Encore (Russell Watson album)

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Encore
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2001 (2001-10)
Recorded2001–2002
Genre Crossover
Label Decca
Producer
Russell Watson chronology
The Voice
(2000)
Encore
(2001)
Reprise
(2002)

Encore, released in October 2001, is the second album by British tenor Russell Watson. This album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Classical Albums Chart on 18 October 2002. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

The AllMusic review of Encore concludes with, "It's important to note that Watson did begin his career as a pop singer, but no one has ever straddled the great stylistic divide quite so successfully as he does on ENCORE." [2]

Track listing

US Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Va, pensiero" Giuseppe Verdi 4:05
2."Volare"3:47
3."Is Nothing Sacred"
  • Jim Steinman
  • Don Black
5:58
4."The Prayer" (with Lulu)4:28
5."'O sole mio"3:27
6."Ave Maria"5:02
7."Mattinata" Ruggero Leoncavallo 2:07
8."I Just Don't Know How I Got By"Diane Warren3:36
9."You Are So Beautiful"2:44
10."Somewhere"5:17
11."Che Gelida Manina"4:34
12."E Lucevan Le Stelle"
  • Giacomo Puccini
  • Luigi Illica
  • Giuseppe Giacosa
2:51
13."Magic of Love" (with Lionel Richie)4:31
14."Bohemian Rhapsody" Freddie Mercury 6:35
15."Celeste Aida"Giuseppe Verdi4:21
16."Where My Heart Will Take Me (Theme From Star Trek: Enterprise)" Diane Warren 3:59
Total length:67:22
UK Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Va, pensiero" Giuseppe Verdi 4:05
2."Volare"3:47
3."The Prayer" (with Lulu)4:28
4."'O Sole Mio"3:27
5."Ave Maria"5:02
6."Pelagia's Song (Captain Corelli's Mandolin)"Stephen Warbeck3:48
7."Mattinata" Ruggero Leoncavallo 2:07
8."You Are So Beautiful"2:44
9."Somewhere"5:17
10."Che Gelida Manina"4:34
11."E Lucevan Le Stelle"
  • Giacomo Puccini
  • Luigi Illica
  • Giuseppe Giacosa
2:51
12."Magic of Love" (with Lionel Richie)4:31
13."Catch the Tears" Diane Warren 4:48
14."Lost In The Snow"
  • Katrina Beath
  • Alfonso Esposito
  • Alistair Gordon
  • Steve Pigott
  • Russell Watson
4:11
15."Celeste Aida"Giuseppe Verdi4:21
16."Where My Heart Will Take Me (Theme From Star Trek: Enterprise)" Diane Warren 3:59
Total length:64:00

Musicians

Production

Track information and credits adapted from Discogs [3] [4] and AllMusic , [5] then verified from the album's liner notes. [6] [7]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] 2× Platinum600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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