Harem (album)

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Harem
Harem cover
Studio album by Sarah Brightman
Released Flag of CanadaMay 13, 2003
Flag of the United StatesFlag of JapanMay 20, 2003
Flag of EuropeJune 6, 2003
Flag of the United KingdomSeptember 29, 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Operatic pop
Length 66:06
Label Angel Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Professional reviews
Sarah Brightman chronology
Encore
(2002)
Harem
(2003)
Love Changes Everything
(2005)

Harem is a 2003 album by English singer Sarah Brightman. It mixes her operatic voice with Middle-Eastern and Indian rhythms and vocals. Thanks to an idea of Frank Peterson, the producer of this album, in the song "Mysterious Days", they included the vocals of the late singer Ofra Haza, who worked with Frank in 1997.

Note: This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Harem" – 5:45 (Cover of Canção do Mar By Dulce Pontes)
  2. "What a Wonderful World" – 3:40 (originally sung by Louis Armstrong)
  3. "It's a Beautiful Day" – 3:56 (adapted from the "Un Bel Di Vedremo" aria from Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly)
  4. "What You Never Know" – 3:24
  5. "The Journey Home" – 4:56 (Cover of song from Bombay Dreams)
  6. "Free" – 3:45
  7. "Mysterious Days" – 5:17 (featuring Israeli singer Ofra Haza)
  8. "The War is Over" (featuring Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher and English violinist Nigel Kennedy) – 5:15
  9. "Misere Mei" – 0:54 (from Gregorio Allegri's Miserere )
  10. "Beautiful" – 4:35 (Cover of Beautiful by Mandalay)
  11. "Arabian Nights: Scimitar Moon/Voyage/Promise/Hamesha/Alone" – 8:50
  12. "Stranger in Paradise" – 4:27 (adapted from Alexander Borodin's Polovetsian Dances)
  13. "Until the End of Time" – 4:32

[edit] Bonus/Unreleased tracks

  1. "You Take My Breath Away" (American version) - 6:50
  2. "Gueri de Toi" (International version) - 3:50 (French version of "Free")
  3. "Tout Ce Que Je Sais" (Canadian version) - 3:28 (French version of "What You Never Know")
  4. "Sarahbande" (Japanese version) - 3:60
  5. "Namida: When Firebirds Cry" (Harem Ultimate Edition) - 4:10
  6. "Where Eagles Fly" (Unreleased song with Eric Adams from Manowar) - 3:53

[edit] Singles

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
Position
Canada Top Albums 7
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums[1] 29
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[1] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[1] 29