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This album overlaps considerably with the Treasure release by New Zealand-born soprano Hayley Westenra, a rather irritating marketing device that suggests Westenra's management was uncomfortable with the new range of Treasure and wanted a shorter version that would fit more easily within established categories. Even the interior graphics overlap, although the covers are different. Evaluated on its own merits it is less interesting than Treasures, although those who already like Westenra and are enamored of the idea of hearing her voice applied to Celtic-flavored crossover music may find it's just the ticket. The music is by no means exclusively Celtic; "Summer Fly" is an ambitious American folk or country song by New England writer Cheryl Wheeler, "Sonny" is a song from Newfoundland, and "One Fine Day" is simply Puccini's "Un bel di" translated into English and not especially convincingly done by Westenra. But the Maori "E Pari Ra" has been removed from the program, and several other changes smooth it out as well; it is heavier on extremely familiar pieces ("Danny Boy," "Shenandoah," and "The Last Rose of Summer," among others) than Treasure is. The result is a less varied program that basically leaves the listener with Westenra and her silvery voice, which you either like or hate. British critic Ian Sime compares it to "camomile tea and essential oils [that] aid sleep and recovery," which suggests the difficulty of making any kind of judgment about it. Westenra tends to sound the same whatever she sings, and the result here is more specifically directed at her hardcore fans than Treasure is. If the idea of hearing Hayley Westenra sing Celtic music gives you the shivers already, this is the album to pick. If you're new to her music, give Treasure a try first.
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Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Miles Bould, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hayley Westenra, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hinnigan, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Wix, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra - Sarah Class, Composer - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
London Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nick Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rupert Christie, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Westenra, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Ian Tilley, Producer, Additional Producer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Tony Hinnigan, Pipe, AssociatedPerformer - Nat Chan, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2006 Decca Music Group Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Piano, Artist, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Bould, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rupert Christie, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Westenra, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hinnigan, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Donnell Leahy, Producer, Recording Producer - Natalie MacMaster, Producer, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Westenra, MainArtist - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Wheeler, ComposerLyricist - Shane Hendrickson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Morin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Doug McKendrick, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Davidge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt MacIsaac, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - Miche Pouliot, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dylan Argument, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Hibbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Alice Hawthorne, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hayley Westenra, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Metro Voices, Choir - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Traditional, Composer - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hayley Westenra, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fred E. Weatherly, Author - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Miles Bould, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rupert Christie, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Westenra, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra - Jeffrey B Franzel, Composer - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katie Krykant, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Traditional, Composer - Thomas Moore, Author - David Downes, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Celtic Woman, MainArtist - Andreja Malir, Concert Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2006 Liffey Music
Madama Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini)
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Luigi Illica, Author - Giuseppe Giacosa, Author - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Des Moore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Westenra, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rosette Elkin, Translator - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Ron Hynes, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hayley Westenra, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
London Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nick Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rupert Christie, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Hayley Westenra, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Tilley, Producer, Co-Producer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Tony Hinnigan, Pipe, AssociatedPerformer - Nat Chan, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2006 Decca Music Group Limited
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dowland, Composer - Hayley Westenra, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Nick Ingram, Conductor - Pat Fitzpatrick, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ingman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Brian Masterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hayley Westenra, MainArtist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Arranger, Recording Producer, Work Arranger - Pete Schwier, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Francis Lyte, Author - Irish Film Orchestra, Orchestra - Will Henry Monk, Composer - Nat Chan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
This album overlaps considerably with the Treasure release by New Zealand-born soprano Hayley Westenra, a rather irritating marketing device that suggests Westenra's management was uncomfortable with the new range of Treasure and wanted a shorter version that would fit more easily within established categories. Even the interior graphics overlap, although the covers are different. Evaluated on its own merits it is less interesting than Treasures, although those who already like Westenra and are enamored of the idea of hearing her voice applied to Celtic-flavored crossover music may find it's just the ticket. The music is by no means exclusively Celtic; "Summer Fly" is an ambitious American folk or country song by New England writer Cheryl Wheeler, "Sonny" is a song from Newfoundland, and "One Fine Day" is simply Puccini's "Un bel di" translated into English and not especially convincingly done by Westenra. But the Maori "E Pari Ra" has been removed from the program, and several other changes smooth it out as well; it is heavier on extremely familiar pieces ("Danny Boy," "Shenandoah," and "The Last Rose of Summer," among others) than Treasure is. The result is a less varied program that basically leaves the listener with Westenra and her silvery voice, which you either like or hate. British critic Ian Sime compares it to "camomile tea and essential oils [that] aid sleep and recovery," which suggests the difficulty of making any kind of judgment about it. Westenra tends to sound the same whatever she sings, and the result here is more specifically directed at her hardcore fans than Treasure is. If the idea of hearing Hayley Westenra sing Celtic music gives you the shivers already, this is the album to pick. If you're new to her music, give Treasure a try first.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:57
- Main artists: Hayley Westenra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
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