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La Luna
Studio album by Sarah Brightman
Released Europe 25 April 2000
USA 29 August 2000
UK 8 January 2001
Recorded 1999–2000
Genre Classical Crossover
Length USA 60:59
Label East-West (Europe)
Angel Records (USA)
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Eden
(1998)
La Luna
(2000)
The Very Best
of 1990-2000
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
La Luna (Italian and Spanish for "the moon") is the seventh
album recorded by English soprano Sarah Brightman in 2000.
It was released under license by Nemo Studios to Angel
Records . The album combines pieces written by classical and
modern composers. The classical pieces are "How Fair This
Place" ("Здесь хорошо") by Rachmaninov ; "Figlio Perduto",
which is based on Ludwig van Beethoven 's Symphony No. 7
Op. 92, 2nd movement in A minor "Allegretto"; Solo Con Te
(Handel); Aria "La Luna" from Opera Rusalka . With La Luna,
Brightman combined elements of her traditional operatic
background with her newer style of pop music. " Hijo de la
Luna " (translating to "Son of the Moon" in Spanish) is a cover
originally performed by the Spanish synthpop band Mecano .
Written by Ennio Morricone , "La Califfa" is the title track of
the 1970 Italian film with the same name. The underlying
concept of the album is the moon. It is the 17th top selling
classical album of the 2000s in the US, according to Nielsen
SoundScan. [2]
European Track listing
This original European track listing is now out of print. All
pressings now use the USA track listing, along with its versions
of "This Love", "Here with Me", and "La Luna". It also replaces
"How Fair This Spot" and "She Doesn't See Him" with the
lyrically different "How Fair This Place" and "He Doesn't See
Me". "La Luna" is performed in full soprano here compared
to the more contemporary USA version and "First of May" is
removed all together from later releases.
No. Title Length
1. "This Love" 6:19
2. " Scarborough Fair" 4:12
3. "Figlio Perduto" 4:36
4. "La Califfa" 3:05
5. " Here with Me " 5:12
6. "Serenade" 0:51
7. "How Fair This Spot" 2:09
8. " Hijo de la Luna " 4:29
9. "She Doesn't See Him" 4:28
10. "Solo Con Te" 3:05
11. " Gloomy Sunday " 3:47
12. "La Luna" 5:01
13. " First of May " (Live – Encore Track) 3:03
Total length: 50:21
USA Track listing
La Luna was changed considerably for its US release. Song
additions include "La Lune", "Winter in July", and Brightman's
covers of the Procol Harum classic "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
and Henry Mancini 's "Moon River". Song changes include
replacing the European release's versions of "How Fair This
Spot" and "She Doesn't See Him" with the lyrically different
"How Fair This Place" and "He Doesn't See Me", along with an
extended version of "Serenade" and a more contemporary "La
Luna". EMI later used La Luna's US version for their SACD 5.1
release of the album.
No. Title Length
1. "La Lune" 2:53
2. "Winter in July" 4:32
3. " Scarborough Fair" 4:11
4. "Figlio Perduto" 4:37
5. " A Whiter Shade of Pale " 3:38
6. "He Doesn't See Me" 4:28
7. "Serenade" 1:16
8. "How Fair This Place" 2:10
9. " Hijo de la Luna " 4:27
10. " Here with Me " 5:24
11. "La Califfa" 2:47
12. "This Love" 6:11
13. "Solo Con Te" 3:06
14. " Gloomy Sunday " 3:47
15. "La Luna" (Features hidden track " Moon
River" 20 seconds after "La Luna" at the
5:16 mark.)
7:18
Total length: 60:57
Barnes & Noble Edition
No. Title Length
16. "Heaven Is Here" (Features hidden track
" Moon River" after "Heaven Is Here"
instead of "La Luna".)
6:29
Total length: 60:05
Singles
" Scarborough Fair" (2000)
"La Luna" (Promo in Brazil) (2000)
" A Whiter Shade of Pale " (2001)
"Here with Me" (Promo in Europe) (2001)
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
Position
Austria Top 75
Albums [3]
9
Belgian Albums
Chart (Vl) [3]
38
Canada Top
Albums [4]
5
Dutch Albums
Chart[3]
17
Finnish Albums
Chart[3]
7
Mexican Top 20
International
Chart[5]
1
Norwegian
Albums Chart
[3]
8
Swedish Album
Chart[3]
3
Swiss Album
Charts[3]
20
US Billboard
Top 200
Albums [6]
17
New Zealand
RIANZ Albums
Top 40 [3]
35
US Billboard
Top Classical
Crossover
Albums [6]
1
US Billboard
Top Internet
Albums [6]
1
Certifications
Region Certification Sales/
shipments
Canada
(Music
Canada )
[7]
Platinum 100,000 ^
Japan
(RIAJ )[8]
Gold 100,000 ^
Sweden
(GLF)[9]
Gold 40,000 ^
United
States
(RIAA)
[10]
Gold 873,000 [11]
* sales figures based on
certification alone
^ shipments figures based on
certification alone
References
1. ^ Buss, Bryan. La Luna at AllMusic
2. ^ "Classical Albums | Billboard.com" . billboard.com.
Retrieved 17 January 2012.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h "swedishcharts.com – Sarah Brightman –
La Luna" . swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
4. ^ "www.collectionscanada.gc.ca – Sarah Brightman – La
Luna" . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 17
November 2011.
5. ^ Mexican Top 20 International Albums Chart – 20th
February 2008
6. ^ a b c "Sarah Brightman/Chart History" . Billboard .
Retrieved 22 July 2009.
7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – La
Luna" . Music Canada .
8. ^ "サラ・ブライトマン｜プロフィール" . a-m-a.jp.
Retrieved 9 June 2011.
9. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in
Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
10. ^ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – La
Luna" . Recording Industry Association of America . If
necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select
Album, then click SEARCH
11. ^ "Sarah Brightman" . Billboard . 19 January 2008.
Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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