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Dreamchaser is classical crossover superstar Sarah Brightman's first studio recording in five years. The offering was inspired by her decision to become the first singer in outer space. She has already spent time training, and is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station in 2015. Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert (the latter formerly of the Banderas) helmed these sessions with heavy hands and regal elegance. The set opens with the spacy classical pop of "Angel," written by Herbert and Jerry Burns specifically for the singer. Its enormous strings, electronic percussion, throbbing bassline, disembodied backing voices, guitars, and harp offer a dramatic entrance -- especially when the choir enters to cap it. Up next is the first eye-opener: her reading of Elbow's "One Day Like This." Her voice is surrounded by sequenced synths, painstakingly arranged strings, and ambient textures, turning this indie pop gem into the mainstream, grown-up variety, yet keeping the song's integrity. She follows it with a reading of Sigur Rós' "Glosoli," with English lyrics by Squeeze's Chris Difford. The beautiful, subtle soundscapes of this Icelandic band are absent here, replaced by a more pronounced sense of melody. That said, ambient sounds, layers of cellos and violincellos, a restrained backing chorus, and drums that sound like muted thunder create a stellar backdrop for Brightman's gorgeous vocal. Her readings of the "Lento e Largo" from Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 and Rimsky-Korsakov's "A Song of India" are less successful, however, due to so much reverb that Brightman actually gets swamped in the mix. Another standout is her version of Sia's confessional "Breathe Me." Framed in sparse keyboards and warm spacious electronics before the other instruments enter, her vocal is treated with digital delay and reverb tastefully, adding dimension to a track she makes her own. Likewise, pushing her version of the Cocteau Twins' "Eperdu" out further on an excess ledge -- while remaining faithful to the basic production -- works quite well, even if it is less delightfully alien than the original. That said, her reading of Paul McCartney's "Venus and Mars" falls quite flat, containing none of the charm written into the tune. Though Dreamchaser may not win her many new fans -- she doesn't need them -- it's is a shoo-in for fans. Despite some missteps, Brightman stretches her comfort zone again; she gets points for even attempting some of these songs. That she pulls off her most daring choices is a testament to her artistry.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Mike Hedges, Producer, Programmer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shirley Lewis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Programmer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist - JON BRION, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Brownlie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Burns, ComposerLyricist - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Makoto Sakamoto, Drums, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rundle, Programmer - Dee Clay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nikki Calvert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Tom Bailey, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Vella, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hedges, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Composer - Guy Garvey, Author - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Davis, Programmer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sanoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Atsuo Matsumoto, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rundle, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Calvert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Children's Choir Of North Harringary Primary School, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Chris Difford, Translator - Mike Hedges, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Massey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Davis, Programmer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Griffiths, Unknown, Other - Elliot King, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sigur Ros , ComposerLyricist - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist - JON BRION, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Brownlie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joby Burgess, Timpani, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Makoto Sakamoto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Isabel Seeliger-Morley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Filiali, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Durbridge, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Calvert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Mike Hedges, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Olli Cunningham, Piano, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sally Herbert, Producer, Arranger, Programmer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Griffiths, Unknown, Other - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist - Henryk Gorecki, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joby Burgess, Timpani, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Levan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Unknown, Other - Roman Turtev, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
David Vella, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hedges, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sally Herbert, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Brownlie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Makoto Sakamoto, Guitar, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Yuka Ikushima, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simone Filiali, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rundle, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Mike Hedges, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Davis, Programmer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Carey, ComposerLyricist - Rollo Armstrong, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sia Furler, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Brownlie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Makoto Sakamoto, Unknown, Other - Simone Filiali, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Atsuo Matsumoto, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Calvert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Mike Hedges, Producer, Programmer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Davis, Programmer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Programmer, Vocal Arranger, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Griffiths, Unknown, Other - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Brownlie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joby Burgess, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Makoto Sakamoto, Programmer, Unknown, Other - Atsuo Matsumoto, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Calvert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melody Myers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Mike Hedges, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Fraser, ComposerLyricist - Paul Moak, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Davis, Programmer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist - Robin Guthrie, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Brownlie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Raymonde, ComposerLyricist - Martin Levan, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rundle, Guitar, Assistant Mixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Mike Hedges, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Pete Davis, Programmer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, ComposerLyricist - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Levan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Turtev, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rundle, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Melody Myers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Mike Hedges, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Davis, Programmer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, MainArtist - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Martin Levan, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Filiali, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rundle, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Calvert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Chris Braide, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Hedges, Producer, Recording Arranger, Foot Stamping, AssociatedPerformer - Olli Cunningham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Everton Nelson, Unknown, Other - Isobel Griffiths, Contracting With - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Davis, Programmer - Shirley Lewis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Herbert, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Griffiths, Unknown, Other - Elliot King, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mazen Murad, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Brightman, Foot Stamping, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Taylor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Slater, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tucker Robinson, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Makoto Sakamoto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Isabel Seeliger-Morley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rhys Downing, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Turtev, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dee Clay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Melody Myers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
Album review
Dreamchaser is classical crossover superstar Sarah Brightman's first studio recording in five years. The offering was inspired by her decision to become the first singer in outer space. She has already spent time training, and is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station in 2015. Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert (the latter formerly of the Banderas) helmed these sessions with heavy hands and regal elegance. The set opens with the spacy classical pop of "Angel," written by Herbert and Jerry Burns specifically for the singer. Its enormous strings, electronic percussion, throbbing bassline, disembodied backing voices, guitars, and harp offer a dramatic entrance -- especially when the choir enters to cap it. Up next is the first eye-opener: her reading of Elbow's "One Day Like This." Her voice is surrounded by sequenced synths, painstakingly arranged strings, and ambient textures, turning this indie pop gem into the mainstream, grown-up variety, yet keeping the song's integrity. She follows it with a reading of Sigur Rós' "Glosoli," with English lyrics by Squeeze's Chris Difford. The beautiful, subtle soundscapes of this Icelandic band are absent here, replaced by a more pronounced sense of melody. That said, ambient sounds, layers of cellos and violincellos, a restrained backing chorus, and drums that sound like muted thunder create a stellar backdrop for Brightman's gorgeous vocal. Her readings of the "Lento e Largo" from Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 and Rimsky-Korsakov's "A Song of India" are less successful, however, due to so much reverb that Brightman actually gets swamped in the mix. Another standout is her version of Sia's confessional "Breathe Me." Framed in sparse keyboards and warm spacious electronics before the other instruments enter, her vocal is treated with digital delay and reverb tastefully, adding dimension to a track she makes her own. Likewise, pushing her version of the Cocteau Twins' "Eperdu" out further on an excess ledge -- while remaining faithful to the basic production -- works quite well, even if it is less delightfully alien than the original. That said, her reading of Paul McCartney's "Venus and Mars" falls quite flat, containing none of the charm written into the tune. Though Dreamchaser may not win her many new fans -- she doesn't need them -- it's is a shoo-in for fans. Despite some missteps, Brightman stretches her comfort zone again; she gets points for even attempting some of these songs. That she pulls off her most daring choices is a testament to her artistry.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:41
- Main artists: Sarah Brightman
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Koch Music
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2013 Simha, LLC ℗ 2013 Simha, LLC
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