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Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Classical crossover | |||
Length | Original release 48:45 1996 re-release 52:52 | |||
Label | East West | |||
Producer | Frank Peterson | |||
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Fly is the fourth album by English soprano Sarah Brightman. It is her second album with producer Frank Peterson and features collaborations with Tom Jones,Chris Thompson and Andrew Eldritch. Fly boasts a stronger pop and rock influence than Brightman's previous Broadway and operatic albums,and produced several hits in Europe including "A Question of Honour" and "Time to Say Goodbye".
Since its original 1995 release,Fly is one of Brightman's few albums to undergo multiple reissues in different markets. The first reissue of Fly was in 1996 to include Brightman's hit single "Time to Say Goodbye" with Andrea Bocelli. Fly II,a two-disc limited edition which featured unreleased b-sides and other material,was later released in 2000 to support Brightman's La Luna World Tour and could only be purchased at participating tour events. In 2006,Fly was re-reissued in Japan with the original 1995 track listing,along with four bonus tracks and new artwork. [2] Although Fly is available in several countries,it has yet to be officially released in the United States.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Fly" | Frank Peterson, Sarah Brightman | 2:26 |
2. | "Why" | Peterson, Brightman | 5:10 |
3. | "Murder in Mairyland Park" | Stina Nordenstam | 3:39 |
4. | "How Can Heaven Love Me" (feat. Chris Thompson) | Peterson, Christensen, Dorell | 3:45 |
5. | "A Question of Honour" | Peterson | 6:34 |
6. | "Ghost in the Machinery" | Peterson, Ravenhill | 4:24 |
7. | "You Take My Breath Away" | Peterson, Brightman | 6:49 |
8. | "Something in the Air" (feat. Tom Jones) | Peterson, Thomas Schwarz, Matthias Meissner, Brightman | 4:23 |
9. | "Heaven Is Here" | Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner, Brightman | 4:03 |
10. | "I Loved You" | Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner, Brightman | 4:10 |
11. | "Fly" | Peterson, Brightman | 2:51 |
Total length: | 48:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (feat. Andrea Bocelli) | Francesco Sartori, Lucio Quarantotto | 4:07 |
2. | "The Fly" | Peterson, Brightman | 2:26 |
3. | "Why" | Peterson, Brightman | 5:10 |
4. | "Murder in Mairyland Park" | Nordenstam | 3:39 |
5. | "How Can Heaven Love Me" (feat. Chris Thompson) | Peterson, Christensen, Dorell | 3:45 |
6. | "A Question of Honour" | Peterson | 6:34 |
7. | "Ghost in the Machinery" | Peterson, Ravenhill | 4:24 |
8. | "You Take My Breath Away" | Peterson, Brightman | 6:49 |
9. | "Something in the Air" (feat. Tom Jones) | Peterson, Christensen, Filz | 4:23 |
10. | "Heaven Is Here" | Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner, Brightman | 4:03 |
11. | "I Loved You" | Peterson, Schwarz, Meissner, Brightman | 4:10 |
12. | "Fly" | Peterson, Brightman | 2:51 |
Total length: | 52:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Fly" | Peterson/Brightman | 2:26 |
2. | "Why" | Peterson/Brightman | 5:10 |
3. | "Murder in Mairyland Park" | Nordenstam | 3:39 |
4. | "How Can Heaven Love Me" (feat. Chris Thompson) | Peterson/Christensen/Dorell | 3:45 |
5. | "A Question of Honour" | Peterson | 6:34 |
6. | "Ghost in the Machinery" | Peterson/Ravenhill | 4:24 |
7. | "You Take My Breath Away" | Peterson/Brightman | 6:49 |
8. | "Something in the Air" (feat. Tom Jones) | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:23 |
9. | "Heaven Is Here" | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:03 |
10. | "I Loved You" | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:10 |
11. | "Fly" | Peterson/Brightman | 2:51 |
Total length: | 48:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Once in a Lifetime" (1996 Remix) | 4:18 | |
2. | "First of May" (Live) | The Bee Gees | 3:07 |
3. | "How Can Heaven Love Me" (Remix) | 3:37 | |
4. | "Desert Rose" | Peterson/Wagner/Silveria | 2:09 |
5. | "Do You Wanna Be Loved?" | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:20 |
6. | "Hurry Home" | Steve Thompson | 3:37 |
7. | "The Same Thing to You" | 3:19 | |
8. | "Rain" | Nicola Brightman | 3:40 |
9. | "He Moved Through the Fair" | Traditional | 2:18 |
10. | "Starship Troopers" (1998 Remix) | Jeff Calvert/Geraint Hughes | 3:33 |
11. | "On the Nile" | Robert and Richard Sherman/Sarah Brightman | 1:13 |
12. | "How Can Heaven Love Me" (Video Version) | 3:47 | |
13. | "Once in a Lifetime" (1996 Ballad Version) | 3:35 | |
Total length: | 42:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Fly" | Peterson/Brightman | 2:26 |
2. | "Why" | Peterson/Brightman | 5:10 |
3. | "Murder in Mairyland Park" | Nordenstam | 3:39 |
4. | "How Can Heaven Love Me" (feat. Chris Thompson) | Peterson/Christensen/Dorell | 3:45 |
5. | "A Question of Honour" | Peterson | 6:34 |
6. | "Ghost in the Machinery" | Peterson/Ravenhill | 4:24 |
7. | "You Take My Breath Away" | Peterson/Brightman | 6:49 |
8. | "Something in the Air" (feat. Tom Jones) | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:23 |
9. | "Heaven Is Here" | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:03 |
10. | "I Loved You" | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:10 |
11. | "Fly" | Peterson/Brightman | 2:51 |
12. | "Do You Wanna Be Loved?" | Peterson/Schwarz/Meissner/Brightman | 4:20 |
13. | "How Can Heaven Love Me" (Video Version) | 3:47 | |
14. | "A Question of Honour" (Radio Edit) | 5:19 | |
15. | "On the Nile" | Robert and Richard Sherman/Brightman | 1:13 |
Total length: | 63:24 |
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