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One Voice (Aled Jones album)

One Voice is a 2016 classical music album by Welsh singer Aled Jones and produced by Classic FM. The album features classical and folk songs performed by Jones as a duet with recordings of himself that were made when he was 15 years old. Upon release the album went straight into number 1 on the British Classical Artist Albums Chart[1] and reached number 3 on the UK Album Charts.[2]

One Voice
Studio album by
Aled Jones
Released1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
Recorded1986, 2015
GenreClassical, folk
LabelClassic FM
Aled Jones chronology
One Voice One Voice at Christmas

Background

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When he was 15, Aled Jones was a popular boy soprano and made 16 albums before his voice broke. When this happened, his recording company decided not to release one of these albums. the album was then stored in the Jones family airing cupboard surrounded by clothing to prevent it getting damp. The album was rediscovered by Jones' parents. Jones stated that he did not remember recording it but upon hearing it "felt like a proud uncle or father".[3] From there, Jones came up with the idea to release the album with Jones performing duets with his 15-year-old self from the album.[4] One Voice was announced in January 2016[3] and promoted by Classic FM, where Jones is also a radio presenter.[4]

Commercial performance

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Upon release on 1 April 2016,[5] One Voice debuted at number 1 on the UK Classical Chart,[1] where it also remained the following week. On the official UK Albums Chart, Jones beat Justin Bieber and Zayn Malik with One Voice entering at number 6, Jones's first UK top 10 chart position since Walking in the Air in 1985.[6] The album rose to number 4 the next week, though apparently demand outstripped supply of albums which limited any further improvement at the time.[7] It rose again to number 3 the following week.[8]

Jones later announced that he would be performing tracks from One Voice on his 2016 cathedral tour of the United Kingdom.[5] Jones followed the album success up later in the year by releasing One Voice at Christmas, using the same premise of him dueting with himself on Christmas songs.[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Eriskay Love Lilt"
  2. "The Lark in the Clear Air"
  3. "Danny Boy"
  4. "Come to Me Soothing Sleep"
  5. "O Rowan Tree"
  6. "Ar Hyd y Nos"
  7. "Linden Lea"
  8. "The Ash Grove"
  9. "Dafydd y Garreg Wen"
  10. "The Plough Boy"
  11. "Passing By"
  12. "O Waly, Waly"
  13. "Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon"

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (2016) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 100

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 63,215[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Classical Artist Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ Weinberg, Rob (15 April 2016). "Aled Jones scores his highest-ever chart position with new album One Voice". Classic FM. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Furness, Hannah (27 January 2016). "Aled Jones to duet with teenage self after finding lost album in airing cupboard". Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Aled Jones duets with his younger self for his new album – including never-before-heard recordings". Classic FM. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b Reddin, Lorelei. "New Number One album to feature in Aled Jones Cathedral tour". Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  6. ^ Price, Karen (8 April 2016). "It's official! Aled Jones beats Justin Bieber and Zayn Malik in UK album chart race". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ^ "UK Pop Charts for the Week Ending April 21, 2016". Top40.about.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Aled Jones climbs to No.3 in the UK album chart with 'One Voice'".
  9. ^ "Classic FM Chart: Aled Jones storms to no.1 with One Voice at Christmas". Classic FM. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Aled Jones – One Voice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Aled Jones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  12. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  13. ^ Jones, Alan (2 December 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Little Mix hold No.1 spot with Glory Days". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Aled Jones – One Voice". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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