Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Sarah Brightman (vocals, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Peter Weihe (guitars); Carsten Heusmann (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Matthias Meissner, Kristian Draude, Michael Soltau (keyboards, programming); Alex Grube (bass guitar); Curt Cress (drums); Roland Peil (percussion); Klaus Hirschburger, Carolin Fortenbacher, Amelia Brightman, Frank Peterson, Gunther Laudahn (background vocals); James Fitzpatrick, Crouch End Choir, Annie Skates, Metropolitan Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Bateman, Mike Reed, Steve Sidwell. |  | Additional personnel: Fernando Lima, Alessandro Safina, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Stanley. |  | Having solidified her DIVA status with the collection of the same name, Sarah Brightman returned in 2008 to reinforce that reputation with SYMPHONY. A dramatic offering that leans in a more rock-oriented direction, the album finds the British classical/pop crossover pairing up with both usual suspects--Andrea Bocelli on "Canto Della Terra"--and unlikely partners--Paul Stanley of Kiss on "I Will Be with You (Where the Lost Ones Go)"--for a fittingly orchestral set. Although the soprano singer is in fine form throughout SYMPHONY, its crowning achievement is arguably the closing number, "Running," which achieves a cinematic sweep perfectly suited to Brightman's resonant voice. | Producer: Frank Peterson; Carsten Heusmann | Engineer: Steve Price; Frank Peterson; Greg Collins; Dennis Preiss; Volker Heinzen; John Timperley |
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