Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs

Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs
Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released	July 8, 2009 (2009-07-08) (Japan)
Genre	Pop/Classical Crossover
Length	66:11
Label	EMI Music Japan
Producer	Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Symphony: Live in Vienna (2009) Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs (2009) Bella Voce (2009)

Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs (2009) is a compilation album by English soprano Sarah Brightman; it was released in conjunction with the Japanese film Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess. This movie features an appearance and performance by Brightman, and is a special production marking Fuji Television's 50th anniversary. This is the first Japanese movie to be shot entirely on location in Italy. With tracks selected by Brightman, the album contains new photos/artwork and was released on July 8, 2009 exclusively in Japan.^[1][2] It was Japan's best-selling classical album of 2009 and won at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards under the category of Top Classical Album of the Year.^[3]

Track listing

1. Time to Say Goodbye (solo version) – from Classics
2. La Wally – from Timeless
3. Il Mio Cuore Va – from Eden
4. O Mio Babbino Caro – from Classics
5. Anytime, Anywhere – from Eden
6. Attesa – from Symphony
7. Lascia ch'io pianga – from Eden
8. Nella Fantasia – from Eden
9. La Luna – from La Luna
10. Solo Con Te – from La Luna
11. Ave Maria – from Classics
12. Until The End Of Time – from Harem
13. Storia D’Amore – from Symphony
14. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring – from A Winter Symphony
15. La Califfa – from La Luna
16. Serenade – from La Luna
17. How Fair This Place – from La Luna
18. Amazing Grace – from A Winter Symphony
19. Nessun Dorma – from Eden

Charts and certifications

Amalfi debuted in the top 30 in Japan. It entered the chart at #25 and landed at #24 in the second week. In the third week on chart the album peaked at #11 selling 10,488 copies.^[4][5][6]

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Amalfi - Sarah Brightman Love Songs. - Sarah Brightman Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Sarah Brightman Official Website - Sound and Vision". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
3. "Winners of Japan Gold Disc Award 2010". RIAJ. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
4. オリコン アルバム 2009.8.3
5. オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2009年07月20日〜2009年07月26日 21〜30位 | ORICON STYLE
6. オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2009年07月06日〜2009年07月12日 31〜40位 | ORICON STYLE
7. サラ・ブライトマンのアルバム売り上げランキング [Sarah Brightman album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
8. "Japanese album certifications – サラ・ブライトマン – アマルフィ ～サラ・ブライトマン・ラヴ・ソングス～" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2009年11月 on the drop-down menu

External links

• Official website