A Year of Songs

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A Year of Songs
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Studio album by
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
Genre
Length47:21
Label
Producer Simon Franglen
Alexander Armstrong chronology
A Year of Songs
(2015)
Upon a Different Shore
(2016)

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]

Contents

As of November 2016, the album has sold 187,671 copies in the UK. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."On Days Like These" Simon Franglen 3:41
2."Stranger in Paradise"Franglen4:07
3."A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"Franglen4:00
4."Hushabye Mountain"Franglen3:27
5."Summertime"Franglen3:06
6."The Water Is Wide (O Waly Waly)" Traditional Franglen4:35
7."Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)" Frederic Weatherly Franglen4:38
8."Down by the Salley Gardens" William Butler Yeats Franglen4:10
9."Over the Hills"TraditionalFranglen4:34
10."Ca' the yowes"TraditionalFranglen3:43
11."Bleak Midwinter" Christina Rossetti Franglen3:33
12."Rothbury Hills"TraditionalFranglen3:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 6
UK Classical Artist Albums (OCC) [6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 32

References

  1. "Alexander Armstrong: Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. Fane Saunders, Tristram (13 November 2015). "Comedian Alexander Armstrong tops the classical charts". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. Kyriazis, Stefan (6 November 2015). "Alexander Armstrong releases debut album today". Daily Express . Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. Jones, Alan (4 November 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: James Arthur tops albums chart with Back from the Edge" . Music Week . Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. "Official Classical Artist Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2015 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.