Symphony of Life is the fourth live album released by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena on 23 November 2012.[1] The album was filmed and recorded at the Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall during a series of sold-out concerts for her Australian fans. A DVD of this audio album was also released on the same date with the same cover artwork. Anthony Callea stepped in as special guest for the concert series.[2]
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| Released | 23 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 5 August 2012 at Melbourne Arts Centre | |||
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| Length | 90 minutes | |||
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Promotion
editThe live record and the DVD was heavily promoted on Arena's official website, Facebook and various online media outlets. Before the record was released, a TV special titled 'Tina Arena: Live in Melbourne' on Foxtel aired at 8:30 PM Saturday 17 November 2012. The same footage from the DVD was shown. Free Tina Arena postcards were given to those who pre-ordered the album prior to the release date.[3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arenature Overture" | ||
| 2. | "Living a Lifetime Together" | Tina Arena, Francesco De Benedittis, Emanuelle Vidal De-Fonseca, Paul Manners | |
| 3. | "Oh Me Oh My" | Jim Doris | |
| 4. | "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | Kate Bush | |
| 5. | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | David Bacharach | |
| 6. | "My Husband Makes Movies" | Karen Akers | |
| 7. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Tim Rice | |
| 8. | "The Prayer" (with Anthony Callea) | David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa, Tony Renis | |
| 9. | "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" (with Anthony Callea) | James Horner |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wasn't It Good" | Tina Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde | |
| 2. | "Burn" | Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) | |
| 3. | "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" | Arena, David Tyson, Christopher Ward | |
| 4. | "You Made Me Find Myself" | Arena, Desmond Child, Ty Lacy | |
| 5. | "Je m'appelle Bagdad" | David Gategno, Elodie Hesme | |
| 6. | "Only Women Bleed" | Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner | |
| 7. | "GoldenEye" | Bono, The Edge | |
| 8. | "Maybe This Time" | Ebb, Kander | |
| 9. | "Symphony of Life" | Arena, Peter-John Vettese | |
| 10. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | |
| 11. | "Chains" | Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | |
| 12. | "Both Sides Now" | Joni Mitchell | |
| 13. | "Call Me" | Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arenature Overture" | ||
| 2. | "Living a Lifetime Together" | Tina Arena, Francesco De Benedittis, Emanuelle Vidal De-Fonseca, Paul Manners | |
| 3. | "Oh Me Oh My" | Jim Doris | |
| 4. | "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | Kate Bush | |
| 5. | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | David Bacharach | |
| 6. | "My Husband Makes Movies" | Karen Akers | |
| 7. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Tim Rice | |
| 8. | "The Prayer" (with Anthony Callea) | David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa, Tony Renis | |
| 9. | "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" (with Anthony Callea) | James Horner | |
| 10. | "Wasn't It Good" | Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde | |
| 11. | "Burn" | Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) | |
| 12. | "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" | Arena, David Tyson, Christopher Ward | |
| 13. | "You Made Me Find Myself" | Arena, Desmond Child, Ty Lacy | |
| 14. | "Je m'appelle Bagdad" | David Gategno, Elodie Hesme | |
| 15. | "Only Women Bleed" | Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner | |
| 16. | "GoldenEye" | Bono, The Edge | |
| 17. | "Maybe This Time" | Ebb, Kander | |
| 18. | "Symphony of Life" | Arena, Peter-John Vettese | |
| 19. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | |
| 20. | "Chains" | Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | |
| 21. | "Both Sides Now" | Joni Mitchell | |
| 22. | "Call Me" | Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder |
Charts
editThe live album debuted at #60 on the ARIA Main Australian Artist Chart. It has just spent a week on the top 100 and has been off the chart right after the next week. The album re-entered the charts at #95 a few weeks later. Meanwhile, the record debuted at #18 on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Albums Chart making it Arena's 10th Top 20 album on the said Australian-only Artist chart.[5][6] The DVD debuted at #4 on the Top 40 ARIA Music DVDs Chart.[7]
CD
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 60 |
DVD
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Australian Music DVDs (ARIA) | 4 |
References
edit- ^ Ambition Entertainment. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ [1] Noise11. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ [2] Austar.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ [3] Australia's TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ [4] www.australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ [5] www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Music DVDS | Australia's Official Top 40 Music DVDS - ARIA Charts". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014. www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2013.