Classics (Sarah Brightman album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Classics

| type = compilation

| artist = Sarah Brightman

| cover = Sarah Brightman - Classics.jpg

| alt =

| released = 20 November 2001 (USA)

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Classical Crossover

| length = 54:24

| label = Angel Records

| producer = Frank Peterson

| prev_title = The Very Best of 1990–2000

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Encore

| next_year = 2002

}}

Classics is a compilation album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. It collects previously released material, such as "Pie Jesu", from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem; "Figlio Perduto", "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "La Luna" from Brightman's previous studio albums, and new recordings of some her classical vocal performances, including "Ave Maria", "Dans La Nuit", "Alhambra" and a solo version of the 1997' hit "Time to Say Goodbye".

Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B−.Bernardo, Melissa Rose. {{Cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,253355,00.html |title=Review: Classics |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425180342/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,253355,00.html |archive-date=25 April 2009 |url-status=deviated }}. Entertainment Weekly. Classics was re-released in Europe in 2006, with the same cover art but a different track listing, as Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 54:24

| title1 = Ave Maria

| music1 = Schubert ("Ellens dritter Gesang", Op. 52, No. 6)

| length1 = 3:00

| title2 = La Wally

| music2 = Catalani (La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana")

| length2 = 4:03

| title3 = Winter Light

| music3 = Eric Kaz/Linda Ronstadt/Zbigniew Antoni Preisner

| length3 = 3:17

| title4 = Anytime, Anywhere

| music4 = Albinoni ("Adagio in G minor")

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = Alhambra

| music5 = Tárrega ("Recuerdos de la Alhambra")

| length5 = 4:01

| title6 = Lascia ch'io pianga

| music6 = Handel (Rinaldo, HWV 7)

| length6 = 3:30

| title7 = Dans la Nuit

| music7 = Chopin ("Étude in E, Op. 10/3 CT16")

| length7 = 2:45

| title8 = Serenade/How Fair This Place

| music8 = Rachmaninov ("How Fair This Spot", Op. 21/7)

| length8 = 3:25

| title9 = O mio babbino caro

| music9 = Puccini (Gianni Schicchi)

| length9 = 2:22

| title10 = La Luna

| music10 = Dvořák (Rusalka, Op. 114 B 203)

| length10 = 4:59

| title11 = Pie Jesu

| music11 = Andrew Lloyd Webber (Requiem)

| length11 = 3:44

| title12 = Figlio Perduto

| music12 = Beethoven ("Symphony No. 7, Op. 92)

| length12 = 4:39

| title13 = Nessun dorma

| music13 = Puccini (Turandot)

| length13 = 3:52

| title14 = Bailero

| music14 = Canteloube

| length14 = 3:13

| title15 = Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)

| note15 = Solo Version

| music15 = Francesco Sartori/Lucio Quarantotto

| length15 = 4:08

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japan Edition

| title16 = Regnava nel silenzio

| note16 = Live

| music16 = Donizetti (Lucia di Lammermoor)

| length16 = 9:06

| total_length = 63:30

}}

Singles

"Winter Light" (Canadian promo single) (2001)
"Ave Maria" (Japanese promo single) (2001)

Charts and certifications

= Weekly charts =

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|+Weekly chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman

!Chart (2001–02)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|13|artist=Sarah Brightman|album=Classics – The Best of|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 October 2016}}

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|9|artist=Sarah Brightman|album=Classics – The Best of|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 October 2016}}

{{album chart|New Zealand|13|artist=Sarah Brightman|album=Classics – The Best of|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 October 2016}}

{{album chart|Billboard200|66|artist=Sarah Brightman|accessdate=17 March 2016|rowheader=true}}

{{album chart|BillboardClassical|2|artist=Sarah Brightman|accessdate=17 March 2016|rowheader=true}}

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+2001 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman ! scope="col"\| Chart (2001) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html\|archivedate=6 November 2003\|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html\|title=Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)\|website=Jam!\|accessdate=26 March 2022}} \| 129

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|+2001 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman

! scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|archivedate=6 November 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)|website=Jam!|accessdate=26 March 2022}}

| 129

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+2002 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman ! Chart (2002) ! Position
scope="row"\|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html\|archivedate=6 September 2004\|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html\|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)\|website=Jam!\|accessdate=23 March 2022}} \| 193

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+2002 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman

! Chart (2002)

! Position

scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|archivedate=6 September 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=Jam!|accessdate=23 March 2022}}

| 193

=Certifications=

{{certification Table Entry|title=Classics|artist=Sarah Brightman|type=album|region=Argentina|award=Gold|relyear=2001}}

{{certification Table Entry|title=Classics|artist=Sarah Brightman|type=album|region=Australia|award=Platinum|certyear=2002}}

{{certification Table Entry|title=Classics|artist=Sarah Brightman|type=album|region=Canada|award=Platinum|certyear=2002|relyear=2001|certmonth=1}}

{{certification Table Entry|title=Classics|artist=Sarah Brightman|type=album|region=South Korea|award=Platinum|salesref={{cite web |url=http://fanofmusic.free.fr/index.php?m=Charts&s=Korea&p=KoreaData |title=Best Selling Foreign Album in Korea (1999-39/2008) |access-date=24 March 2014}}|salesamount=54,018|nocert=true}}

{{certification Table Entry|title=Classics|artist=Sarah Brightman|type=album|region=United States|award=Gold}}

References

Category:Sarah Brightman albums

Category:2001 compilation albums

Category:Albums produced by Frank Peterson