Hollie
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Hollie is the debut album by British soprano Hollie Steel
, released on 24 May 2010. The album was launched at The Roundhouse
on the day of its release.
Steel rose to fame after her appearance on the third series
of Britain's Got Talent
, and signed with a record label after the competition. The first single from the album, "Edelweiss", from The Sound of Music
, was released on 29 March 2010. The second single, "I Could Have Danced All Night
", was released on 10 May 2010. Both the singles and the album are being distributed by Universal
and are available both in the shops and digitally online. The album features the Pendle’s Arden Youth Choir on some of the classical pieces. Steel recorded the album at the sound studio in the ACE Centre in Nelson
, Lancashire
in September 2009.
These Eyes of Mine was co-written by Jason Steel (her father) and Hollie herself.
Hollie Steel
Hollie Steel is a singer and performer from Huncoat, Lancashire, England. At the age of ten she was one of ten finalists on the third series of the ITV reality show Britain's Got Talent....
, released on 24 May 2010. The album was launched at The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England, which has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 as a roundhouse , a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was only used for railway...
on the day of its release.
Steel rose to fame after her appearance on the third series
Britain's Got Talent (series 3)
The 2009 series of Britain's Got Talent was the third series of the programme. It began airing on ITV on 11 April. The 2009 panel of judges consisted of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan...
of Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
, and signed with a record label after the competition. The first single from the album, "Edelweiss", from The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
, was released on 29 March 2010. The second single, "I Could Have Danced All Night
I Could Have Danced All Night
"I Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, published in 1956...
", was released on 10 May 2010. Both the singles and the album are being distributed by Universal
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
and are available both in the shops and digitally online. The album features the Pendle’s Arden Youth Choir on some of the classical pieces. Steel recorded the album at the sound studio in the ACE Centre in Nelson
Nelson, Lancashire
Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
in September 2009.
Track listing
Following is the order, name and duration of the tracks.- 1. "O Mio Babbino CaroO mio babbino caro"O mio babbino caro" is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi , by Giacomo Puccini, to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to...
" -- 2:37 - 2. "EdelweissEdelweiss (song)"Edelweiss" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. It is named after the edelweiss, a white flower found high in the Alps...
" -- 4:34 - 3. "Come To My GardenThe Secret Garden (musical)The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's book and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon...
" -- 2:54 - 4. "I Could Have Danced All NightI Could Have Danced All Night"I Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, published in 1956...
" -- 2:40 - 5. "Nessun DormaNessun dormaNessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot...
" -- 2:54 - 6. "The Music of the Night" -- 5:15
- 7. "Wishing You Were Somehow Here AgainThe Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
" -- 3:04 - 8. "Ave Maria" -- 4:30
- 9. "God Help The Outcasts" -- 3:41
- 10. "Panis AngelicusPanis AngelicusPanis angelicus is the penultimate strophe of the hymn Sacris solemniis written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the Feast including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours....
" -- 2:59 - 11. "Hushabye MountainHushabye Mountain"Hushabye Mountain" is a ballad by the songwriting team Robert and Richard Sherman. It appears twice in the 1968 Albert R. Broccoli motion picture Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: first as an idyllic lullaby by Caractacus Potts to his children; and later when the children of Vulgaria have lost all hope of...
" -- 4:00 - 12. "When She Loved MeToy Story 2Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer animated film directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story, released by Walt Disney Pictures and the third film to be produced by Pixar...
" -- 3:14 - 13. "These Eyes of Mine" -- 3:42
These Eyes of Mine was co-written by Jason Steel (her father) and Hollie herself.