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Charlotte Church's debut album Voice of an Angel won a large crossover audience -- an audience much larger than the average opera record gets, let alone a record made by a 12-year-old. So, for her second album Charlotte Church -- which followed the debut by a matter of months in the U.S., showing just what a huge hit it was -- it would have made sense to simply offer more of the same, since that would satisfy her large audience. And, to a certain extent, that is what the second album does. However, the opera pieces are now not the focus of the record; they're just part of the tapestry. Pop standards like "Summertime" and traditional songs like "She Moved Through the Fair" rub shoulders with Brahms and Puccini. Most notably, the record kicks off with "Just Wave Hello," a new age crossover item underpinned by a vague trip-hop beat that was borrowed from Enigma. Written by her producer Danny Beckerman, it is a clear bid for a new, even larger audience -- one who normally doesn't buy opera albums but likes classy, quality singers. Of course, that's Church's audience, but this time she and her colleagues are reaching for an even broader base, and on those terms, they succeed. Naturally, that will just irritate the classical and opera purists who were ready to criticize her anyway, given that they believe she, at her tender age, simply isn't mature or skillful enough for much of this material. They may be right -- she doesn't really offer interpretations as much as readings, and for how charming and pretty her voice is, she's not really schooled. The thing is, that doesn't distract from the effectiveness of Charlotte Church. Yes, "Just Wave Hello" already sounds dated, but the rest of the record boasts accomplished, professional (albeit mainstream) production and arrangements and, lest we forget, a very gifted, endearing vocalist called Charlotte Church. She has a sweet, pure soprano voice that will charm and win over listeners who don't consider themselves opera fans. Whether it wins opera fanatics is another matter entirely, but this album wasn't made for them anyway.
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Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Trevor Horn, Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Composer - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Julian Smith, Arranger - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Carlo Pepoli, Librettist - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868), Composer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jules Barbier, Librettist - Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Giovacchino Forzano, Librettist - GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924), Composer - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Giovanni Rossi, Librettist - Jane Atkins, Viola - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Julian Smith, Arranger - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - William Williams, Lyricist - John Hughes (1873-1932), Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Peter Williams, Translator - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - George Louis Zalva, Orchestrator - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Frederick E. Weatherly, Lyricist - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Stephen Adams, Composer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Julian Smith, Arranger - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Jean Paul Egide Martini (1741-1818), Composer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By - Jean Lenoir, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Dubose Heyward, Lyricist - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Dorothy Heyward, Lyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - George Gershwin, Composer - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Jules Barbier, Librettist - Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Charles Gounod, Composer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Michel Carré, Librettist - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Lorenzo da Ponte, Librettist - Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Composer - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Jeremy Sams, Translator - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Julian Smith, Arranger - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Traditional, Composer - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Padraic Colum (1881-1972), Lyricist - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Natalie MacFarren, Translator - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Sir Charles Mackerras, Arranger - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Julian Smith, Arranger - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Traditional, Lyricist - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Frank Gallagher, Arranger - Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Thomas Moore, Composer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Roy Moore, Orchestrator - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Traditional, Lyricist - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - John Ceirig Hughes, Lyricist - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - Haydn James, Arranger - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Jake Jackson, 2nd Engineer - Charles Harbutt, Recording Engineer - Colin Paris, Bass - Julian Smith, Arranger - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Joe Lizzi, 2nd Engineer - Charlotte Church, Soprano - Charlotte Church, Performer - Rhodri Davies, Harp - Bob Whitney, Edited By - Sian Edwards, Conductor - Andreas Meyer, Edited By - Janice Graham, Violin - Tim Hugh, Acoustic Cello - Grace Row, Producer - London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Performer - Valdo Meller, Mastering Engineer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Gareth Davies, Flute - Robert Wolff, Edited By - Haydn James, Director - London Symphony Chorus, Performer - Paul Edmund-Davies, Flute - Florence Hoare, Translator - Jane Atkins, Viola - Danny Beckerman, Arranger - Ellen Fitton, Edited By
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Album review
Charlotte Church's debut album Voice of an Angel won a large crossover audience -- an audience much larger than the average opera record gets, let alone a record made by a 12-year-old. So, for her second album Charlotte Church -- which followed the debut by a matter of months in the U.S., showing just what a huge hit it was -- it would have made sense to simply offer more of the same, since that would satisfy her large audience. And, to a certain extent, that is what the second album does. However, the opera pieces are now not the focus of the record; they're just part of the tapestry. Pop standards like "Summertime" and traditional songs like "She Moved Through the Fair" rub shoulders with Brahms and Puccini. Most notably, the record kicks off with "Just Wave Hello," a new age crossover item underpinned by a vague trip-hop beat that was borrowed from Enigma. Written by her producer Danny Beckerman, it is a clear bid for a new, even larger audience -- one who normally doesn't buy opera albums but likes classy, quality singers. Of course, that's Church's audience, but this time she and her colleagues are reaching for an even broader base, and on those terms, they succeed. Naturally, that will just irritate the classical and opera purists who were ready to criticize her anyway, given that they believe she, at her tender age, simply isn't mature or skillful enough for much of this material. They may be right -- she doesn't really offer interpretations as much as readings, and for how charming and pretty her voice is, she's not really schooled. The thing is, that doesn't distract from the effectiveness of Charlotte Church. Yes, "Just Wave Hello" already sounds dated, but the rest of the record boasts accomplished, professional (albeit mainstream) production and arrangements and, lest we forget, a very gifted, endearing vocalist called Charlotte Church. She has a sweet, pure soprano voice that will charm and win over listeners who don't consider themselves opera fans. Whether it wins opera fanatics is another matter entirely, but this album wasn't made for them anyway.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:36
- Main artists: Charlotte Church
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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