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Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser

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Label: Simha LLC
Released: 2013.04.08
Time:
 60:42
Category: Classical
Producer(s): Mike Hedges, Sally Herbert
Rating: ******.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.sarahbrightman.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Angel (Jerry Burns, Sally Herbert) - 5:33
[2] One Day Like This (Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Richard Jupp, Pete Turner) - 6:06
[3] Glósóli (Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Chris Difford) - 6:50
[4] Lento E Largo from Symphony N° 3, OP. 36 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) (Henryk Gorecki) - 5:39
[5] B612 (Sarah Brightman, Makoto Sakamoto, Yuka Ikushima) - 4:50
[6] Breathe Me (Sia Furler, Dan Carey) - 4:48
[7] Ave Maria (Brightman, Sally Herbert, Mike Hedges) - 5:48
[8] Éperdu (Elizabeth Fraser, Simon Raymonde, Robin Guthrie) - 5:07
[9] A Song of India (Nikolaj Rimsky-Korsakov) - 3:26
[10] Venus and Mars (Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney) - 4:26
[11] Closer (Mike Oldfield, Chris Braide) - 8:09

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Sarah Brightman - Arranger, Footsteps, Lyricist, Vocals

Olli Cunningham - Choir Arrangement, Piano, Score Supervisor, String Engineer, Vocal Engineer
Jon Brion - Celeste, Guitar, Piano, Vibraphone
Joby Burgess - Percussion
Yuka Ikushima - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Elliot King - Guitars
Paul Moak - Guitars
Richard Rundle - Guitar, Mixing Assistant, Programming
Makoto Sakamoto - Bass, Drums, Guitar, Programming

Dee Clay - Background Vocals
Shirley Lewis - Drum Engineering, Background Vocals
Melody Myers - Background Vocals
Children's Choir of North Harringay Primary School - Choir
Mark Griffiths - Choir Master
Chris Braide - Lyricist, Vocal Arrangement
Isobel Griffiths - Orchestra Contractor
Everton Nelson - Orchestra Leader

Sally Herbert - Arranger, Choir Arrangement, Conductor, Lyricist, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements
Mike Hedges - Arranger, Footsteps, Lyricist, Mixing, Producer, Programming
Nick Taylor - String Engineer, Vocal Engineer
Robbie Nelson - Drum Engineering
Isabel Seeliger-Morley - Drum Engineering
Lee Slater - Vocal Engineer
Tucker Robinson - Vocal Engineer
Geoff Sanoff - Vocal Engineer
Alalal - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
Haydn Bendall - Mixing, String Engineer, Vocal Engineer
Rhys Downing - Mixing Engineer
Tom Elmhirst - Mixing
Rollo Armstrong - Mixing
Martin Levan - Mixing
Guy Massey - Mixing
David Vella - Mixing Assistant
Adam Burbridge - Mixing Assistant
Mazen Murad - Mastering
Matt Brownlie - Assistant, Editing, Pro-Tools
Tom Bailey - Assistant
Nikki Calvert - Assistant
Jo Changer - Assistant
Gordon Davidson - Assistant
Simone Filiali - Assistant
Atsuo Matsumoto - Assistant
Jeremy Murphy - Assistant
Roman Turtev - Assistant
Pete Davis - Programming
Simon Fowler - Photography
Stylorouge - Art Direction, Design

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Recorded mostly at Abbey Road Studios (London) and Westlake Studios (Los Angeles). Mastered at Metropolis Studios, London.

Dreamchaser is the eleventh studio album by English singer and songwriter Sarah Brightman. This album is Brightman's first collaboration with producer Mike Hedges and centres on the concept of space. The offering was inspired by Brightman's decision to become the first singer in outer space, as she intends to launch on a future orbital spaceflight mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in partnership with Space Adventures, Ltd., a private space experiences company. It was released in Japan on January 16, 2013 and in the United Kingdom and United States on April 8, 2013 to critical acclaim. The album's first single, "Angel" was written by Sally Herbert and Jerry Burns specifically for Brightman. It features strings, electronic percussion, bassline, backing voices, guitars and harp. The second single, a cover Elbow's "One Day Like This." is an indie-pop song composed by sequenced synths, strings, and ambient textures. Following is Brightman's rendition of Sigur Rós' "Glosoli," with English lyrics by Squeeze's Chris Difford. The melody features ambient sounds, layers of cellos and violincellos, a backing chorus, and drums. "Lento e Largo" is extracted from Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 and "A Song of India" is a cover of Rimsky-Korsakov's song. Brightman also covers Sia's "Breathe Me", Cocteau Twins' "Eperdu" and Paul McCartney's "Venus and Mars". Dreamchaser became Brightman's seventh No. 1 album in the Billboard Classical Crossover chart. It also reached the third spot on the Top Independent Albums chart, marking Brightman's first appearance on this list. Dreamchaser peaked at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart, the second place on the Australian Classical Albums Chart and number 17 on the Billboard 200, moving 20,358 copies on its first week. In Japan, the album debuted in the top 20. It entered the chart at #16, selling 7,183 copies during its first week.

“Dreamchaser” has received acclaim from critics, many considering it Brightman’s strongest work to date. Many pointed out the coherence of the song choices and the quality of Brightman's vocals. Bernard Perusse of The Gazette (Montreal) described the album as "expertly-executed" and added "Brightman confirms what we have always suspected: less is not necessarily more". AllMusic commented that Brightman "gets points for even attempting some of these songs. That she pulls off her most daring choices is a testament to her artistry". Stephen Unwin of The Daily Express wrote that the album is "an almost surreal, often heartbreaking record that is stirringly epic". Similarly The Sun (United Kingdom) in a 5-star review described the album as "much more original and involving than standard popera fare". Polari Magazine in another 5-star review described the album as "stunning" and continued that "instead of playing it safe and releasing yet another Mother's Day Opera-By-Numbers album like most classical singers, Sarah’s general lunacy helps her to take risks most artists in her genre wouldn’t take".



Dreamchaser is classical crossover superstar Sarah Brightman's first studio recording in five years. The offering was inspired by her decision to become the first singer in outer space. She has already spent time training, and is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station in 2015. Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert (the latter formerly of the Banderas) helmed these sessions with heavy hands and regal elegance. The set opens with the spacy classical pop of "Angel," written by Herbert and Jerry Burns specifically for the singer. Its enormous strings, electronic percussion, throbbing bassline, disembodied backing voices, guitars, and harp offer a dramatic entrance - especially when the choir enters to cap it. Up next is the first eye-opener: her reading of Elbow's "One Day Like This." Her voice is surrounded by sequenced synths, painstakingly arranged strings, and ambient textures, turning this indie pop gem into the mainstream, grown-up variety, yet keeping the song's integrity. She follows it with a reading of Sigur Rós' "Glosoli," with English lyrics by Squeeze's Chris Difford. The beautiful, subtle soundscapes of this Icelandic band are absent here, replaced by a more pronounced sense of melody. That said, ambient sounds, layers of cellos and violincellos, a restrained backing chorus, and drums that sound like muted thunder create a stellar backdrop for Brightman's gorgeous vocal. Her readings of the "Lento e Largo" from Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 and Rimsky-Korsakov's "A Song of India" are less successful, however, due to so much reverb that Brightman actually gets swamped in the mix. Another standout is her version of Sia's confessional "Breathe Me." Framed in sparse keyboards and warm spacious electronics before the other instruments enter, her vocal is treated with digital delay and reverb tastefully, adding dimension to a track she makes her own. Likewise, pushing her version of the Cocteau Twins' "Eperdu" out further on an excess ledge - while remaining faithful to the basic production - works quite well, even if it is less delightfully alien than the original. That said, her reading of Paul McCartney's "Venus and Mars" falls quite flat, containing none of the charm written into the tune. Though Dreamchaser may not win her many new fans - she doesn't need them - it's is a shoo-in for fans. Despite some missteps, Brightman stretches her comfort zone again; she gets points for even attempting some of these songs. That she pulls off her most daring choices is a testament to her artistry.

Thom Jurek - AllMusic.com
 

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