| A Year of Songs | ||||
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| Released | 6 November 2015 | |||
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| Length | 47:21 | |||
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| Producer | Simon Franglen | |||
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A Year of Songs is the debut studio album by English comedian and actor Alexander Armstrong. The album was released on 6 November 2015 by Rhino and East West. It debuted at six on the UK Albums Chart, and at one on the Official Classical Artist Albums Chart. [1] [2] [3]
As of November 2016, the album has sold 187,671 copies in the UK. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "On Days Like These" | Simon Franglen | 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Stranger in Paradise" | Franglen | 4:07 | |
| 3. | "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" | Franglen | 4:00 | |
| 4. | "Hushabye Mountain" | Franglen | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Summertime" | Franglen | 3:06 | |
| 6. | "The Water Is Wide (O Waly Waly)" | Traditional | Franglen | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)" | Frederic Weatherly | Franglen | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Down by the Salley Gardens" | William Butler Yeats | Franglen | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Over the Hills" | Traditional | Franglen | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Ca' the yowes" | Traditional | Franglen | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Bleak Midwinter" | Christina Rossetti | Franglen | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Rothbury Hills" | Traditional | Franglen | 3:47 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [5] | 6 |
| UK Classical Artist Albums (OCC) [6] | 1 |
| Chart (2015) | Position |
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| UK Albums (OCC) [7] | 32 |