Sarah Brightman

Artist:  Sarah Brightman
Born:  August 14, 1960
Origin:  Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Genre:  Classical, Classical Crossover, Operatic Pop, World Musical Theater, Adult Contemporary, Vocal, Cast Recordings
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Dancer, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals

Sarah Brightman is an English Classical Crossover Soprano, Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Dancer and Musician.  She has sung in many languages including English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Catalan.  She began her career as a dancer and released several disco singles as a solo performer.  In 1981, she made her West End Musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married, including The Phantom Of The Opera.  Her original London Cast Album was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album of all-time.

Title:  Hymn  (2018)
Genre:  Classical, Classical Crossover, Operatic Pop, World Musical Theater, Adult Contemporary, Vocal, Cast Recordings
Label:  Decca Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Hymn Overture   (1:03)
 2.  Hymn  (4:28)
 3.  Sogni  (feat. Vincent Niclo)  (4:18)
 4.  Sky And Sand  (4:12)
 5.  Canto Per Noi  (3:22)
 6.  Fly To Paradise (feat. Eric Whitacre Singers) (5:14)
 7.  Gia Nel Seno (La Storia Di Lucrezia)  (3:10)
 8.  Follow Me  (4:00)
 9.  You  (3:30)
10. Better Is One Day  (3:51)
11. Tu Che M'hai Preso II Cuor  (2:43)
12. Miracle (Sarah's Version) (feat. Yoshiki) (4:53)
13. Time To Say Goodbye  (4:11)

Personnel:

Sarah Brightman:  Vocals

Orchestra:  London Symphony Orchestra
Choir:  Crouch End Festival Choir (London GBR)

Peter Weihe:  Guitars
Rene Laack:  Additonal Guitars, Keyboards
Rainer "Kallas" Hubert:  Drums
Alex Grube:  Bass
Nick Beggs:  Additional Bass
Pete Murray:  Piano, Harpsichord
Mathias Meissner:  Organ
Elb Tonal:  Percussion
Miklos Lukacs:  Cinbalom
Billy King:  Backing Vocals
Anja Bublitz:  Backing Vocals
Madeleine Lang:  Backing Vocals
Narcis:  Backing Vocals
Melody Myers:  Backing Vocals
Amelia Brightman:  Backing Vocals
Gunther Laudahn:  Backing Vocals
Rene Laack:  Programming
Buzz T. Isles:  Programming
Alex Pfeffer:  Programming
Frank Peterson:  Programming

Hymn is the twelfth studio album by Sarah Brightman, released on November 9, 2018 by Decca Records, first album since 2013.  The album reached No. 1 on UD Top Classical Albums (Billboard) Chart.