Timeless (Sarah Brightman album)

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Timeless, known as Time to Say Goodbye in the United States, Canada and on Super Audio CD, is the fifth album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman and the London Symphony Orchestra. It went gold or platinum in 21 countries. It sold over 1.4 million copies in the United States,[2] and topped its Billboard Classical Albums chart for 35 weeks.

Timeless
Studio album by
Released2 June 1997 (UK)
23 September 1997 (US)
RecordedNovember 1996 – March 1997
GenreClassical Crossover
Length52:36
LabelEast West Records
ProducerFrank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Fly
(1995)
Timeless
(1997)
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No One Like You"Jerry Goldsmith; David Zippel4:45
2."Just Show Me How to Love You" (feat. José Cura)Frank Peterson; Dario Baldan Bembo; Paolo Amerigo Cassella; Rita Flügge-Timm4:00
3."Tú Quieres Volver"Nicolas Reyes; Paul Reyes; Francois Reyes; Patchai Reyes; Andre Reyes; Diego Baliardo; Paco Baliardo; Tonino Baliardo; Chico Bouchikhi3:49
4."In Pace"Patrick Doyle3:07
5."There for Me" (feat. José Cura)Charly Ricanek; Angelo La Bionda; Carmelo La Bionda; Chiara Ferraú; Richard Palmer-James3:45
6."Bilitis-Générique"Francis Lai3:25
7."Who Wants to Live Forever"Brian May3:55
8."La Wally"Alfredo Catalani4:04
9."Naturaleza Muerta"José María Cano5:26
10."En Aranjuez con tu Amor"Joaquín Rodrigo; Alfredo García Segura3:51
11."In trutina"Carl Orff2:31
12."Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (feat. Andrea Bocelli)Francesco Sartori; Lucio Quarantotto; Frank Peterson4:06
13."O mio babbino caro" (Live)Giacomo Puccini2:41
14."Alleluja" (Live)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:11
Total length:52:36

The Time to Say Goodbye release opens with the title song and is otherwise identical.

Singles

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Charts

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The album peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Top 200 and at No. 1 on its Top Classical Albums, where it stayed for 35 consecutive weeks.[3]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[22] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[23] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] Platinum 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[25] Gold 30,393[25]
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[27] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Sweden (GLF)[29] 2× Platinum 160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum 1,400,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[32] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b "Genre-Bending Brightman seeks crossover success with Symphony". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Concert of world star Sarah Brightman". Astana News Source. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 41.
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  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra – Timeless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Sarah Brightman: Timeless" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra – Timeless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra – Timeless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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  20. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  21. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Music Canada.
  24. ^ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 2". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 11 January 1998.
  25. ^ a b "Sarah Brightman" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  26. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Brightman; 'Timeless')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  27. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 21 February 2023. Enter Timeless in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  28. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recorded Music NZ.[dead link]
  29. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
  30. ^ "British album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless". British Phonographic Industry.
  31. ^ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of America.
  32. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.