One Day Like This (album)

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One Day like This
Rhydian One Day Like This.jpg
Studio album by Rhydian Roberts
Released 14 April 2014
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Classical, crossover
Length58:36
Label Futura Classics
Producer Ben Robbins
Rhydian Roberts chronology
Welsh Songs: Caneuon Cymraeg
(2011)		One Day like This
(2014)

One Day like This is the fifth studio album by Welsh classical recording artist Rhydian Roberts. It was released through Futura Classics on 14 April 2014 and reached the top of the UK Classical Charts on 20 April 2014.

Classical music broad tradition of Western art music

Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a more precise term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820, this article is about the broad span of time from before the 6th century AD to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period.

Rhydian Roberts British singer and actor

Rhydian James Roberts, known mononymously as Rhydian, is a Welsh baritone singer, television presenter and musical theatre actor. He made his name by finishing second in series 4 of The X Factor, and has since become more widely known.

The UK Classical Charts are three record charts based on classical music in the United Kingdom: the Classical Artist Albums Chart, the Classical Compilation Albums Chart and the Specialist Classical Albums Chart. The charts are commercial monitoring and marketing devices used by the UK music industry to measure its effectiveness in promoting and selling albums, nominally in the field of classical music. All three charts are compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC). The measurements are made by collating the returns of sales from a number of well-known music stores on a regular basis, and this enables a ranking to be established. Most classical artist album sales in the UK are from crossover artists. For an album to be classified as classical in the charts, it has to have 60% of the playing time dedicated to "classical or traditional music". Only albums that entirely classical or traditional music qualify for inclusion in the Specialist Classical Albums Chart.

Contents

Background and recording

On 29 August 2013, it was revealed that Rhydian had decided to fund his fifth studio album through PledgeMusic. Explaining his decision, he said: "The music I make is about passion, and your passion for my music has allowed me to reach out further than I ever thought possible – so now I'd like you to be involved in a much more exciting way of making that music. A way that keeps all of the ideas, the passion, emotion and energy intact. So with a team we have put together and the help of revolutionary Pledge, we are creating a small but perfectly formed record label to make my next album. The album's artwork was revealed on 4 February 2014." [1]

PledgeMusic is an online direct-to-fan music platform, launched in August 2009, that was started to facilitate musicians reaching out to their fanbase to pre-sell, market, and distribute music projects including recordings, music videos, and concerts. Broadly speaking it bears some similarities to such platforms as ArtistShare, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon, RocketHub and Sellaband.

Rhydian worked with the Orchestra of St. John and producer Ben Robbins on the album. [2] He also recorded duets with Bonnie Tyler, Kerry Ellis and The Edmondson Sisters. [2] "This album has an epic feel," Rhydian said. "I wanted it to have that wide screen quality you get with the best movie soundtracks. I want it to be mesmerising and inspiring, full of passion and exciting all your emotions. Love, romance, hope, despair, faith, and the joy of being alive are all in there." He added, "There are some deeply personal choices like the Pearl Fishers duet by Bizet. I'm duetting with myself as a baritone and tenor, which sounds unusual, but I think really works well. The aria is close to my heart as it inspired me at the age of 14 to become a singer." [2] On 3 March 2014, it was revealed that the album would be released on 14 April 2014. [2] This makes Rhydian only the second X Factor contestant, after JLS, to release five albums.

Bonnie Tyler Welsh singer

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins; 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer, known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover". Her 1978 single "It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Kerry Ellis English stage actress and singer

Kerry Jane Ellis is an English actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music. Born and raised in Suffolk, Ellis began performing at an early age before attending Laine Theatre Arts from the age of 16.

JLS English boy band

JLS were an English pop/R&B group, which consisted of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams. They initially signed to Tracklacers production company New Track City and then went on to become runners-up of the fifth series of the ITV reality talent show The X Factor in 2008, coming second to Alexandra Burke. Following their appearance on The X Factor, JLS signed to Epic Records. Their first two singles "Beat Again" and "Everybody in Love" both went to number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

  1. "Nights in White Satin" – 4:28
  2. "Ave Maria" – 4:30
  3. "Miserere" (feat. Bonnie Tyler) – 4:36
  4. "One Day Like This" – 3:27
  5. "The Blower's Daughter" – 4:53
  6. "Vivo per lei" (feat. Kerry Ellis) – 4:40
  7. "Pearl Fishers duet" – 4:40
  8. "Danny Boy" – 4:06
  9. "Panis angelicus" – 3:41
  10. "Vergin, tutto amor" – 2:52
  11. "Litanei" – 3:25
  12. "Sleep" – 3:07
  13. "Nella Fantasia" – 4:35
  14. "Suo Gan" – 3:41
  15. "Ombra mai fu" – 2:46
  16. "Nessun dorma" – 2:53

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 19

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [4] 14 April 2014 CD, digital download Futura Classics

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References

  1. ↑ "Rhydian Roberts - Profile pictures". Facebook . Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Corner, Lewis (3 March 2014). "X Factor singer Rhydian announces new album One Day Like This". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ "One Day Like This - Album by Rhydian". iTunes UK . Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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