Hushabye (album)
Appearance
Hushabye | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 June 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Classical, Traditional music | |||
Length | 43:36 | |||
Label | Decca, Universal | |||
Producer | Jon Cohen | |||
Hayley Westenra chronology | ||||
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Hushabye is the sixth international studio album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. The album consists of lullabies and other gentle songs, and is intended to be a calming experience for both children and adults; Westenra sang closer to the microphone than normal in order to create an appropriate atmosphere.[1]
The fourth track on the album, "Sleep On", was composed by Paul Mealor with lyrics by Brendan Graham as a lullaby for the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby.[2][3] Westenra and her record company, Decca Records, will be giving away a copy of the album to every new parent in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand whose child was born on the same day as the royal baby.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Pretty Little Horses"
- "Hushabye Mountain" (from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- "Dream a Little Dream"
- "Sleep On"
- "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
- "Go to Sleep"
- "Brahms Lullaby"
- "Goodnight My Angel"
- "All Through the Night"
- "Baby Mine"
- "Hine E Hine"
- "When at Night I Go to Sleep"
- "Stay Awake" (from Mary Poppins)
Deluxe edition:
- "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
- "Bau Bei"
- "All Through the Night" (Welsh version)
Japanese edition:
- "Yurikago No Uta (Cradle Song)"
- "Nemunoki No Komoriuta"
- "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Charts
[edit]Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums Chart[6] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hayley Westenra speaks to Classic FM". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Royal Wedding composer pens lullaby for William and Kate's baby". www.telegraph.co.uk. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "How I Wrote... Sleep On - Paul Mealor". classicfm.com. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Stewart, Ashleigh (20 June 2013). "Hayley's right royal baby gift". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Hayley Westenra official site". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "The official New Zealand music charts". nztop40.co.nz. July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.