Believe (Katherine Jenkins album)
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Deluxe edition
The deluxe edition of the album, released on 29 March 2010 in the UK, includes two new tracks: "Love Never Dies" and "Endless LoveEndless Love (song)
"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by...
", with a total of 13 tracks.
The track "Se Si Perde Un Amore" from the standard edition is not included.
Platinum edition
The Platinum edition of the album, released on 6 December 2010 in the UK, includes four new tracks ("Tell Me I'm Not DreamingTell Me I'm Not Dreaming
Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming is a song by Welsh classical singer Katherine Jenkins, released as the first single from the platinum edition of her seventh studio album Believe, and sixth single from the album as a whole. The song had its world exclusive first play on Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 show on 19...
", "Gravity, "In The Bleak Midwinter
In the Bleak Midwinter
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", and a live version of "O Holy Night
O Holy Night
"O Holy Night" is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" by Placide Cappeau , a wine merchant and poet, who had been asked by a parish priest to write a Christmas poem...
" with Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
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), plus a DVD film documentary including all promo videos from the Believe campaign ("Bring Me To Life", "Angel", "Love Never Dies"), two full live tracks from her London O2 show, international TV appearances and video diaries from her Argentina promo tour.
Remixes
Almighty RecordsAlmighty Records
Almighty Records is a British recording label and remix production team founded in 1989, releasing their first single in the same year. Producing mainly Dance-Pop and Hi-NRG music, the label is best known for releasing remakes and remixes of mainstream pop songs...
remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed two tracks from the album as promos
Promotional recording
A promotional recording, or promo, is an audio or video recording distributed for free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available...
: "Bring Me to Life
Bring Me to Life
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" and "Who Wants to Live Forever
Who Wants to Live Forever
"Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the English rock band Queen. The song is the sixth track on the album A Kind of Magic, released in June 1986, and was written by guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film Highlander, directed by Russell Mulcahy...
". Katherine Jenkins performed the Almighty remix versions to these tracks at the London
London
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nightclub Heaven
Heaven (nightclub)
Heaven is a Superclub in London, England which appeals predominantly to the gay market. It is located underneath Charing Cross railway station in Central London, just off Trafalgar Square.-Early history:...
for their G-A-Y
G-A-Y
G-A-Y is a gay nightclub in London. It operated from the London Astoria music venue for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", NME reported that it "attracts 6,000 clubbers each week", and The Independent described it as "the one London...
night on 24 October 2009. Jenkins is the first classical singer to headline at G-A-Y night.
Bring Me to Life
- Released: 23 October 2009
- Label: Warner
- Almighty Remix (Club Mix) — 7:05
- Almighty Remix (Radio Edit) — 3:10
- Original — 3:46
Who Wants To Live Forever
- Released: 2009
- Label: Warner
- Almighty Radio Edit — 4:11
- Almighty Club Mix — 7:17
- Almighty Dub Remix — 7:18
- Almighty Instrumental — 7:18
- Original Mix — 4:07
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK Top 40 Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
6 |
| 2009 | Irish Top 75 Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
13 |
| 2009 | Australian Charts - Top 50 Albums | 44 |
| 2010 | Australian Charts - Top 50 Albums | 35 |
| 2010 | Belgian (Flanders) Top 100 Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
13 |
| 2010 | Belgian (Wallonia) Top 100 Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
9 |
| 2010 | Greek Top 50 Albums Chart IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
13 |
| 2010 | German Top 50 Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
10 |
| 2010 | Swiss Top 100 Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
35 |
| 2010 | Austrian Top 75 Albums Chart | 18 |
| 2010 | Dutch Top 100 Albums Chart | 39 |
| 2010 | French Top 200 Albums Chart | 55 |
| 2010 | U.S. Billboard Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... Classical Albums Chart |
5 |
| 2010 | U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
42 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Charts ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... - Top 50 Classical Albums |
10 |
| Chart (2010) | Rank |
| Australian ARIA Charts - Top 50 Classical Albums | 7 |
| German Albums Chart | 100 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 88 |
Certifications
| Country | Sales | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... |
Gold | |
| United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
301,497 | Gold |
Personnel
- Katherine JenkinsKatherine JenkinsKatherine Jenkins is a Welsh mezzo-soprano. She is a classical-popular crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns.-Early life and education:...
– lead vocals - David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
– keyboards, piano - Dean ParksDean ParksDean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
– guitar - Courtney Blooding – background vocals
- Gayle Levant – harp
- Andrea BocelliAndrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
– flute, vocals - Michael Thompson – guitar
- Vanessa Freebairn-SmithVanessa Freebairn-SmithVanessa Freebairn-Smith is a cellist, based in Los Angeles, California. She is a founding member of the Sonus Quartet, formed in 2003, which presents art music in alternative and unusual ways, fusing classical with pop, rock, and hip-hop....
– cello - Jochem van der Saag – keyboards, synthesizer
- Cody Carey – vocals
- Chris BottiChris BottiChristopher Stephen "Chris" Botti , is an American trumpeter and composer. In 2007, Botti was nominated for two Grammy Awards including Best Pop Instrumental Album. On December 4, 2009, he was nominated for three more Grammy Awards including Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Long Form Music Video...
– trumpet - André RieuAndré RieuAndré Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
– violin