Time to Say Goodbye (album)

Time To Say Goodbye / Timeless
Studio album by Sarah Brightman
Released 2 June 1997 (UK)
September 23, 1997 (US)
Recorded 1997
Genre Classical Crossover
Length 52:06
Label East West Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Fly
(1995)		 Time To Say Goodbye
(1997)		 The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Time to Say Goodbye, known as Timeless in Europe, is Sarah Brightman's most popular album, released in 1997. (In the European edition, the song "Time to Say Goodbye" goes before the encore tracks). The SACD 5.1 version released by EMI is entitled Time to Say Goodbye and follows the American track listing. Time to Say Goodbye went gold or platinum in 21 countries and topped the Billboard Classical Crossover chart in the U.S. for 35 weeks. The album has sold 1.4 million copies in the U.S.[2]

Contents

Time to Say Goodbye

  1. "Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" – 4:06 (duet with Andrea Bocelli) (Re-released – 2001)
  2. "No One Like You" – 4:45
  3. "Just Show Me How to Love You" – 4:00 (Riccardo Fogli) (featuring Argentine singer José Cura)
  4. "Tú Quieres Volver" – 3:49 (Gipsy Kings)
  5. "In Pace" – 3:07
  6. "There For Me" – 3:45 (featuring Argentine singer José Cura)
  7. "Bilitis-Gènèrique" (Instrumental) – 3:25
  8. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Queen) – 3:55
  9. "La Wally" (Alfredo Catalani) – 4:04
  10. "Naturaleza Muerta" – 5:26 (Mecano)
  11. "En Aranjuez con tu Amor" – 3:51
  12. "In trutina" – 2:31 (from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana)
  13. "O mio babbino caro" – 2:41 [Encore Track] (aria from Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi)
  14. "Alleluja" – 3:11 [Encore Track] (from Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate)
  15. "Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" – 4:06 (duet with Andrea Bocelli) (Re-released – 2001)

Timeless

  1. "No One Like You" – 4:45
  2. "Just Show Me How to Love You" – 4:00 (featuring Argentine singer José Cura) (Cover of Tu Cosa Fai Stasera by Riccardo Fogli)
  3. "Tu Quieres Volver" – 3:49 (Cover of "Tu Quieres Volver" by Gipsy Kings)
  4. "In Pace" – 3:07
  5. "There For Me" – 3:45 (featuring Argentine singer José Cura)
  6. "Bilitis-Gènèrique" (Instrumental) – 3:25
  7. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Cover of Queen) – 3:55
  8. "La Wally" (Cover of the four-act opera by Alfredo Catalani) – 4:04
  9. "Naturaleza Muerta" – 5:26 (Cover of "Naturaleza Muerta" by Mecano)
  10. "En Aranjuez con tu Amor" – 3:51
  11. "In trutina" – 2:31 (from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana)
  12. "Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò)" – 4:06 (featuring Italian singer Andrea Bocelli)
  13. "O mio babbino caro" – 2:41 [Encore Track]
  14. "Alleluja" – 3:11 [Encore Track] (from Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate)

Singles

Charts and certifications

This album peaked at #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]

Charts

Chart (1997) 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] 43
Finland Albums Top 40[4] 12
France Albums Chart[4] 72
Germany Media Control Albums Top 100[6] 17
Dutch Album Top 100[4] 38
Norway Albums Top 40[4] 3
Swedish Album Chart[4] 2
UK Albums Chart[7] 2
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums[8] 5
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[8] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums[8] 71

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Brazil (ABPD)[9] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Finland (IFPI Finland)[11] Gold 30,393[11]
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[13] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[14] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[15] Platinum 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[16] 2× Platinum 160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,400,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[19] Platinum 1,000,000*

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

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b "Genre-Bending Brightman seeks crossover success with Symphony". Billboard. http://www.sarah-brightman.com/BillboardJan2008/. Retrieved 22 July 2009. 
  3. ^ "Concert of world star Sarah Brightman". Astana News Source. http://www.astana.kz/en/node/37104. Retrieved 30 November 2011. 
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  5. ^ "www.collectionscanada.gc.ca - Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3545&type=2&interval=50&PHPSESSID=s4dhf0fcss8raae0vuso58r3b6. Retrieved 17 Nov 2011. 
  6. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Sarah+Brightman+%26+The+London+Symphony+Orchestra&title=Timeless&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  7. ^ "Chart Stats - Sarah Brightman - Timeless". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=46325. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c "Time to Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/time-to-say-goodbye-r332098/charts-awards. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Sarah+Brightman&tmidia=1. 
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Time+to+Say+Goodbye&sa=Sarah+Brightman&smt=0. 
  11. ^ a b "Finnish album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Sarah+Brightman. 
  12. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Brightman; 'Timeless')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Timeless&strInterpret=Sarah+Brightman&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  13. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235515. 
  14. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1184&chartKind=A. 
  15. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist. 
  16. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-19991.pdf. 
  17. ^ "British album certifications – Sarah Brightman". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Sarah Brightman in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  18. ^ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Time+to+Say+Goodbye%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  19. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2000.html. 
Sarah Brightman
Studio albums
The Trees They Grow So High • The Songs That Got Away • As I Came of Age • Dive • Fly • Time To Say Goodbye • Eden • La Luna • Harem • Symphony • A Winter Symphony
Compilations
Live albums
and videos
Singles
"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)
Musical theatre
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