Classics (Sarah Brightman album)

Classics is a compilation album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. It collects previously released material, such as "Pie Jesu", from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem; "Figlio Perduto", "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "La Luna" from Brightman's previous studio albums, and new recordings of some her classical vocal performances, including "Ave Maria", "Dans La Nuit", "Alhambra" and a solo version of the 1997' hit "Time to Say Goodbye".

Classics
Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released	20 November 2001 (USA)
Genre	Classical Crossover
Length	54:24
Label	Angel Records
Producer	Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
The Very Best of 1990–2000 (2001) Classics (2001) Encore (2002)

Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B−.^[1] Classics was re-released in Europe in 2006, with the same cover art but a different track listing, as Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman.

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Ave Maria"	Schubert ("Ellens dritter Gesang", Op. 52, No. 6)	3:00
2.	"La Wally"	Catalani (La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana")	4:03
3.	"Winter Light"	Eric Kaz/Linda Ronstadt/Zbigniew Antoni Preisner	3:17
4.	"Anytime, Anywhere"	Albinoni ("Adagio in G minor")	3:19
5.	"Alhambra"	Tárrega ("Recuerdos de la Alhambra")	4:01
6.	"Lascia ch'io pianga"	Handel (Rinaldo, HWV 7)	3:30
7.	"Dans la Nuit"	Chopin ("Étude in E, Op. 10/3 CT16")	2:45
8.	"Serenade/How Fair This Place"	Rachmaninov ("How Fair This Spot", Op. 21/7)	3:25
9.	"O mio babbino caro"	Puccini (Gianni Schicchi)	2:22
10.	"La Luna"	Dvořák (Rusalka, Op. 114 B 203)	4:59
11.	"Pie Jesu"	Andrew Lloyd Webber (Requiem)	3:44
12.	"Figlio Perduto"	Beethoven ("Symphony No. 7, Op. 92)	4:39
13.	"Nessun dorma"	Puccini (Turandot)	3:52
14.	"Bailero"	Canteloube	3:13
15.	"Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (Solo Version)	Francesco Sartori/Lucio Quarantotto	4:08
Total length:			54:24

Japan Edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
16.	"Regnava nel silenzio" (Live)	Donizetti (Lucia di Lammermoor)	9:06
Total length:			63:30

Singles

• "Winter Light" (Canadian promo single) (2001)
• "Ave Maria" (Japanese promo single) (2001)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman Chart (2001–02) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 13 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] 9 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 13 US Billboard 200[5] 66 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

Year-end charts 2001 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman Chart (2001) Peak position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 129 2002 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman Chart (2002) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 193 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Argentina (CAPIF)[9] Gold 20,000^ Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000^ Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000^ South Korea — 54,018[12] United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Bernardo, Melissa Rose. "Review: Classics". Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Entertainment Weekly.
2. "Australiancharts.com – Sarah Brightman – Classics – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
3. "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
4. "Charts.nz – Sarah Brightman – Classics – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
5. "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
6. "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
7. "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
8. "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
9. "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
11. "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Music Canada.
12. "Best Selling Foreign Album in Korea (1999-39/2008)". Retrieved 24 March 2014.
13. "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Recording Industry Association of America.