Shine (Mary-Jess album)

Shine
Studio album by Mary-Jess Leaverland
Released 8 August 2011
Recorded 2010–11
Genre Pop, Classical crossover, filmic Oriental pop
Length 48:18
Label Decca
Producer Ross Cullum
Mary-Jess Leaverland chronology

N/A Shine
(2011)
TBA
Singles from Shine
  1. "Are You The Way Home?"
    Released: 17 April 2011
  2. "Glorious"
    Released: 26 June 2011
  3. "Heaven Is Empty"
    Released: 29 July 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Daily Express [1]
Subba-Culture [2]
Sunday Mercury (Positive)[3]

Shine is the debut album by British classical crossover singer-songwriter Mary-Jess Leaverland. The album follows her victory on Chinese television talent contest Min Xing Chang Fan Tian in December 2009. Leaverland described the album's sound as a "True hybrid between Classical and Pop with a filmic element and an Oriental thread".

Release history

The album's debut single, "Are You the Way Home?" was released on 17 April 2011, and was co-written by Leaverland herself and British singer-songwriter Helen Boulding. One week prior to the release of second single "Glorious", Leaverland released a four-track EP of the same name which featured both singles; the Min Xing Chang Fan Tian winner's song, "Yue Guang Ai Ren (A Love Before Time)"; and an album track, "Stand as One".[4] The third single "Heaven Is Empty" was released onto iTunes on 29 July 2011.[5] The album peaked 57 in the UK.[6]

Track listing

Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer (s) Length
1. "Are You the Way Home?"  Mary-Jess Leaverland, Helen Boulding, Peter GlenisterRoss Cullum 3:57
2. "Glorious"  Leaverland, Chris EatonCullum 4:14
3. "Lighthouse of Mine"  Frederik Kempe, Peter Kvinte, Virginia McGrailCullum 4:18
4. "Rising from the Fire"  Matt Schwartz, Emma RohanCullum 5:02
5. "Beautiful Force"  Leaverland, Paddy Dalton, Duck BlackwellCullum 3:33
6. "Everything Can Wait"  Boulding, Martin Glover, Zoe PollockCullum 3:41
7. "Stand as One"  Leaverland, Rohan, Paul CarterCullum 3:45
8. "Yue Guang Ai Ren (A Love Before Time)"  Tan DunCullum 3:16
9. "My Own Sunrise"  Leaverland, EatonCullum 4:52
10. "An Angel Walking"  Leaverland, Boulding, Cullum, Geoff LawsonCullum 3:48
11. "Burning Love"  Leaverland, Boulding, Guy FarleyCullum 3:46
12. "Heaven Is Empty"  Paul CarterCullum 4:02

References

  1. "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Music :: Album review – Mary-Jess: Shine (Decca)". Express.co.uk. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. "Mary-Jess – Shine". Subba-cultcha.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. "MARY-JESS : Shine (Decca)". Sunday Mercury. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. "iTunes - Music - Glorious - EP by Mary-Jess". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  5. "iTunes - Music - Heaven Is Empty - Single by Mary-Jess". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  6. "Mary-Jess". Chart Stats. 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2012-03-09.