Dive (Sarah Brightman album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Dive

| type = studio

| artist = Sarah Brightman

| cover = Sarahdive.jpg

| alt =

| released = US: {{start date|df=yes|1993|4|20}}

| recorded = 1993

| venue =

| studio =

  • Nemo Studio (Hamburg, Germany){{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169793}}
  • Metropolis Studios (London, England){{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169793}}
  • Fairlight Studio (Madrid, Spain){{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169793}}
  • Sedic Studios (Tokyo, Japan){{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169793}}

| genre = Pop

| length = 51:36

| label = A&M

| producer = Frank Peterson

| prev_title = Sarah Brightman Sings the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Fly

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Dive

| type = studio

| single1 = Captain Nemo

| single1date = 1993

| single2 = The Second Element

| single2date = 1993

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169793}}

|noprose = yes

}}

Dive is the third studio album by English soprano Sarah Brightman. It is her first album with producer Frank Peterson, and a marked departure from her previous operatic works. Its unifying theme is water and the ocean. Four of the songs are covers: "Captain Nemo" was originally recorded in 1990 by Dive; "A Salty Dog" in 1969 by Procol Harum; and "Johnny Wanna Live" in 1992 by Sandra. Likewise, "Once in a Lifetime" is a cover of the Gregorian song from 1991's Sadisfaction, also produced by Frank Peterson, though with different lyrics alluding to BDSM.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Dive

| writer1 = Frank Peterson, Heathcote Williams

| length1 = 0:53

| title2 = Captain Nemo

| writer2 = Erik Holmberg, Chris Lancelot

| length2 = 5:17

| title3 = The Second Element

| writer3 = Thomas Schwarz, Peterson, Mathias Meissner, Weiss

| length3 = 4:15

| title4 = Ship of Fools

| writer4 = Peterson/Jane Andrews

| length4 = 2:24

| title5 = Once in a Lifetime

| writer5 = Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner, Sarah Brightman

| length5 = 4:21

| title6 = Cape Horn

| writer6 = Peterson, Wehr

| length6 = 0:50

| title7 = Salty Dog

| writer7 = Gary Brooker, Keith Reid

| length7 = 3:49

| title8 = Siren

| writer8 = Peterson

| length8 = 1:15

| title9 = Seven Seas

| writer9 = Peterson, Andrews

| length9 = 4:10

| title10 = Johnny Wanna Live

| writer10 = Peterson, Michael Cretu, Hirschburger

| length10 = 4:40

| title11 = By Now

| writer11 = Schwarz, Meissner, Peterson, Brightman

| length11 = 3:23

| title12 = Island

| writer12 = Peterson, Andrews

| length12 = 4:22

| title13 = When It Rains in America

| writer13 = Schwarz, Meissner, Peterson, Brightman

| length13 = 3:43

| title14 = La Mer

| writer14 = Peterson, Brightman

| length14 = 3:34

| title15 = The Second Element II

| writer15 = Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner, Pirs

| length15 = 4:48

| total_length = 51:36

}}

Singles

Personnel

  • A.L.W. – background vocals
  • Sarah Brightman – keyboards, vocals, background vocals, producer
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Udo Dahmen – percussion, drums
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • Matt Howe – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Ben Huellenkremer – bass
  • Gunther Laudahn – guitar, background vocals
  • Tom Leonhardt – guitar
  • The London Community Gospel Choir – background vocals
  • Matthias Meissner – arranger, keyboards
  • Frank Peterson – percussion, arranger, drums, keyboards, background vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
  • Thomas Schwarz – guitar, arranger, background vocals
  • Stylorouge – art direction, design
  • Michael Wehr – arranger, keyboards, background vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, digital engineer, audio frame systems operator, digital system operator
  • Peter Weihe – guitar
  • Koba Yashi – engineer, overdub engineer

Chart

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References