![]() ![]() Other guest singers include Broadway legend Elaine Paige, whose "The Things You Are to Me" is the set's emotional and musical highlight Irish ballad singer Niamh Cavanagh, who turns in a simple, understated, and lovely take on the minimal, torchy "Simply You" and nine other singers better known to fans of European cabarets. Van Morrison prot‚g‚ Brian Kennedy does the honors on "You Raise Me Up," doing about as good a job as anyone can do with that particularly mawkish and manipulative tune. Or, in the cases of "I've Dreamed of You" and "You Raise Me Up," keeping the previous ones indeed, the former is simply Streisand's 1998 recording slightly remixed. Originally conceived as a tenth anniversary self-tribute album but a couple years too long in the making, Inside I'm Singing consists of 11 instrumental hits by the duo of pianist and composer Rolf Lovland and violinist Fionnuala Sherry given new lyrics. High-profile collaborations with Barbra Streisand on her 1998 hit "I've Dreamed of You" and Josh Groban on the inescapable pop ballad "You Raise Me Up" have raised their profile with an adult contemporary audience as well, and so Inside I'm Singing is a combination anniversary project and entr‚e into that wider and potentially even more lucrative market. ![]() Norwegian/Irish duo Secret Garden have been the toast of the neo-classical audience ever since winning the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.Photographers: Jonas Linell Robin Ottersen Rolf Lovland. ![]() Recording information: Abbey Road Studio, London, UK Air Studio, London, UK Mono Studio, Stockholm, Sweden Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway Sanden Studio, Kongshavn Studio, Kristiansand, Norway Sanden Studio, Kristiansand, Norway Sony Pictures Studio Inc., Culver City, CA Studio Brun, Stockholm, Sweden Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin, Ireland.Audio Mixers: Roald R†sberg Rolf Lovland Tim Martin.Personnel: Fridrik Karlson (guitar) Sidsel Walstad (harp) Andrea Hansen, Dorotha Grchot, Natasa Vidacic, Lene Marie Helland, Katarina Skogheim, Viggo Dahl, Audun Hareide, Daniel Perek, Lars Lunde, P†l Swendsberger, Henrik Myreng, Bennedikte Kyllingstad, Brita Swanberg, Adam Grchot, Fionnuala Sherry (violin) Kjell ge Stoveland, Trygve Johan Simonsen, Olaf Broch, Aslak Juva, Maren J”rstad, Gnter Voss (viola) Vivian Sunnarvik, Ariel de Wolf, Anne Brien, Wolfram K„rner, Hannah Weber, B†rd Bosrup (cello) Anne Randi Haugejorden (flute) Rolf Lovland (whistle, piano, harmonium, keyboards) Roar Brostr”m (oboe, English horn) Odd Lyngstad (bassoon) Leif Tore Strandbakken, Hilde Garby, Ove Rep†l (French horn) Vidar Lovbrotte (tuba) Bjorn Ole Rasch (organ, synthesizer) Per Lindvall (drums) Noel Eccles (percussion). ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |