Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs (2009) is a compilation album by English soprano Sarah Brightman; it was released in conjunction with the Japanese film Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess. This movie features an appearance and performance by Brightman, and is a special production marking Fuji Television's 50th anniversary. This is the first Japanese movie to be shot entirely on location in Italy. With tracks selected by Brightman, the album contains new photos/artwork and was released on July 8, 2009 exclusively in Japan.[1][2] It was Japan's best-selling classical album of 2009 and won at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards under the category of Top Classical Album of the Year.[3]
| Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | July 8, 2009 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | Pop/Classical Crossover | |||
| Length | 66:11 | |||
| Label | EMI Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Frank Peterson | |||
| Sarah Brightman chronology | ||||
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Track listing edit
- Time to Say Goodbye (solo version) – from Classics
- La Wally – from Timeless
- Il Mio Cuore Va – from Eden
- O Mio Babbino Caro – from Classics
- Anytime, Anywhere – from Eden
- Attesa – from Symphony
- Lascia ch'io pianga – from Eden
- Nella Fantasia – from Eden
- La Luna – from La Luna
- Solo Con Te – from La Luna
- Ave Maria – from Classics
- Until The End Of Time – from Harem
- Storia D’Amore – from Symphony
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring – from A Winter Symphony
- La Califfa – from La Luna
- Serenade – from La Luna
- How Fair This Place – from La Luna
- Amazing Grace – from A Winter Symphony
- Nessun Dorma – from Eden
Charts and certifications edit
Amalfi debuted in the top 30 in Japan. It entered the chart at #25 and landed at #24 in the second week. In the third week on chart the album peaked at #11 selling 10,488 copies.[4][5][6]
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 11 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[8] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ Amalfi - Sarah Brightman Love Songs. - Sarah Brightman Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sarah Brightman Official Website - Sound and Vision". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Winners of Japan Gold Disc Award 2010". RIAJ. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ オリコン アルバム 2009.8.3
- ^ オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2009年07月20日〜2009年07月26日 21〜30位 | ORICON STYLE
- ^ オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2009年07月06日〜2009年07月12日 31〜40位 | ORICON STYLE
- ^ サラ・ブライトマンのアルバム売り上げランキング [Sarah Brightman album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – サラ・ブライトマン – アマルフィ ～サラ・ブライトマン・ラヴ・ソングス～" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2009年11月 on the drop-down menu
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