Classics is Sarah Brightman's 2001 album, between La Luna and Harem. It is comprised 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...
Classics is Sarah Brightman's 2001 album, between La Luna and Harem. It is comprised 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.
Track listing
"Ave Maria" - Schubert: "Ellens Gesang 3", Opus 52/6 (3:00)
"La Wally" - Catalani: "La Wally - Ne Andrò Lontano" (4:03)
"Winter Light" - Eric Kaz, Linda Ronstadt, Zbigniew Antoni Preisner: "Winter Light" (3:17)
"Anytime, Anywhere" - Albinoni: "Adagio in G minor 'Anytime, Anywhere'" (3:19)
"Alhambra" - Tarrega: "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" (4:01)
"Lascia Ch'io Pianga" - Handel: "Rinaldo, HWV 7 - Lascio Ch'io Pianga" (3:30)
"Dans la Nuit" - Chopin: "Etude in E, Opus 10/3 CT16 - Dans la Nuit" (2:45)
"Serenade/How Fair This Place" - Rachmaninov: "How Fair This Spot, Opus 21/7" (3:25)
"O Mio Babbino Caro" - Puccini: "Gianni Schicchi - O Mio Babbino Caro" (2:22)
"La Luna" - Dvořák: "Rusalka, Opus 114 B 203" (4:59)
"Pie Jesu" - Lloyd Webber: "Requiem" - Pie Jesu (3:44)
"Figlio Perduto" - Beethoven: "Symphony #7 in A, Opus 92, 'Figlio Perduta'" (4:39)
"Nessun Dorma" - Puccini: "Turandot - Nessun Dorma" (3:52)
"Bailero" - Canteloube: "Bailero" (3:13)
"Time To Say Goodbye (Solo Version)" - Sartori: "Con Te Partirò" (4:06)
"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
Chart (2001) Peak
Position
Canada Top Albums 9
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums 66
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 2
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