Encore (2002)

Product Summary Label: Universal Classics UPC: 00028947316022 Release Date: 10/1/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60570008 Item#: M3TPH2 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Va, Pensiero (Verdi) ~ Russell Watson 2. Volare ~ Russell Watson 3. Is Nothing Sacred? ~ Russell Watson 4. Prayer, The - (with Lulu) ~ Russell Watson 5. 'O Sole Mio ~ Russell Watson 6. Ave Maria ~ Russell Watson 7. Mattinata (Leoncavallo) ~ Russell Watson 8. I Just Don't Know How I Got By ~ Russell Watson 9. You Are So Beautiful ~ Russell Watson 10. Somewhere ~ Russell Watson 11. Che Gelida Manina (Puccini) ~ Russell Watson 12. E Lucevan Le Stelle (Puccini) ~ Russell Watson 13. Magic Of Love - (live, with Lionel Richie) ~ Russell Watson 14. Bohemian Rhapsody - (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) ~ Russell Watson 15. Celeste Aida (Verdi) ~ Russell Watson 16. Where My Heart Will Take Me - (from "Enterprise") ~ Russell Watson (P) 2002 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2002 Decca Music Group Limited   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Russell Watson (vocals); Alistair Gordon, Steve Butler, Judith Abbot (background vocals); Royal Philharmonic. Producers: Russell Watson, Nick Patrick, Alistair Gordon. Includes liner notes by Bill Borrows. In 2001 this young British tenor became an international phenomenon with his platinum-plus debut album THE VOICE. With that blockbuster recording, he defined himself as the pop-opera crossover sensation of the 21st century. The appropriately titled follow-up ENCORE will likely be regarded with suspicion by those with their feet planted firmly in either the pop or operatic world. Those whose tastes fall somewhere in between are exactly the folks who've already made him a superstar, and it is for them that ENCORE was made. Watson tackled material by Ultravox and Simon & Garfunkel amid the arias on THE VOICE, so it's no great shock to hear him taking on the Joe Cocker hit "You are So Beautiful" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (which sounds like it's been out there waiting for Watson for years). The really striking thing is how comfortable and convincing he sounds both on these pop-oriented tunes and on such operatic chestnuts as "O Solo Mio" and "Ave Maria." It's important to note that Watson did begin his career as a pop singer, but no one has ever straddled the great stylistic divide quite so successfully as he does on ENCORE.   Compilation Appearances Earthsongs Voices Vol 3 Voices:ultimate Collection(w/ Bonus DVD) Unforgettable You Raise Me Up I'll Be Home For Christmas Ultimate Ballads Album Classic Love   Technical Info Release Date : 09/24/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 473 160 Label : Decca (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00028947316022    Product Image