A Winter Symphony

A Winter Symphony
Studio album by Sarah Brightman
Released USA, Canada November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
Genre Vocal, Christmas
Length 47:24
Label Manhattan Records
Producer Frank Peterson
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Sarah Brightman chronology
Symphony
(2008)		 A Winter Symphony
(2008)		 Symphony: Live in Vienna
(2009)
Singles from A Winter Symphony
  1. "Silent Night"
    Released: October 11, 2008 (2008-10-11)
  2. "I Believe in Father Christmas"
    Released: November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
  3. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
    Released: December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05)

A Winter Symphony is a Christmas album from the English soprano singer Sarah Brightman, released in November 2008.[1]

Contents

Album information

The album borrows its name from Brightman's earlier 2008 album, Symphony. It is accompanied by a DVD, a special edition of the album only sold at the Barnes & Noble stores across the United States.

In the week of December 15–22, Brightman's "Silent Night" was the iTunes Free Single of the Week. The "I Believe in Father Christmas" single was accompanied by a video.[2] Brightman also performed at the "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade" performing "Silent Night" on December 23, 2008, broadcasted by ABC until December 25, 2008.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Arrival" – 3:15
  2. "Colder than Winter" – 4:02
  3. "Ave Maria" (Duet with Fernando Lima) – 4:08
  4. "Silent Night" – 3:08
  5. "In the Bleak Midwinter" – 3:43
  6. "I've Been This Way Before" – 3:50
  7. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" – 3:58
  8. "Child in a Manger" – 3:08
  9. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" – 4:42
  10. "Amazing Grace" – 3:04
  11. "Ave Maria" (Bach/Gounod) – 2:52
  12. "I Believe in Father Christmas" – 3:44[4]

Bonus tracks

  1. "When a Child is Born" ("Deluxe" CD+DVD Edition only)
  2. "Carpe Diem" (Duet with Mario Frangoulis) ("Deluxe" CD+DVD Edition only)
  3. "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" ("Deluxe" CD+DVD Edition only)
  4. "First of May" (Japan only)
  5. "He Moved through the Fair" (Japan & Borders, Books, and Music only)

Singles

Chart performance

Selling about 14,000 copies on the first week in the United States, the album debuted at number thirty-eight on the Billboard Top 200. It also made another debuts such as the Top Classical Crossover Albums at number-three;[5] It scored a number six in the Top Holiday Albums, being the first entry for Brightman on this chart[6] and debuted at number-four on the Top Internet Albums.

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[5] 3
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[7] 4
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums[6] 6
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 9
Japanese Oricon Top Weekly Albums[9] 10
Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart[10] 13
Greek Albums Chart[11] 20
Finland Albums Charts[12] 35
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums[5] 38
Sweden Album Charts[13] 32
World Albums Charts[14] 40
UK Albums Chart 177

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 40,000^
China (SARFT)[16] Gold 10,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Gold 100,000^
United States 133,000[18]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ^ Gans, Andrew (2008-08-27). "Sarah Brightman to Release Holiday Recording". Playbill.com. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120779.html. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
  2. ^ amazon.com
  3. ^ http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/12/miley-cyrus-jon.html
  4. ^ "Tracklist for A Winter Symphony". Sarah-Brightman.com. 2008-09-17. http://sarah-brightman.com/htm_news/2.php?ID=3142. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  5. ^ a b c Jones, Alan. "US albums sales in meltdown". Music Week. http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1036167&c=1. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
  6. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Holiday+Albums
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Internet+Albums
  8. ^ A Winter Symphony at Allmusic
  9. ^ "アルバム 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon.co.jp. 2008-04-30. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
  10. ^ A Winter Symphony in Mexico
  11. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Ifpi.gr. http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
  12. ^ Finland Albums Chart
  13. ^ Sweden Albums Chart
  14. ^ World Albums Chart
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – A Winter Symphony". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=A+Winter+Symphony&sa=Sarah+Brightman&smt=0. 
  16. ^ "莎拉·布莱曼"交响美声"广州演唱会". http://ent.163.com/09/0304/15/53IQJBU900032PPQ.html. 
  17. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Sarah Brightman – A Winter Symphony" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200812.html. 
  18. ^ Enya Wins Christmas Records Derby. Variety. 12 November 2011. http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/christmas/. 
Sarah Brightman
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"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" • "The Adventures of the Love Crusader" • "Love in a UFO" • "My Boyfriend's Back" • "Not Having That!" • "Him" • "Rhythm of the Rain" • "Unexpected Song" • "All I Ask of You" • "Doretta's Dream" • "Anything But Lonely" • "Something to Believe In" • "Amigos Para Siempre" • "Captain Nemo" • "The Second Element" • "A Question of Honour" • "How Can Heaven Love Me" • "Heaven Is Here" • "Time to Say Goodbye" • "Just Show Me How to Love You" • "Who Wants to Live Forever" • "Tu Quieres Volver" • "There for Me" • "Eden" • "Deliver Me" • "So Many Things" • "The Last Words You Said" • "Scarborough Fair" • "A Whiter Shade of Pale" • "Harem" • "It's a Beautiful Day" • "What You Never Know" • "Free" • "I Will Be With You (Where the Lost Ones Go)" • "Running" • "Pasión" • "I Believe in Father Christmas"
Tours
"A Timeless Evening With Sarah Brightman" (UK and Germany) 1997 • "One Night In Eden Tour" 1999 • "La Luna World Tour" 2000–2001  • "Harem World Tour" 2004–2005 (2004/2005) • "The Symphony World Tour" 2008–2009 (North America, Asia) • "Sarah Brightman In Concert" 2009 (Mexico and South America)
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