Fly (Sarah Brightman album)
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Fly is an album by English
soprano
Sarah Brightman
. It is her second album with producer Frank Peterson
and has a stronger pop
and rock
influence than her previous Broadway and operatic albums; it included collaborations with Andrea Bocelli
, Tom Jones
and Chris Thompson
. The album produced several hits in Europe including A Question of Honour
and Time to Say Goodbye and has never been officially released in the US, hence can only be purchased as an import.
In 2006 Fly was once again re-released in Japan with the original 1995 track listing along with 4 bonus tracks and new artwork.
Note: The song "On The Nile" is to the tune of "My Own Home
" from Disney's The Jungle Book
. The lyrics she wrote are different from the original version.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
. It is her second album with producer Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997....
and has a stronger pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
influence than her previous Broadway and operatic albums; it included collaborations with Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea 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....
, Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Tom Jones is the name of:* Tom Jones , Welsh singer* Tom Jones , Australian politician representing Collie-Wellington district...
and Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson, also known as Chris Hamlet Thompson is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band and for his solo accomplishments.- Biography :...
. The album produced several hits in Europe including A Question of Honour
A Question of Honour
A Question of Honour is a 1965 Italian - comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Zampa. It was co-producted with France. The film was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Efisio Mulas...
and Time to Say Goodbye and has never been officially released in the US, hence can only be purchased as an import.
In 2006 Fly was once again re-released in Japan with the original 1995 track listing along with 4 bonus tracks and new artwork.
Original release
- "The Fly" (Frank PetersonFrank PetersonFrank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997....
, Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
) - "Why" (Peterson, Brightman)
- "Murder in Mairyland Park" (Stina NordenstamStina NordenstamStina Nordenstam is a singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Nordenstam's voice led to early comparisons with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Björk. Her early albums, Memories of a Colour and And She Closed Her Eyes were jazz-influenced with elements of alternative rock...
) - "How Can Heaven Love Me" (with Chris Thompson) (Peterson, Christensen/Dorell)
- "A Question of HonourA Question of Honour (song)"A Question of Honour" is a 1995 single by soprano Sarah Brightman, from her album Fly. It peaked at #15 on the German Singles Chart in the last week of 1995, even though it was released over five months earlier....
" (Peterson) - "Ghost In the Machinery" (Peterson/Ravenhill)
- "You Take My Breath Away" (Peterson/Brightman)
- "Something In the Air" (Peterson, Christensen/Peterson, Filz) (with Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
) - "Heaven Is Here" (Peterson, Thomas Schwarz, Matthias Meissner/Brightman, Schwarz)
- "I Loved You" (Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner/Brightman, Schwarz)
- "Fly" (Peterson, Brightman)
1996 re-release
- "Time To Say Goodbye" (Con te partiròCon te Partiró- History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In...
) - "The Fly"
- "Why"
- "Murder in Mairyland Park"
- "How Can Heaven Love Me" (with Chris Thompson) (Video Mix)
- "A Question of Honour"
- "Ghost In the Machinery"
- "You Take My Breath Away"
- "Something In the Air" (with Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
) - "Heaven Is Here"
- "I Loved You"
- "Fly"
Disc 1
- "The Fly"
- "Why"
- "Murder in Mairyland Park"
- "How Can Heaven Love Me"
- "Question of Honour"
- "Ghost in the Machinery"
- "You Take My Breath Away"
- "Something in the Air"
- "Heaven Is Here"
- "I Loved You"
- "Fly"
Disc 2 - Rare tracks
- "Once In A Lifetime (1996 remix)"
- "First Of May"
- "How Can Heaven Love Me"
- "Desert Rose"
- "Do You Wanna Be Loved?"
- "Hurry Home"
- "The Same Thing To You"
- "Rain"
- "He Moved Through The Fair"
- "Starship Troopers (1998 remix)"
- "On The Nile"
- "How Can Heaven Love Me (video version)"
- "Once In A Lifetime (1996 ballad version)"
2006 re-release
- "The Fly"
- "Why"
- "Murder in Mairyland Park"
- "How Can Heaven Love Me" (with Chris Thompson)
- "A Question of Honour"
- "Ghost In the Machinery"
- "You Take My Breath Away"
- "Something In the Air" (with Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
) - "Heaven Is Here"
- "I Loved You"
- "Fly"
- "Do You Wanna Be Loved" (Thomas Schwarz, Frank PetersonFrank PetersonFrank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997....
, Matthias Meissner/Thomas Schwarz, Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
) - "How Can Heaven Love Me" (Video Version)
- "A Question of Honour" (Alternative Radio Version)
- "On The Nile" (F Peterson-M Wivonseder/F Peterson-S Brightman)
Note: The song "On The Nile" is to the tune of "My Own Home
My Own Home
"My Own Home" is a song from the widely popular Walt Disney film, The Jungle Book, from 1967. The song was sung by Darleen Carr playing the part of "Shanti, the human girl". The song was written by Disney staff songwriters, Robert and Richard Sherman...
" from Disney's The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1967 film)
The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Released on October 18, 1967, it is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was inspired by the stories about the feral child Mowgli from the book of the same name by...
. The lyrics she wrote are different from the original version.
Singles
- "A Question of HonourA Question of Honour (song)"A Question of Honour" is a 1995 single by soprano Sarah Brightman, from her album Fly. It peaked at #15 on the German Singles Chart in the last week of 1995, even though it was released over five months earlier....
" (1995) - "Heaven Is Here" (1995)
- "How Can Heaven Love Me" (1995)
- "Time To Say Goodbye" (with 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....
) (1996)