Diva: The Singles Collection

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Diva: The Singles Collection is a 2006 compilation album by Sarah Brightman. Alongside this album, Brightman released a DVD collection of her music videos on 3 October 2006 under the title of Diva: The Video Collection. The album marked the first time Brightman released a greatest hits album in the United States. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart. In Japan, the album debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 77,000 copies sold on its first week of release, and became Japan's best-selling classical album of 2007.[1] Subsequently, it was Japan's fifteenth best-selling international album of the 2000s decade.[2] Diva was also the best-selling western album in South Korea in 2010, as it topped the international charts for 26 non-consecutive weeks. As of December 2013, it has been certified Quintuple Platinum in the country.[3][4]

Track listing

  1. "The Phantom of the Opera" (with Steve Harley) (Mike Batt, Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe) – 4:39
  2. "Music of the Night" (Hart, Lloyd Webber, Stilgoe) – 5:25
  3. "Pie Jesu" (with Paul Miles-Kingston) (Lloyd Webber) – 3:58
  4. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Brian May) – 3:56
  5. "Tu Quieres Volver" (Baliardo, Baliardo, Baliardo, Bouchikhi, Gilberto Reyes, Reyes, Reyes) – 3:49
  6. "Just Show Me How to Love You" (with José Cura) (Baldan Bembo) – 4:00
  7. "Deliver Me" (Marsh, Marsh) – 4:01
  8. "Nella Fantasia" (Ennio Morricone) – 3:40
  9. "Scarborough Fair" (Frank Peterson, Paul Simon) – 4:12
  10. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) – 3:39
  11. "It's a Beautiful Day" (Christopher von Deylen, Frank Peterson) – 3:58
  12. "What You Never Know" (Stephan Moccio) – 3:25
  13. "A Question of Honour" (Frank Peterson) – 5:18
  14. "Time to Say Goodbye" (with Andrea Bocelli) (Peterson, Lucio Quarantotto, Sartori) – 4:06
  15. "Il Mio Cuore Va (Japanese bonus track)"
  16. "Sarahbande (Japanese bonus track)"

Personnel

  • Mike Batt – Lyricist, Producer
  • Andrea Bocelli – Vocals
  • Sarah Brightman – Vocals, Lyricist, Producer, Executive Producer, Concept
  • Gary Brooker – Lyricist
  • A. Cassella – Lyricist
  • Alex Christensen – Producer
  • José Cura – Vocals
  • Chiara Ferrau – Lyricist, Photography
  • Simon Fowler – Photography
  • Esther Haase – Photography
  • Charles Hart – Lyricist
  • Laisa – Lyricist
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber – Lyricist, Producer
  • Brian May – Lyricist
  • Paul Miles-Kingston – Choir Master
  • Stephan Moccio – Lyricist
  • Ennio Morricone – Lyricist
  • David R. Murray – Producer
  • Frank Peterson – Lyricist, Producer, Executive Producer, Concept
  • Quarantotto – Lyricist
  • Keith Reid – Lyricist
  • A. Gilberto Reyes – Lyricist
  • Sartori – Lyricist
  • Richard Stilgoe – Lyricist
  • Christopher Von Deylen – Lyricist
  • Ellen Von Unwerth – Photography

Charts and certifications

References

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  4. ^ "[스크랩] 2010 년 가온 차트 부문 별 Top 100 위 <국외>". TVXQ. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Sarah Brightman chart History in Japan". Oricon Top. 15 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Sarah Brightman – Diva - The Singles Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Diva". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
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  11. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 2005". IFPI Hong Kong. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  12. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Diva" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2007年2月 on the drop-down menu
  13. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Diva". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ^ (Page 438) / http://www-new.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_chart_kind_cd=E&nationGbn=&f_month=3&f_year=2011&f_type=year "Diva - Sales Figures 2010-2013 (First link: 2010 sales archive; Second link: 2011-2013 International chart with sales figures for Diva)". Retrieved 24 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  15. ^ "Gold Typhoon 金牌大風". gold-typhoon.com.tw. Retrieved 7 July 2014.