Masters of Chant Chapter II

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Masters of Chant Chapter II
Masters of Chant II.jpg
Studio album by
Released15 October 2001
Recorded2001
Angel Recording Studios (London)
Henry Wood Hall (London)
Nemo Studios (Hamburg)
Vox Klangstudio (Bendestorf)
Genre Gregorian chant
Label Edel America Records
Producer Carsten Heusmann, Jan-Eric Kohrs & Michael Soltau
Gregorian chronology
Masters of Chant
(1999)
Masters of Chant Chapter II
(2001)
Masters of Chant Chapter III
(2002)

Masters of Chant Chapter II is the third album by Gregorian.

Contents

Original track listing

  1. "Moment of Peace" (featuring Sarah Brightman) (original by Gregorian) (4:22)
  2. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) (original by Peggy Seeger) (6:00)
  3. "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins) (original by Phil Collins) (5:45)
  4. "Bonny Portmore" (Celtic traditional) (5:02)
  5. "Hymn" (John Lees) (original by Barclay James Harvest) (6:07)
  6. "Child in Time" (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) (original by Deep Purple) (5:20)
  7. "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (James Warren) (original by The Korgis) (5:19)
  8. "Wish You Were Here" (David Gilmour, Roger Waters) (original by Pink Floyd) (5:32)
  9. "Lady D'Arbanville" (Cat Stevens) (original by Cat Stevens) (4:46)
  10. "Heaven Can Wait" (Jim Steinman) (original by Meat Loaf) (5:53)
  11. "Babylon" (text from Psalm 137) (original by Don McLean) (3:05)
  12. "Stairway to Heaven" (featuring Amelia Brightman) (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) (original by Led Zeppelin) (8:05)

French, Belgian and Portuguese bonus tracks

  1. "Voyage Voyage" (featuring Sarah Brightman) (Dominique Dubois, J. Michael Rivat) (original by Desireless) (3:57)
  2. "Rêver" (Laurent Boutonnat, Mylène Farmer) (original by Mylène Farmer) (5:00)
  3. "Instant de Paix (Moment of Peace)" (featuring Amelia Brightman) (4:00)
  4. "Moment of Peace (Portuguese version)" (featuring Amelia Brightman) (4:00)
  5. "Moment of Peace (Spanish version)" (featuring Amelia Brightman) (4:00)

Japanese bonus tracks

  1. "Breathe" (John Mallory, Leigh Nash, Michelle Tumes) (original by Sixpence None the Richer) (3:53)
  2. "Make Us One" (Cindy Morgan, Michael W. Smith) (original by Cindy Morgan) (3:15)

Chart performance

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [14] Gold25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [15] Platinum43,706 [15]
France (SNEP) [16] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [17] Gold150,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) [18] Gold 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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