A Song in My Heart

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A Song in My Heart
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
Recorded2011
Genre Classical crossover, Opera
Label Warner Music
Wynne Evans chronology
A Song in My Heart
(2011)
Wynne
(2013)

A Song in My Heart is the first studio album from Welsh tenor Wynne Evans and was released on 21 March 2011. [1] Evans signed a six-album deal with Warner Music. The album went to number one in the UK Classical Albums Chart in its first week of release.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."With a Song in My Heart"2:31
2."Because You're Mine"3:07
3."Be My Love"2:36
4."Because"2:29
5."Granada"3:12
6."The Lord's Prayer" (Welsh Version)2:43
7."I'll Walk with God"2:28
8."Over There"2:28
9."The Loveliest Night of the Year"3:09
10."La donna è mobile"2:04
11."E lucevan le stelle"2:39
12."Core N'grato/Torna A Surriento" (Medley)5:09
13."O Sole Mio/Funiculi Funicula" (Medley)3:49
14."Nessun Dorma"3:15
15."Ave Maria"5:00
16."The Lord's Prayer"2:46

Charts

Chart (2011)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 40
UK Classical Albums (OCC) [3] 1

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References

  1. "A Song in My Heart". Amazon UK. 2011.
  2. "Wynne Evans | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  3. "Official Classical Artist Albums Chart Top 50: 27 March 2011 – 02 April 2011". Official Charts Company. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2019.