Classics (Sarah Brightman album)

Classics
Classics
Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released	20 November 2001 (USA)
Genre	Classical Crossover
Length	54:24
Label	Angel Records
Producer	Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology

Classics is a compilation album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. It collects previously released material, such as "Pie Jesu", from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem; "Figlio Perduto", "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "La Luna" from Brightman's previous studio albums, and new recordings of some her classical vocal performances, including "Ave Maria", "Dans La Nuit", "Alhambra" and a solo version of the 1997' hit "Time to Say Goodbye".

Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B−.^[1] Classics was re-released in Europe in 2006, with the same cover art but a different track listing, as Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman.

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Ave Maria"	Schubert ("Ellens dritter Gesang", Op. 52, No. 6)	3:00
2.	"La Wally"	Catalani (La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana")	4:03
3.	"Winter Light"	Eric Kaz/Linda Ronstadt/Zbigniew Antoni Preisner	3:17
4.	"Anytime, Anywhere"	Albinoni ("Adagio in G minor")	3:19
5.	"Alhambra"	Tárrega ("Recuerdos de la Alhambra")	4:01
6.	"Lascia ch'io pianga"	Handel (Rinaldo, HWV 7)	3:30
7.	"Dans la Nuit"	Chopin ("Étude in E, Op. 10/3 CT16")	2:45
8.	"Serenade/How Fair This Place"	Rachmaninov ("How Fair This Spot", Op. 21/7)	3:25
9.	"O mio babbino caro"	Puccini (Gianni Schicchi)	2:22
10.	"La Luna"	Dvořák (Rusalka, Op. 114 B 203)	4:59
11.	"Pie Jesu"	Andrew Lloyd Webber (Requiem)	3:44
12.	"Figlio Perduto"	Beethoven ("Symphony No. 7, Op. 92)	4:39
13.	"Nessun dorma"	Puccini (Turandot)	3:52
14.	"Bailero"	Canteloube	3:13
15.	"Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (Solo Version)	Francesco Sartori/Lucio Quarantotto	4:08
Total length:			54:24

Japan Edition
No.	Title	Music	Length
16.	"Regnava nel silenzio" (Live)	Donizetti (Lucia di Lammermoor)	9:06
Total length:			63:30

Singles

"Winter Light" (Canadian promo single) (2001)
"Ave Maria" (Japanese promo single) (2001)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Classics* by Sarah Brightman
Chart (2001–02)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[3]	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	13
US Billboard 200^[5]	66
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[6]	2

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for *Classics* by Sarah Brightman
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[7]	129

2002 year-end chart performance for *Classics* by Sarah Brightman
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[8]	193

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[9]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[11]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
South Korea	—	54,018^[12]
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Bernardo, Melissa Rose. "Review: Classics". Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Entertainment Weekly.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Sarah Brightman – Classics – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – Sarah Brightman – Classics – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Music Canada.
^ "Best Selling Foreign Album in Korea (1999-39/2008)". Retrieved 24 March 2014.
^ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[ewR-1] Bernardo, Melissa Rose. "Review: Classics". Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Entertainment Weekly.

[ac_Australia_Sarah_Brightman-2] "Australiancharts.com – Sarah Brightman – Classics – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Sarah_Brightman-3] "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[ac_New_Zealand_Sarah_Brightman-4] "Charts.nz – Sarah Brightman – Classics – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Sarah_Brightman-5] "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

[ac_BillboardClassical_Sarah_Brightman-6] "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

[7] "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[8] "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[ArgentinaSarah_BrightmanClassicsalbumCertRef-9] "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.

[AustraliaSarah_BrightmanClassicsalbumCertRef-10] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[CanadaSarah_BrightmanClassicsalbumCertRef-11] "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Music Canada.

[12] "Best Selling Foreign Album in Korea (1999-39/2008)". Retrieved 24 March 2014.

[United_StatesSarah_BrightmanClassicsalbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Classics". Recording Industry Association of America.

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