Believe (Katherine Jenkins album)
Believe | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 26 October 2009 29 March 2010 (deluxe edition) 6 December 2010 (platinum edition) | |||
Recorded | 2009 Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Classical Crossover, soft rock | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | David Foster | |||
Katherine Jenkins chronology | ||||
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Singles from Believe | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Believe – Platinum edition cover |
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euVue | |
The Citizen | |
Jeremy Gates | |
Gold 90.5FM | |
Allmusic | |
Classical-Crossover.co.uk |
Believe is the seventh studio album by classical crossover artist Katherine Jenkins and was released on 26 October 2009 in the UK.
Jenkins described this album as her most accessible to date, with many more popular songs such as Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life".
Track listing
[edit]International edition
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Till There Was You" (from The Music Man, 1957) | Meredith Willson | 3:33 |
2. | "Bring Me to Life" | Amy Lee, David Hodges, Ben Moody | 3:46 |
3. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | 5:54 |
4. | "I Believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) | Éric Levi | 4:25 |
5. | "Fear of Falling" | Richard Marx | 3:58 |
6. | "Parla Più Piano – Love Theme From The Godfather" | Nino Rota | 4:18 |
7. | "Ancora Non Sai" (with violinist André Rieu) | David Foster | 4:58 |
8. | "No Woman, No Cry" (duet with Cody Carey) | Vincent Ford | 4:54 |
9. | "La Vie En Rose" | Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi | 3:22 |
10. | "La Califfa" (with trumpeter Chris Botti) | Ennio Morricone | 3:30 |
11. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Brian May | 4:07 |
12. | "Se Si Perde Un Amore" | Marco Marinangeli | 4:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Adagio" | Remo Giazotto | 3:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Believe (Track by Track)" (Video) | 12:15 |
- See also Deluxe edition and Platinum edition for track listings on the international released version of Believe.
U.S. edition
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Till There Was You" (from The Music Man, 1957) | Meredith Willson | 3:33 |
2. | "Bring Me to Life" | Amy Lee, David Hodges, Ben Moody | 3:46 |
3. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | 5:54 |
4. | "I Believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) | Éric Levi | 4:25 |
5. | "Love Never Dies" (from Love Never Dies, 2010) | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater | 4:33 |
6. | "Fear of Falling" | Richard Marx | 3:58 |
7. | "Parla Più Piano – Love Theme From The Godfather" | Nino Rota | 4:18 |
8. | "Ancora Non Sai" (with violinist André Rieu) | David Foster | 4:58 |
9. | "Se Si Perde Un Amore" | Marco Marinangeli | 4:46 |
10. | "La Vie En Rose" | Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi | 3:22 |
11. | "La Califfa" (with trumpeter Chris Botti) | Ennio Morricone | 3:30 |
12. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Brian May | 4:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "No Woman, No Cry" (duet with Cody Carey) | Vincent Ford | 4:54 |
14. | "Angel (Radio Edit)" | Sarah McLachlan | 3:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Adagio" | Remo Giazotto | 3:41 |
Deluxe edition
[edit]The deluxe edition of the album, released on 29 March 2010 in the UK, includes two new tracks: "Love Never Dies" and "Endless Love", with a total of 13 tracks. The track "Se Si Perde Un Amore" from the standard edition is not included.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love Never Dies" (from Love Never Dies, 2010) | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater | 4:33 |
2. | "Bring Me to Life" | Amy Lee, David Hodges, Ben Moody | 3:46 |
3. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | 5:54 |
4. | "I Believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) | Éric Levi | 4:25 |
5. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Brian May | 4:07 |
6. | "Parla Più Piano – Love Theme From The Godfather" | Nino Rota | 4:18 |
7. | "Endless Love" (duet with Amaury Vassili) | Lionel Richie | 4:24 |
8. | "Till There Was You" | Meredith Willson | 3:33 |
9. | "La Vie En Rose" | Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi | 3:22 |
10. | "La Califfa" (with trumpeter Chris Botti) | Ennio Morricone | 3:30 |
11. | "No Woman, No Cry" (duet with Cody Carey) | Vincent Ford | 4:54 |
12. | "Fear of Falling" | Richard Marx | 3:58 |
13. | "Ancora Non Sai" (with violinist André Rieu) | David Foster | 4:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Se Si Perde Un Amore" | Marco Marinangeli | 4:46 |
15. | "Adagio" | Remo Giazotto | 3:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Se Si Perde Un Amore" | Marco Marinangeli | 4:46 |
Platinum edition
[edit]The Platinum edition of the album, released on 6 December 2010 in the UK,[14] includes four new tracks ("Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming", "Gravity", "In The Bleak Midwinter", and a live version of "O Holy Night" with Michael Bolton), plus a DVD film documentary including all promo videos from the Believe campaign ("Bring Me To Life", "Angel", "Love Never Dies"), two full live tracks from her London O2 show, international TV appearances and video diaries from her Argentina promo tour.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" | David Hodges, Steve McEwan | 3:47 |
2. | "Till There Was You" | Meredith Willson | 3:33 |
3. | "Love Never Dies" | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater | 4:33 |
4. | "Bring Me to Life" | Amy Lee, David Hodges, Ben Moody | 3:46 |
5. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | 5:54 |
6. | "I Believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) | Éric Levi | 4:25 |
7. | "Gravity" | Guy Berryman, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion | 5:45 |
8. | "Fear of Falling" | Richard Marx | 3:58 |
9. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Brian May | 4:07 |
10. | "In the Bleak Midwinter" | Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst | 4:48 |
11. | "Parla Più Piano – Love Theme From The Godfather" | Nino Rota | 4:18 |
12. | "Endless Love" (duet with Amaury Vassili) | Lionel Richie | 4:24 |
13. | "Ancora Non Sai" (with violinist André Rieu) | David Foster | 4:58 |
14. | "La Vie En Rose" | Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi | 3:22 |
15. | "La Califfa" (with trumpeter Chris Botti) | Ennio Morricone | 3:30 |
16. | "Se Si Perde Un Amore" | Marco Marinangeli | 4:46 |
17. | "Adagio" | Remo Giazotto | 3:41 |
18. | "O Holy Night" (duet with Michael Bolton) (Live) | Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight | 5:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Year of Believe" | 58:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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19. | "Fear of Falling (iTunes Live from London)" | Richard Marx | 3:42 |
20. | "Parla Più Piano – Love Theme From The Godfather (iTunes Live from London)" | Nino Rota | 3:58 |
21. | "Angel (iTunes Live from London)" | Sarah McLachlan | 5:24 |
22. | "Till There Was You (iTunes Live from London)" | Meredith Willson | 3:03 |
23. | "La Vie En Rose (iTunes Live from London)" | Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi | 2:29 |
24. | "I Believe (iTunes Live from London)" | Éric Levi | 3:58 |
Remixes
[edit]Almighty Records remixed two tracks from the album as promos: "Bring Me to Life"[15] and "Who Wants to Live Forever".[16] Katherine Jenkins performed the Almighty remix versions to these tracks at the London nightclub Heaven for their G-A-Y night on 24 October 2009.[17][18] Jenkins is the first classical singer to headline at G-A-Y night.[18]
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Charts
[edit]Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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2009 | UK Top 40 Albums Chart[19] | 6 |
2009 | Irish Top 75 Albums Chart[20] | 13 |
2009 | Australian Charts – Top 50 Albums[21] | 44 |
2010 | Australian Charts – Top 50 Albums[22] | 35 |
2010 | Belgian (Flanders) Top 100 Albums Chart[23] | 13 |
2010 | Belgian (Wallonia) Top 100 Albums Chart[24] | 9 |
2010 | Greek Top 50 Albums Chart[25] | 13 |
2010 | German Top 50 Albums Chart[26] | 10 |
2010 | Swiss Top 100 Albums Chart[27] | 35 |
2010 | Austrian Top 75 Albums Chart[28] | 18 |
2010 | Dutch Top 100 Albums Chart[29] | 39 |
2010 | French Top 200 Albums Chart[30] | 55 |
2010 | U.S. Billboard Classical Albums Chart[31] | 5 |
2010 | U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart[32] | 42 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (2009) | Rank |
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Australian ARIA Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums[33] | 10 |
Chart (2010) | Rank |
Australian ARIA Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums[34] | 7 |
German Albums Chart[35] | 100 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[36] | 88 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA)[37] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] | Platinum | 300,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
[edit]- Katherine Jenkins – vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6–7, 9–10, 12, lead on 2–3, 5, 8, 11)
- David Foster – musical arrangement (tracks 1–7, 9–12), orchestral arrangement (1–6, 9–11), keyboards (1–7, 9–11), piano (12)
- Bill Ross - musical arrangement (tracks 7, 12), orchestral arrangement (1–6, 9–11), string arrangement (8)
- Armin Steiner - orchestra recording engineer (tracks 1–6, 9–11)
- Gina Zimmitti - orchestra contractor (tracks 1–6, 9–11)
- Larry Mah - Pro-Tools recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
- Brett Parker - assistant recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
- Jorge Vivo - additional recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
- Dean Parks – guitar (tracks 2–3, 8)
- Angela Fisher - choir contractor (tracks 2–3, 8, 11), choir director (2–3, 8, 11)
- David Reitzas - choir recording engineer (tracks 2–3, 8, 11)
- Courtney Blooding – production coordinator (All tracks), background vocals (track 2)
- Jochem van der Saag - sound designer (All tracks), drum machine (All tracks), musical arrangement (track 8), synthesizer (2, 11), keyboards (8), background vocals (8), recording engineer (5), audio mixing (5)
- Gayle Levant – harp (track 3)
- Andrea Bocelli – flute (track 4), vocals (4)
- Richard Marx - background vocals (track 5)
- Michael Thompson – guitar (tracks 5, 11)
- Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello (track 6)
- André Rieu - violin (track 7)
- Cody Carey – lead vocals (track 8)
- Chris Botti – trumpet (track 10)
References
[edit]- ^ "I Believe Digital Single Out Now". Katherine Jenkins Online. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ a b Bring Me to Life – EP by Katherine Jenkins iTunes UK
- ^ Parla più piano (Love Theme from the Godfather) – Single by Katherine Jenkins iTunes Italy
- ^ "Katherine Jenkins: 'Angel' has landed!". Katherine Jenkins Official Facebook. 14 December 2009.
- ^ "News from Katherine: New Single 'Fear of Falling' Out Now". The official Katherine Jenkins UK website. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Katherine Jenkins with Amaury Vassili – Endless Love (song) australian-charts.com
- ^ "News from Katherine: Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming Out Now!". The official Katherine Jenkins UK website. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Nattrass, Paul. "Katherine Jenkins – Believe". euVue – Showbiz and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ BD (16 February 2010). "Limited offering". The Citizen.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Gates, Jeremy. (31 October 2009). On the record: Jack's back! ("Katherine Jenkins – Believe.") Stourbridge News. The Shuttle.
- ^ Brown, Hamish (11 December 2009). "Believe". Channel NewsAsia.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. Believe – Katherine Jenkins. Allmusic.com
- ^ Katherine Jenkins – Believe Classical-crossover.co.uk
- ^ "Believe – Platinum edition release date". HMV.com. 20 January 2011.
- ^ KATHERINE JENKINS BRING ME TO LIFE Archived 25 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Almighty Records.
- ^ KATHERINE JENKINS WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER Archived 26 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Almighty Records.
- ^ "'Who Wants To' Get A Free Katherine Jenkins Promo?!". Almighty Records. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ a b "News from Katherine: Katherine Jenkins at G-A-Y". kj.tv. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
- ^ TOP 40 OFFICIAL UK ALBUMS ARCHIVE: Week 45 :: 7 November 2009 The Official Charts
- ^ Ireland Albums Top 75 (week 46/2009) 12 November 2009. Archived from the original Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Album Top 50 Australian-Charts.com. 27 December 2009
- ^ Album Top 50 Australian-Charts.com. 3 January 2010
- ^ KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM) – 10/04/2010 Ultratop Flanders
- ^ KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM) – 06/02/2010 Ultratop Wallonia
- ^ KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM), week 06/2010 Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine GreekCharts.com
- ^ ":: MTV | Album Top 50 KW 2 | charts". Mtv.de. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ SWISS CHARTS – ALBUMS TOP 100 (09.05.2010) swisscharts.com
- ^ AUSTRIA TOP 40 – ALBEN TOP 75 (30.04.2010) austriancharts.at
- ^ Dutch Album Top 100 (10/04/2010) dutchcharts.nl
- ^ French Albums (26/06/2010) lescharts.com
- ^ "Classical Albums". Billboard. 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Believe – Katherine Jenkins: Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. 24 July 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums 2009". ARIA Charts.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums 2010". ARIA Charts.
- ^ Charts: Album Jahrescharts 2010 – 2010 Archived 11 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine VIVA.tv
- ^ "Wallonia – Albums -Ultratop Annual Charts 2010". ultratop.be.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2011 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Katherine Jenkins – Believe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 June 2022.