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
- "Captain Nemo" (1993)
- "The Second Element" (1993)
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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{{certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Dive|artist=Sarah Brightman|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993}}
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References
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{{Sarah Brightman}}
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Category:Sarah Brightman albums