The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection is a 1997 compilation album by British classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. All of the tracks on this album are previously available on other albums. It is Brightman's third best-selling release in the United States.[1]

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
Compilation album by
Released1997
GenreVocal, musicals, show tunes
LabelPolydor/Really Useful Records/Raks Muzik
Sarah Brightman chronology
Timeless
(1997)
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
(1997)
Eden
(1998)

Track listing

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No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Phantom of the Opera" (feat. Michael Crawford)from The Phantom of the Opera4:21
2."Unexpected Song"from Song and Dance2:56
3."Chanson d'Enfance"from Aspects of Love3:56
4."All I Ask of You" (feat. Cliff Richard)from The Phantom of the Opera4:10
5."Don't Cry for Me Argentina"from Evita5:54
6."Another Suitcase in Another Hall"from Evita3:21
7."Love Changes Everything"from Aspects of Love3:35
8."Amigos Para Siempre" (feat. José Carreras)written for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona4:36
9."Memory"from Cats3:58
10."Gus: The Theatre Cat" (feat. Sir John Gielgud)from Cats5:11
11."Anything but Lonely"from Aspects of Love2:57
12."Macavity: The Mystery Cat"from Cats4:44
13."Tell Me on a Sunday"from Tell Me on a Sunday/Song and Dance3:45
14."Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"from The Phantom of the Opera3:32
15."Pie Jesu" (feat. Paul Miles-Kingston)from Requiem3:56
16."The Music of the Night"from The Phantom of the Opera5:22
Total length:66:15

Chart performance

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The album debuted at the Billboard Top 200 Albums at No. 110 and remained 17 weeks on chart. It peaked at the Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums at No. 2.

In April 2008, after Andrew Lloyd Webber appeared at the seventh season of the American show American Idol, and supplemented by a featured appearance of the record at the iTunes music store, the album peaked to No. 1 at the store's Top 100 Vocal albums.

Chart (1997) Peak
Position
Norwegian Album Chart[2] 20
Swedish Album Chart[2] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums[3] 110
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums 2

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 787,000[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sarah Brightman". Billboard. 19 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Sarah Brightman - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Sarah Brightman's New CD, Symphony is Soprano's Highest U.S. Chart Debut". PR Newswire. 6 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection". Recording Industry Association of America.