Timeless (Sarah Brightman album)

Timeless, known as Time to Say Goodbye in the United States and Canada, is the fifth album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman & the London Symphony Orchestra. The album went gold or platinum in 21 countries, selling over 1.4 million copies in the United States alone,[2] and topped the Billboard Classical Crossover chart in the United States for 35 weeks. EMI's SACD 5.1 release of the album is also titled Time to Say Goodbye and follows the American track listing.

Timeless
Studio album by
Sarah Brightman
Released2 June 1997 (UK)
23 September 1997 (US)
RecordedNovember 1996 - March 1997
GenreClassical Crossover
Length52:36
LabelEast West Records
ProducerFrank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Fly
(1995)		 Timeless
(1997)		 The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Commercial performance

This album peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Top 200 albums, and peaked at number-one on the Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums. On the Billboard Classical charts, it stayed at the peak for thirty-five consecutive weeks.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No One Like You"Jerry Goldsmith; David Zippel4:45
2."Just Show Me How to Love You" (feat. José Cura)Frank Peterson; Dario Baldan Bembo; Paolo Amerigo Cassella; Rita Flügge-Timm4:00
3."Tú Quieres Volver"Nicolas Reyes; Paul Reyes; Francois Reyes; Patchai Reyes; Andre Reyes; Diego Baliardo; Paco Baliardo; Tonino Baliardo; Chico Bouchikhi3:49
4."In Pace"Patrick Doyle3:07
5."There for Me" (feat. José Cura)Charly Ricanek; Angelo La Bionda; Carmelo La Bionda; Chiara Ferraú; Richard Palmer-James3:45
6."Bilitis-Générique"Francis Lai3:25
7."Who Wants to Live Forever"Brian May3:55
8."La Wally"Alfredo Catalani4:04
9."Naturaleza Muerta"José María Cano5:26
10."En Aranjuez con tu Amor"Joaquín Rodrigo; Alfredo García Segura3:51
11."In trutina"Carl Orff2:31
12."Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (feat. Andrea Bocelli)Francesco Sartori; Lucio Quarantotto; Frank Peterson4:06
13."O mio babbino caro" (Live)Giacomo Puccini2:41
14."Alleluja" (Live)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:11
Total length:52:36

Note

  • The Time to Say Goodbye release has the same tracks, but opens with the title song. Songs fall in the same order with that exception.

Singles

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Austria Album Top 75[4] 31
Belgium Wallonia Ultratop 50 Albums[4] 31
Belgium Flanders Ultratop 50 Albums[4] 36
Canada Top Albums[5] 3
Danish Albums Chart[6] 1
Finland Albums Top 40[4] 12
France Albums Chart[4] 72
Germany Media Control Albums Top 100[7] 17
Dutch Album Top 100[4] 38
Norway Albums Top 40[4] 3
Swedish Album Chart[4] 2
UK Albums Chart[8] 2
US Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums[9] 5
US Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[9] 1
US Billboard Top 200 Albums[9] 71

Year-end charts
Chart (1997) Position
German Albums Chart[10] 54

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[13] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[14] Platinum 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[15] Gold 30,393[15]
Germany (BVMI)[16] Gold 250,000^
South Korea (GAON)[17] Platinum 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[18] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Sweden (GLF)[20] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Taiwan (RIT)[21] 5× Platinum 250,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 1,400,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[24] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Genre-Bending Brightman seeks crossover success with Symphony". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. "Concert of world star Sarah Brightman". Astana News Source. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. "swedishcharts.com – Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra – Timeless". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. "Sarah Brightman – Time To Say Goodbye". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 39". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 28 September 1997.
  7. "charts.de". Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  8. "The Official Charts Company – Sarah Brightman – Timeless". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  9. "Time to Say Goodbye – Sarah Brightman | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  10. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  11. "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  12. "Brazilian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  13. "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Music Canada.
  14. "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 2". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 11 January 1998.
  15. "Sarah Brightman" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Brightman; 'Timeless')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  17. Billboard Magazine on Google Books - Certifications for Time to Say Goodbye. 7 February 1998. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  18. "Dutch album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Timeless in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  19. "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recorded Music NZ.
  20. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  21. "Gold Typhoon 金牌大風". gold-typhoon.com.tw. 7 February 1998. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  22. "British album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Timeless in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  23. "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  24. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.