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Peace (Libera album)

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Peace
Studio album by
Released8 March 2010
GenreClassical, choral, new-age
Length48:42
LabelEMI Classics
ProducerIan Tilley, Robert Prizeman
Libera chronology
Eternal - The Best of Libera
(2008)
Peace
(2010)
Libera: The Christmas Album
(2011)

Peace is a studio album by London-based boy choir Libera, which was released in March 2010 by record label EMI Classics.[1]

Reception

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The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard classical albums chart and remained on the charts for 12 weeks.[2]

The album was reviewed by BBC Music's Daniel Ross, who criticised it for being too commercial and musically unchallenging.[1]

Track listing

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Main CD
No.TitleLength
1."Sanctissima" (Solo by Benedict Philipp)4:22
2."Time" (Solo by Joshua Madine and Benedict Philipp Violin Solo by Fiona Pears)4:17
3."Ave Virgo (Based on a theme from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto)" (Solo by Tom Cully)3:52
4."Faithful Heart" (Solo by Joshua Madine Duett: Stefan Leadbeater and Daniel Fontannaz)3:22
5."Gaelic Blessing (Deep Peace)" (Solo by Stefan Leadbeater and James Threadgill with Samuel Moriarty)3:31
6."Exsultate" (Solo by Benedict Philipp)3:45
7."How Shall I Sing That Majesty?" (Solo by Stefan Leadbeater)4:08
8."Lacrymosa (based on Aquarium from Carnival of The Animals by Saint-Saëns)" (Solo by Benedict Philipp)3:34
9."Adoro Te"3:51
10."Lead Kindly Light" (Solo by Jakob De Menezes-Wood)3:55
11."Panis Angelicus" (Solo by Daniel Fontannaz)3:14
12."Touch The Sky" (Solo by James Mordaunt Duett: Benedict Philipp and Jakob De Menezes-Wood)3:13
13."The Fountain (Based on Prelude in C Minor by Chopin)" (Solo by Ralph Skan)3:33
Total length:48:42

Credits

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  • Vocal Soloist: Benedict Philipp, Joshua Madine, Tom Cully, Stefan Leadbeater, James Threadgill, Jakob De Menezes-Wood, Daniel Fontannaz, James Mordaunt, Ralph Skan
  • Duets: Stefan Leadbeater - Daniel Fontannaz, Benedict Philipp - Jakob De Menezes-Wood
  • Directed and conducted by Robert Prizeman
  • Produced by Ian Tilley, Robert Prizeman and Sam Coates
  • Assisted by Steven Geraghty, Ben Crawley and Tom Cully
  • Musicians: Robert Prizeman, Ian Tilley, Steven Geraghty, Fiona Pears, Jonathan Howell

Peace DeLuxe Edition

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Peace DeLuxe Edition
Studio album by
Released22 November 2010 (EU and Japan) / 7 December 2010 (US)
GenreClassical, Choral, New-age
Length-
LabelEMI Classics
ProducerIan Tilley, Robert Prizeman
  • Release Date: 22 November 2010 (EU and Japan) / 7 December 2010 (US)
  • Vocal Soloist: Benedict Philipp, Joshua Madine, Tom Cully, Stefan Leadbeater, James Threadgill, Jakob De Menezes-Wood, Daniel Fontannaz, James Mordaunt, Ralph Skan
  • Duets: Stefan Leadbeater - Daniel Fontannaz, Benedict Philipp - Jakob De Menezes-Wood
  • Directed and conducted by Robert Prizeman
  • Produced by Ian Tilley, Robert Prizeman and Sam Coates
  • Assisted by Steven Geraghty, Ben Crawley and Tom Cully
  • Musicians: Robert Prizeman, Ian Tilley, Steven Geraghty, Fiona Pears, Jonathan Howell

Limited Edition Deluxe Package features:

  • 1) Album "Peace" (2010) with 5 bonus tracks (total 18 tracks)
    • Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel) (Solo: Joshua Madine)
    • Eternal Light (Solos: Stefan Leadbeater, Ralph Skan)
    • Going Home (Solos: Joshua Madine, Ben Philipp, Tom Cully)
    • Have yourself a merry little Christmas (Solos: James Mordaunt, Ralph Skan)
    • Silent Night (Solo: Tom Cully)
  • 2) DVD with 7 Libera videos
    • Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel)
    • Time
    • Gaelic Blessing (Deep Peace)
    • Going Home
    • Libera
  • Plus exclusive
    • Introducing Libera
    • Behind the scenes featurette
  • 3) 18 month desktop calendar (Jan 2011 - Jun 2012) with photos and lyrics, and desktop stand
  • 4) Fold-out Libera poster

References

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  1. ^ a b Daniel Ross (12 March 2010). "Libera Peace Review". BBC. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Libera - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.