Timeless (Sarah Brightman album)

Timeless / Time to Say Goodbye

USA release cover
Studio album by Sarah Brightman
Released 2 June 1997 (UK)
23 September 1997 (US)
Recorded 1997
Genre Classical Crossover
Length 52:28
Label East West Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology

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(1995)		 Timeless
(1997)		 The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Timeless, known as Time to Say Goodbye in the USA 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 US alone,[2] and topped the Billboard Classical Crossover chart in the US for 35 weeks. EMI's SACD 5.1 release of the album is also entitled Time to Say Goodbye and follows the American track listing.

Track list

(The Time to Say Goodbye release has the same tracks, but opens with the title song)

No. Title Length
1. "No One Like You"   4:45
2. "Just Show Me How to Love You" (feat. José Cura) 4:00
3. "Tú Quieres Volver"   3:49
4. "In Pace"   3:07
5. "There for Me" (feat. José Cura) 3:45
6. "Bilitis-Gènèrique"   3:25
7. "Who Wants to Live Forever"   3:55
8. "La Wally"   4:04
9. "Naturaleza Muerta"   5:26
10. "En Aranjuez con tu Amor"   3:51
11. "In trutina"   2:31
12. "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (feat. Andrea Bocelli) 4:06
13. "O mio babbino caro" (Live) 2:41
14. "Alleluja" (Live) 3:11
Total length:
 52:28

Singles

Charts and certifications

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]

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] 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
US Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums[8] 5
US Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[8] 1
US Billboard Top 200 Albums[8] 71

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[9] Platinum 50,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[10] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[11] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[12] Platinum 50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[13] Gold 30,393[13]
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[15] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[16] Platinum 15,000x
South Korea (GAON)[17] Platinum 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[18] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[20] Platinum 50,000*
Portugal (AFP)[21] Gold 20,000x
Sweden (GLF)[22] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] 2× Platinum 100,000x
Taiwan (RIT)[24] 5× Platinum 250,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,400,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[27] Platinum 1,000,000*

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genre-Bending Brightman seeks crossover success with Symphony". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Concert of world star Sarah Brightman". Astana News Source. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "swedishcharts.com – Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra – Timeless". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "www.collectionscanada.gc.ca – Sarah Brightman – Time To Say Goodbye". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Chart Stats – Sarah Brightman – Timeless". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Time to Say Goodbye – Sarah Brightman | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Sarah Brightman in the field Interpret. Enter Time to Say Goodbye in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  10. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Music Canada.
  12. ↑ "Extract from Billboard Magazine - Certifications for Time to Say Goodbye". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
  14. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Brightman; 'Timeless')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  15. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 2005". IFPI Hong Kong.
  16. ↑ "Irish album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  17. ↑ Billboard Magazine on Google Books - Certifications for Time to Say Goodbye. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  19. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  20. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  21. ↑ "Portuguese album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.
  22. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  23. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sarah Brightman; 'Timeless')". Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Gold Typhoon 金牌大風". gold-typhoon.com.tw. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  25. ↑ "British album certifications – Sarah Brightman". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Sarah Brightman in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  26. ↑ "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
  27. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.