track with its dark, mysterious mood.
Brightman's strongest personal connection on LA LUNA is to the Rachmaninov piece, "How Fair This Place," one of the first songs she sang when she was very young. The work is one part of a larger song cycle which she found to be absolutely beautiful. "This particular piece always touched me. It's about being in a beautiful place. I interpret it as being in a beautiful, empty space with God. "
LA LUNA has more in common with Brightman's previous albums, DIVE, TIME TO SAY GOODBYE and EDEN than just being a themed work. All were produced by Frank Peterson, who co-produced Enigma's first multi-platinum hit. They all also represent what Brightman wanted to be doing when she left her successful career in musical theatre, where she starred in "Cats" and became virtually synonymous with the role of Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's phenomenon, "Phantom of the Opera."
Recalling how she sought out Peterson when she heard the Enigma album, Brightman says: "Enigma had just been in the charts and been very big in America. I was signed to another label at the time and they kept sending me American producers and it just wasn't gelling. I just thought there was something about Enigma that was so kind of European, it felt like exactly my taste. It was what I would do if I were producing and doing instrumental pieces^ not a symphony, but with a classical dance vibe."
Brightman's instincts once again proved to be correct when it turned out to be the right move. Peterson was based in Germany where she was still virtually unknown. It was a time of working, experimenting, learning and training. She lived in Italy part of the time and worked with a vocal coach to improve her bel canto style. And it allowed her to return to her roots in classical music. But, as Brightman recalls, it was not without its risks:
"It took a lot of courage to seize control. I literally from one day to the next said no more. I just thought I wasn't going to be happy unless I moved on. I knew I'd have to take the risk. There were great offers coming in from all over the world and I just sort of had to blank out really and start again. Germany didn't know me from Adam. They had no idea who I was, they didn't care and it was great because I had a fresh start. I had to really struggle in another area but it was an area I knew that I should be in and I should be doing because it's actually what I came from originally before I went into musical theatre. I only went into theatre at first because I was out of work. Sometimes life takes you down those paths," she adds with a laugh.
Since then, Brightman has recorded an unbroken string of crossover hits. In just the last two years alone, Brightman has sold five million albums worldwide. Her platinum breakthrough, 1997's, TIME TO SAY GOOD BYE topped the Billboard Classical Crossover chart in the U.S. for a staggering 35 weeks, sold three million copies worldwide and went gold or platinum in 21 countries. The title track, a duet with Andrea Bocelli, sold five million copies worldwide, and stands as the biggest selling single in history in Germany. She followed that up with her 1999
release, EDEN, which hit #1 on Billboard Magazine's Classical Crossover chart (spending a total of 51 weeks on the chart), is far past gold in the U.S. and has sold two million copies worldwide.
1999 saw her biggest tour yet. The remarkable "One Night In Eden" tour, which included a 60-date, sold-out North American leg, was seen by nearly 200,000 people and garnered rave reviews:
"a breathtaking production...the most memorable concert of the year." - Washington Post
"the petite singer with the glorious voice...it was the crystalline purity of her voice that carried Brightman's 90-minute show." - New York Post
"...she's forged a very personal musical image of her own in the crossover market, embracing rock, new age and techno-pop while continuing to improve her operatic range." - - Denver Post
"the show-stopping set... took the concept of soaring vocals to new heights..." - Boston Herald
Filmed for a PBS TV special, "Sarah Brightman: One Night in Eden" repeated the success of 1998's "Live at the Royal Albert Hall." Both ruled the airwaves during pledge drives and rank among the most successful pledge events to date. "One Night in Eden" was released as a home video with bonus footage on both VMS and DVD in October 1999 and it too (like all that Sarah seemingly touches) went gold.
"I love a challenge and the last four years it has all come to fruition and it has been wonderful," simply states the singer hailed by Billboard as, "one of the truly glorious voices..."
For further information; Doreen D'Agostino / Angel Records: 212.253.3038 Mitch Schneider / Marcee Rondan / MSO: 818.340.0400 Angel Records PARK AVENUE SOUTH / 4TH FLOOR / NEW YORK. NY 10010 / TEL 212-253-3200 FAX 212-253-3011 / HTTP://www.emiclassics com
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15 October 2000, New York, N.Y. SARAH BRIGHTMAN
IS ANNOUNCED
THE # 1 BRITISH TOURING ARTIST IN AMERICA
with her triumphant 2000 'la luna' tour
Pollstar Magazine cites that over the last four years, Sarah Brightman performed more concerts than any other British act in the U.S. This makes her # 1 in the category including such British superstars as Eric Clapton, Sting, Radiohead, Bush and The Spice Girls. With this distinction, SARAH BRIGHTMAN impressively builds on her status in the United States as a successful touring and recording artist who has sold over 7 million albums worldwide and over 2 million albums in the US alone. Her latest release, La Luna entered the Billboard Pop chart at #17 and has just been certified gold by the R.I.A.A.
Sarah's recent and critically acclaimed 42-city La Luna tour—which concluded November 16 in Indianapolis— included sold-out shows both in New York and Los Angeles. At her Los Angeles performance at the historic Wiltern Theatre, Sarah earned an array of rave reviews including:
LOS ANGELES TIMES: "Comparable to an ancient Greek display of sight and sound intended to affirm the powers of Athena, the program—like the cover image on her new album 'La Luna'—presented Brightman as a focal point of admiration and wonder for her ever enthusiastic fans."
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: "... Brightman is a truer diva in the traditional sense than any of the pop vocal acrobats who have been so dubbed—Mariah, Whitney, Celine, et al. While she has a powerful voice, she never pushes or overreaches; Brightman more often compels and even soothes to enchant with an elegant mystery."
DAILY VARIETY: "They say a star must be a study in contradictions, someone mysterious and difficult to define. If that's the case, Sarah Brightman strongly qualifies. She is a delicate waif one minute, operatic diva the next. She offers her own form of rock - soprano belting - switches to classical and then expertly combines all her identities. Through transitions from sweetheart to seductress, she maintains a majestic distance, like a queen dispensing generous gifts to her adoring subjects. "
Following the North American dates, Sarah is now set to bring her new production featuring a dramatic stage design to Europe and Asia. Plans are also underway for the second leg of the US tour, tentatively scheduled to kick off in March 2001.
While Sarah Brightman tours the world, American fans can look for her on a new PBS special. Set to air in the U.S. in December and again in March 2001, directed by Bruce Cowers, (Britney Spears Televised Concert from Hawaii & Ricky Martin's recent Televised Concert) it marks her third special for the network and follows her two previous outings which ruled the channel's pledge drives and rank among the most successful pledge events to date. Sarah will also be featured on an upcoming Bravo Network hour-long "Profile" early next year and is currently featured in "People Magazine" this week.
For further information: Doreen D'Agostino Publicity Director Angel Records: 212.253.3038 304 PARK AVENUE SOUTH / 4TH FLOOR / NEW YORK. NY 10010 / TEL 212 253 3200 FAX 212 253-3011 / HTTP.//www.emiclassics.com
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6 September 2000 NY NY SARAH BRIGHTMAN'S *LA LUNA' STRONGLY DEBUTS AT #17 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART WITH FIRST-WEEK SALES IN EXCESS OF 50,000. ALBUM ENTERS THE MAGAZINE'S CLASSICAL CROSSOVER CHART AT #1 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 15 IN OTTAWA, CANADA: BRAVO PROFILE AND PBS SPECIAL TO AIR IN THE FALL
LA LUNA, the follow-up to SARAH BRIGHTMAN's previous platinum and gold albums, has entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #17 with sales of more than 50,000 copies. This marks the highest American chart debut of her career and represents a major mainstream breakthrough. At the same time, the Angel Records album entered Billboard's Classical Crossover chart at #1.
In a review of the album, which features her extraordinary versions of the 60s pop classic "Whiter Shade of Pale," USA TODAY said: "Sarah Brightman's new album LA LUNA opens with a swell of electronic sound effects meant to evoke man's first journey to "la luna—the moon, in Spanish and English, two of the five languages that the classically trained soprano uses on this collection of classical, pop and folk tunes." In the accompanying USA TODAY profile, SARAH said: "I've always found the moon very mystical and romantic. Obviously I'm not alone. The moon had inspired composers and writers for many years. There's something both ancient and futuristic about it. Given that, I could place an older piece of music next to a more modern piece."
In support of the album, which entered in the Top Five all over Europe, SARAH will kick off her headlining North American tour on September 15th in Ottawa, Canada. The 42-city tour will take the singer into major venues in key U.S. markets (in New York on September 22 and Los Angeles on October 25) before concluding on November 16 in Indianapolis.
Featuring an all-new stage production, the LA LUNA trek will also bring SARAH--who's sold over six million albums worldwide in the last two years including two million in the U.S. alone-to the Far East, Australia and New Zealand before concluding in Europe in December. Meanwhile, look for SARAH to be the subject of a Bravo Channel "Profile" this Fall along with her own new PBS special. The PBS special marks SARAH's third program for the network and follows her two previous outings: "Sarah Brightman: One Night in Eden" and 1998's "Live at the Royal Albert Hall." Both ruled the channel's pledge drives and rank among the most successful pledge events to date. SARAH can also be seen in her video for "Whiter Shade of Pale," directed by Paul Boyd, who's lensed videos for Shania Twain and Sting.
Initial reviews for LA LUNA are as follows:
• Dan Aquilante, NEW YORK POST: "Sarah Brightman offers a 15-song disc of international pop and classical adaptations that is dovetailed to her famous upper register."
• PEOPLE MAGAZINE: "Worth A Listen" - "The ethereal soprano gives full theatrical treatment to operetta works by Beethoven, Handel, Dvorak, Rachmaninoff and, yes, Procol Harum."
• DALLAS MORNING NEWS: "Sarah Brightman embraces the pop and classical genres with equal elegance, never forgetting her songs' inherent themes. Ms. Brightman uses her sterling soprano to full effect on pop pieces and operatic excursions. Her pipes become the tour guide on this dreamy trip."
• BARNES & NOBLE.COM; "Enamored of the mysteries of the moon and inspired by the many composers and poets who have been similarly enchanted, the british soprano and her trusted producer, Frank Peterson, have Grafted a stunning song cycle...this album proves Sarah can sing just about anything."
• LAUNCH.COM: "Sarah Brightman lends her ethereal, angelic vocals to another combination of classical and pop, resulting in a solid, stirring collection...the uncanny thing is how canny Brightman is at bridging the contemporary with the classics so that they seem timeless."
Catch Sarah Brightman on "LIVE WITH REGIS" on September 21:
LA LUNA tour
date country venue
Angel
For further information: Doreen D'Agostino Angel Records: 212.253.3038 Mitch Schneider/Marcee Rondan MSO: 818.340.0400
For additional information about SARAH BRIGHTMAN, www.sarahbriahtman.com or www.angeirecords.com304 PARK AVENUE SOUTH / 4TH FLOOR / NEW YORK, NY 10010 / TEL 212 253 3200 FAX 212-253-3011 / HTTP://www.emiclassics.com |
Photography by Simon Fowler
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Whiter Shade Of Pale/A Question Of Honour (2001 US 10-track enhanced CD
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Luna (2001 Taiwanese exclusive limited edition 2-disc set comprising of
15-track CD album plus bonus Video-CD [playable on your PC] featuring
'Whiter Shade Of Pale - MTV Version' and 'Medley Of Selections From La Luna
Concert, presented in unique card picture slipcase with obi-strip + deluxe
picture/lyric booklet).CD:
