Diva: The Video Collection

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Diva: The Video Collection
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ReleasedOctober 2006
Recorded1978–2006
Genre Pop, Classical Crossover
Length133:00
Label Angel Records
Sarah Brightman chronology
The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas
(2004)
Diva: The Video Collection
(2006)
Symphony: Live in Vienna
(2008)

Diva: The Video Collection is a video longform. When Sarah Brightman introduces each song, she talks about where, when and how the music video was made. Several music videos are not featured, most notable songs are Rhythm of the Rain, Deliver Me and All I Ask of You.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Pie Jesu" Stephen Frears  
2."Phantom of the Opera" Ken Russell  
3."Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" Ken Russell  
4."Amigos Para Siempre" Hugh Hudson  
5."Captain Nemo" Howard Greenhalgh  
6."A Question of Honour" Joachim Kirschstein  
7."How Can Heaven Love Me" David Mallet  
8."Time to Say Goodbye" Joachim Kirschstein  
9."Just Show Me How to Love You" Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher  
10."Eden" Michael Geoghagan  
11."Who Wants to Live Forever" Alexander Hemming  
12."Deliver Me"Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher 
13."Anytime Anywhere"Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher 
14."Nella Fantasia" Simon Fowler  
15."Whiter Shade of Pale" Paul Boyd  
16."Ave Maria" Simon Fowler  
17."Kama Sutra"Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher 
18."Harem (Cancao Do Mar)"Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher 
19."Free"Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher 
20."Starship Troopers" Paul Verhoeven  
21."Music Of The Night (Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday celebration)" David Mallet  

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [1] Platinum8,000^
United States (RIAA) [2] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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