100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence
100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence is a religious compilation album released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir marking the centennial of the choir's earliest recordings. The choir's first recording was on September 1, 1910.[1]
| 100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence | |
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| Compilation album by Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
| Released | June 15, 2010 |
| Length | 154:40 |
The album reached No. 154 on the Billboard 200 on July 3, 2010. It also reached No. 6 on the Christian chart and remained on the chart for 17 weeks, No. 21 on the Independent Albums chart, and No. 1 on the Classical Albums chart, remaining on the chart for 48 weeks.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alleluja Fanfare/Praise to the Lord the Almighty" | German Hymn Tune, Joachim Neaner, trans. by Catherine Winkworth | 3:09 | |
| 2. | "How Great Thou Art" | Swedish folk melody, Stuart K. Hine | Nathan Hofhiens | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Morning Has Broken" | Traditional Gaelic melody, Eleanor Farjeon | Mack Wilberg | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Brother James's Air" | James Leith Macbeth Bain, Psalm 23 | Mack Wilberg | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" | Martin John; Engl. trans. by Robert Bridges | Orchestration: Lucien Cailliet | 3:36 |
| 6. | "The Lord's Prayer" | Albert Hay Malotte | Carl Deis | 3:30 |
| 7. | "The Impossible Dream" | Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion | Arthur Harris | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Homeward Bound" | Marta Keen Thompson | Mack Wilberg | 5:54 |
| 9. | "Old Time Religion" | Traditional | Benjamin Harlan | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | Arthur Harris | 3:30 |
| 11. | "God Bless America" | Irving Berlin | Roy Ringwald | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Call of the Champions" | John Williams, Olympic Motto | 4:55 | |
| 13. | "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" | American folk hymn, Robert Robinson | Mack Wilberg | 6:13 |
| 14. | ""Hallelujah" from Messiah" | George Frideric Handel | 3:55 | |
| 15. | "Glorious Everlasting" | M. Thomas Cousins, Psalm 57 | Arthur Harris | 3:15 |
| 16. | "Betelehemu" | Via Olatunji, Wendell Whalum, Traditional | Barrington Brooks | 5:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Firm a Foundation" | Attributed to J Ellis, Robert Keen | Mack Wilberg | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Consider the Lilies" | Roger Hoffman | A. Laurence Lyon | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Simple Gifts" | Shaker song, additions by David Warner | Mack Wilberg | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Be Still, My Soul" | Jean Sibelius, Katarina von Schlegel, trans. by Jane Borthwick | Mack Wilberg | 4:58 |
| 5. | ""Hallelujah Chorus" from Christ on the Mount of Olives" | Ludwig van Beethoven | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "Come, Come, Ye Saints" | English folk song, William Clayton | Mack Wilberg | 4:20 |
| 7. | "You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | Arthur Harris | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Shenandoah" | American folk song | Mack Wilberg | 4:58 |
| 9. | "The Battle of Jericho" | African-American spiritual | Moses Hogan | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)" | Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg | Arthur Harris | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Down to the River to Pray" | American folk hymn and African-American spiritual | Mack Wilberg | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Amazing Grace" | American folk hymn, John Newton | Mack Wilberg | 6:25 |
| 13. | "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" | William G Tomer, Jeremiah E Rankin | Mack Wilberg | 2:45 |
| 14. | "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | William Steffe, Julia Ward Howe | Peter J Wilhousky | 5:28 |
| 15. | "All People That on Earth Do Dwell" | Louis Bourgeois, metrical paraphrase by Rev. William Kethe | 3:36 | |
| 16. | "Danny Boy" | Frederick E Weatherly | Mack Wilberg | 5:18 |
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | 154 |
| Billboard Classical | 1 |
| Billboard Independent | 21 |
| Billboard Christian | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Classical Albums[3] | 15 |
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Classical Albums[4] | 41 |
References
- "Buy Mormon Tabernacle Choir CDs and DVDs - Official Shop". Mormontabernaclechoir.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- "Mormon Tabernacle Choir : Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- "Classical Albums: 2010 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- "Classical Albums: 2011 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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