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Sarah Brightman Born 14 August 1960 Is A British Recording Artist Actress Songwriter And Dancer Largely Credited For Being A Pioneer Of Classical Crossover. She Sings Songs In Many Languages Including English Spanish French Latin German Italian Russian Hindi And Mandarin. Brightman Has Received Over 180 Gold And Platinum Sales Awards In Over 40 Different Countries Around The World And Is The Only Artist To Hold #1 Spots On The Billboard Classical And Dance Charts Simultaneously Her Other Achievements Feature Her Ranking By The Recording Industry Association Of America As The Best-Selling Female Classical Artist Of The Twenty-First Century And A Guinness World Record For The Success Of “Time To Say Goodbye ” The Best-Selling Single In German Recording History. She Has Established Herself As The World's Biggest Selling Soprano Of All Time She Has Sold 78 Million Albums Worldwide Including 40 Million Copies Of The Soundtrack Of The Phantom Of The Opera 1986 Musical 26 Million Albums Over Two Million DVDs And 10 Million Copies Of The Single " Time To Say Goodbye "as A Soloist. She Made Her Debut As A Dancer In Troupes Such As Hot Gossip And Later Released A String Of Disco Singles. She Was A Musical Theatre Performer And Partner Of Theatre Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber With Whom She Originated Roles Including Christine Daaé In The Phantom Of The Opera. After Her Divorce Brightman Became A Crossover Artist With Former Enigma Producer Frank Peterson. Her Style A Blend Of Classical Vocals And Pop-Inspired Instrumentation And Arrangement Earned Her Further Success. She Is Often Cited As The Woman Who Paved The Way For Other International Success Stories Such As Il Divo Andrea Bocelli And Josh Groban. She Is Said To Be Worth As Much As £30m About US$49m .
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Sarah Brightman Born 14 August 1960 Is A British Recording Artist Actress Songwriter And Dancer Largely Credited For Being A Pioneer Of Classical Crossover. She Sings Songs In Many Languages Including English Spanish French Latin German Italian Russian Hindi And Mandarin. Brightman Has Received Over 180 Gold And Platinum Sales Awards In Over 40 Different Countries Around The World And Is The Only Artist To Hold #1 Spots On The Billboard Classical And Dance Charts Simultaneously Her Other Achievements Feature Her Ranking By The Recording Industry Association Of America As The Best-Selling Female Classical Artist Of The Twenty-First Century And A Guinness World Record For The Success Of “Time To Say Goodbye ” The Best-Selling Single In German Recording History. She Has Established Herself As The World's Biggest Selling Soprano Of All Time She Has Sold 78 Million Albums Worldwide Including 40 Million Copies Of The Soundtrack Of The Phantom Of The Opera 1986 Musical 26 Million Albums Over Two Million DVDs And 10 Million Copies Of The Single " Time To Say Goodbye "as A Soloist. She Made Her Debut As A Dancer In Troupes Such As Hot Gossip And Later Released A String Of Disco Singles. She Was A Musical Theatre Performer And Partner Of Theatre Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber With Whom She Originated Roles Including Christine Daaé In The Phantom Of The Opera. After Her Divorce Brightman Became A Crossover Artist With Former Enigma Producer Frank Peterson. Her Style A Blend Of Classical Vocals And Pop-Inspired Instrumentation And Arrangement Earned Her Further Success. She Is Often Cited As The Woman Who Paved The Way For Other International Success Stories Such As Il Divo Andrea Bocelli And Josh Groban. She Is Said To Be Worth As Much As £30m About US$49m .
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"Gothica" Carsten Heusmann Frank Peterson – 1 20 "Fleurs Du Mal" Sarah Brightman M. Himmelsbach K. Hirschburger Matthias Meissner Peterson Thomas Schwarz – 4 10 Sample Help·info "Symphony" G.Black Brightman Stefanie Kloß Andreas Nowak Johannes Stolle Thomas Stolle – 4 47 "Canto Della Terra" Featuring Andrea Bocelli Francesco Sartori Lucio Quarantotto – 3 59 "Sanvean" Andrew Claxton Lisa Gerrard – 3 50 "I Will Be With You" Featuring Paul Stanley Espen Lind Magnus Rostandmo Amund Bjorklund – 4 31 "Schwere Träume" Brightman Hirschburger Peterson Michael Soltau – 3 22 "Sarai Qui" Featuring Alessandro Safina Diane Warren Michelangelo LaBionda – 3 56 "Storia D'Amore" Brightman P. Cordel LaBionda – 4 03 "Let It Rain" Heusmann Hirschburger Peterson – 4 17 Sample Help·info "Attesa" C. Ferrau P. Mascagni – 4 26 "Pasión" Featuring Fernando Lima Avendaño Lührs Jorge – 5 14 "Running" Brightman Hirschburger Peterson – 6 09 Bonus Tracks
"Sarahbande" European Edition - Previously Released On The Japanese Edition Of Harem. "Forbidden Colours" Japanese Edition - Previously Released On The Harem Tour CD Which Was Not Sold In Stores This Song Was Meant For Inclusion On La Luna . "I Will Be With You Where The Lost Ones Go " - Duet With Andrzej Lampert Polish Edition - As The Album Version But With New Male Vocal It Was The First Time That Brightman Agreed To Record A Bonus Track With A Local Artist - This Version Of The Song Is Available As Background Music On EMI Poland's Site. "I Will Be With You Where The Lost Ones Go " - Duet With Sergei Penkin Russian Edition - As The Album Version But With New Male Vocal "Fleurs Du Mal Reprise " - A Hidden Track At The End Of Track 13 In North America And At The End Of Track 14 In Japan And Europe At The End Of Track 15 In Polish Edition . Singles
"I Will Be With You" Featuring Chris Thompson / Movie Version 2007 "Running" 2007 "Pasión" Featuring Fernando Lima 2007 "Symphony" Promotional 2008 "Canto Della Terra" Duet With Andrea Bocelli 2009 Cover Songs
The Album Features A Number Of Cover Songs Including "Where The Lost Ones Go" Under The Title "I Will Be With You" Originally By Norwegian Singer Sissel And The Song "Symphonie" In Its English Form "Symphony" From Which The Album Lends Its Name Originally By Silbermond. "Schwere Träume" Is An Adaptation Of The Fourth Movement Of Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony. "Sanvean" Is A Song Originally By Lisa Gerrard With Her Group Dead Can Dance. The Duet With Andrea Bocelli "Canto Della Terra" Is Again Like "Con Te Partirò" A Cover/duet Of One Of Bocelli's Songs From His Sogno Album. "Sarai Qui" Is An Italian Translation Of Faith Hill's "There You'll Be " While "Attesa" Is Adapted From The Symphonic Intermezzo From Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. The Single Version Of "Running" Also Features A Piece From "Jupiter" From Gustav Holst's The Planets. Live Concert Album
Main Article Symphony Live In Vienna
A PBS Special Concert Was Filmed On 16 January 2008 At The Cathedral Stephansdom In Vienna. This Was Subsequently Shown On PBS Stations Premiering On 4 February. A Version Of The Concert Is Available From PBS On DVD And The Worldwide Release Of The DVD And Live CD Was On March 10 2009. They Will Have Bonus Features Including A New Song "Vide Cor Meum". Chart Performance
Symphony First Was Released Only In México U.S.A. Canada And In Part Of Asia. In The United States It Became Brightman's Most Successful Chart Entry And Also Her Highest Ranked Album On Billboard's "Top 200 Albums" Where It Peaked At #13. It Was Also A #1 Album On Two Other Billboard's Charts A Second One On "Top Internet Albums" And A Sixth One On "Top Classical Crossover Albums". The Album Has Moved There 31 463 Copies In First Week According To Nielsen Soundscan. In Canada The Album Debuted And Peaked At #4 And In México It Entered At #9 Where It Peaked At #5 And Has Been Certified Gold After Selling Over 40 000 Copies. Charts
Chart 2008 Peak
position Japan Oricon Top Albums 4 Canada Top Albums 4 Mexico Top 100 Albums Chart 5 Belgium Flanders Ultratop 50 Albums 8 Israel Albums Top 30 8 Austria Alben Top 75 10 U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums 13 UK Albums Chart 13 Hungary MAHASZ Top 40 Album 13 Czech Republic IFPI Top 50 Prodejni 14 Greece IFPI Albums Top 50 17 Poland OLiS Top 50 18 Portugal Albums Top 30 20 Holland Album Top 100 20 Germany Media Control Albums Top 100 21 Switzerland Alben Top 100 24 Finland Albums Top 40 27 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Top 40 28 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 31 Spain Top Albums 43 Ireland IRMA Albums Top 100 50 U.S. Billboard Top Classical Overall Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums 16 Chart Certification Shipments Mexico AMPROFON Gold 40 000 Poland ZPAV Gold 5 000 Canada CRIA Gold 50 000 Album Art
The Album Art For Symphony Pictures Brightman In Gothic Clothing And Surroundings Which Was Based Upon Concept Art From Guild Wars By Daniel Dociu. Promotion
On NBC In The United States Sarah Brightman Performed Several Songs From The Album On The Progressive Fashion On Ice Show On 20 January 2008. Other American Television Appearances Included The Early Show CBS The View ABC Martha And Fox & Friends. In The United Kingdom Brightman's Promotion For The Album Included Appearing On The Cookery Shows Saturday Kitchen And Ready Steady Cook With Lesley Garrett. Other UK Television Appearances For The Album Included Channel 4's The Paul O'Grady Show ITV's Loose Women Five's The Wright Stuff And The BBC News. Brightman Also Appeared On Radio On Classic FM And Jonathan Ross' Show On BBC Radio 2. Around This Time Brightman Appeared At Canada's Juno Awards 2008 And She Later Appeared At The UK Classical BRIT Awards 2008 In May.
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Symphony Is An Album From The English Soprano Singer Sarah Brightman Released In January 2008 See 2008 In Music . This Operatic Album Is A Contrast To Her Previous Collaboration With Producer Frank Peterson 2003's Harem Using More Gothic Influences Instead Of Eastern. "Running" Was The IAAF's Green Project Charity Song Which Brightman Performed At Their 2007 Championships Opening Ceremonies In Ōsaka Japan. An Alternate Version Of "I Will Be With You" Featuring Chris Thompson Was The Theme Song For The Tenth Pokémon Film The Rise Of Darkrai. The Spanish Duet With Fernando Lima "Pasión" The Theme Song For The Period Mexican Telenovela Of The Same Name Was Also A Single. The London Symphony Orchestra And Amelia Brightman Also Perform On The Album. Track Listing"Gothica" Carsten Heusmann Frank Peterson – 1 20 "Fleurs Du Mal" Sarah Brightman M. Himmelsbach K. Hirschburger Matthias Meissner Peterson Thomas Schwarz – 4 10 Sample Help·info "Symphony" G.Black Brightman Stefanie Kloß Andreas Nowak Johannes Stolle Thomas Stolle – 4 47 "Canto Della Terra" Featuring Andrea Bocelli Francesco Sartori Lucio Quarantotto – 3 59 "Sanvean" Andrew Claxton Lisa Gerrard – 3 50 "I Will Be With You" Featuring Paul Stanley Espen Lind Magnus Rostandmo Amund Bjorklund – 4 31 "Schwere Träume" Brightman Hirschburger Peterson Michael Soltau – 3 22 "Sarai Qui" Featuring Alessandro Safina Diane Warren Michelangelo LaBionda – 3 56 "Storia D'Amore" Brightman P. Cordel LaBionda – 4 03 "Let It Rain" Heusmann Hirschburger Peterson – 4 17 Sample Help·info "Attesa" C. Ferrau P. Mascagni – 4 26 "Pasión" Featuring Fernando Lima Avendaño Lührs Jorge – 5 14 "Running" Brightman Hirschburger Peterson – 6 09 Bonus Tracks
"Sarahbande" European Edition - Previously Released On The Japanese Edition Of Harem. "Forbidden Colours" Japanese Edition - Previously Released On The Harem Tour CD Which Was Not Sold In Stores This Song Was Meant For Inclusion On La Luna . "I Will Be With You Where The Lost Ones Go " - Duet With Andrzej Lampert Polish Edition - As The Album Version But With New Male Vocal It Was The First Time That Brightman Agreed To Record A Bonus Track With A Local Artist - This Version Of The Song Is Available As Background Music On EMI Poland's Site. "I Will Be With You Where The Lost Ones Go " - Duet With Sergei Penkin Russian Edition - As The Album Version But With New Male Vocal "Fleurs Du Mal Reprise " - A Hidden Track At The End Of Track 13 In North America And At The End Of Track 14 In Japan And Europe At The End Of Track 15 In Polish Edition . Singles
"I Will Be With You" Featuring Chris Thompson / Movie Version 2007 "Running" 2007 "Pasión" Featuring Fernando Lima 2007 "Symphony" Promotional 2008 "Canto Della Terra" Duet With Andrea Bocelli 2009 Cover Songs
The Album Features A Number Of Cover Songs Including "Where The Lost Ones Go" Under The Title "I Will Be With You" Originally By Norwegian Singer Sissel And The Song "Symphonie" In Its English Form "Symphony" From Which The Album Lends Its Name Originally By Silbermond. "Schwere Träume" Is An Adaptation Of The Fourth Movement Of Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony. "Sanvean" Is A Song Originally By Lisa Gerrard With Her Group Dead Can Dance. The Duet With Andrea Bocelli "Canto Della Terra" Is Again Like "Con Te Partirò" A Cover/duet Of One Of Bocelli's Songs From His Sogno Album. "Sarai Qui" Is An Italian Translation Of Faith Hill's "There You'll Be " While "Attesa" Is Adapted From The Symphonic Intermezzo From Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. The Single Version Of "Running" Also Features A Piece From "Jupiter" From Gustav Holst's The Planets. Live Concert Album
Main Article Symphony Live In Vienna
A PBS Special Concert Was Filmed On 16 January 2008 At The Cathedral Stephansdom In Vienna. This Was Subsequently Shown On PBS Stations Premiering On 4 February. A Version Of The Concert Is Available From PBS On DVD And The Worldwide Release Of The DVD And Live CD Was On March 10 2009. They Will Have Bonus Features Including A New Song "Vide Cor Meum". Chart Performance
Symphony First Was Released Only In México U.S.A. Canada And In Part Of Asia. In The United States It Became Brightman's Most Successful Chart Entry And Also Her Highest Ranked Album On Billboard's "Top 200 Albums" Where It Peaked At #13. It Was Also A #1 Album On Two Other Billboard's Charts A Second One On "Top Internet Albums" And A Sixth One On "Top Classical Crossover Albums". The Album Has Moved There 31 463 Copies In First Week According To Nielsen Soundscan. In Canada The Album Debuted And Peaked At #4 And In México It Entered At #9 Where It Peaked At #5 And Has Been Certified Gold After Selling Over 40 000 Copies. Charts
Chart 2008 Peak
position Japan Oricon Top Albums 4 Canada Top Albums 4 Mexico Top 100 Albums Chart 5 Belgium Flanders Ultratop 50 Albums 8 Israel Albums Top 30 8 Austria Alben Top 75 10 U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums 13 UK Albums Chart 13 Hungary MAHASZ Top 40 Album 13 Czech Republic IFPI Top 50 Prodejni 14 Greece IFPI Albums Top 50 17 Poland OLiS Top 50 18 Portugal Albums Top 30 20 Holland Album Top 100 20 Germany Media Control Albums Top 100 21 Switzerland Alben Top 100 24 Finland Albums Top 40 27 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Top 40 28 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 31 Spain Top Albums 43 Ireland IRMA Albums Top 100 50 U.S. Billboard Top Classical Overall Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums 16 Chart Certification Shipments Mexico AMPROFON Gold 40 000 Poland ZPAV Gold 5 000 Canada CRIA Gold 50 000 Album Art
The Album Art For Symphony Pictures Brightman In Gothic Clothing And Surroundings Which Was Based Upon Concept Art From Guild Wars By Daniel Dociu. Promotion
On NBC In The United States Sarah Brightman Performed Several Songs From The Album On The Progressive Fashion On Ice Show On 20 January 2008. Other American Television Appearances Included The Early Show CBS The View ABC Martha And Fox & Friends. In The United Kingdom Brightman's Promotion For The Album Included Appearing On The Cookery Shows Saturday Kitchen And Ready Steady Cook With Lesley Garrett. Other UK Television Appearances For The Album Included Channel 4's The Paul O'Grady Show ITV's Loose Women Five's The Wright Stuff And The BBC News. Brightman Also Appeared On Radio On Classic FM And Jonathan Ross' Show On BBC Radio 2. Around This Time Brightman Appeared At Canada's Juno Awards 2008 And She Later Appeared At The UK Classical BRIT Awards 2008 In May.