Over the Rainbow (2007 charity album)

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Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released4 June 2007
Recorded Air Studios, London (3–4 April 2007)
Metropolis Studios
Fleetwood Mobile Studios (1 April 2007)
Label Universal Classics and Jazz
Producer Tolga Kashif

Over the Rainbow is a charity album featuring show tunes recorded by various artists. It was released on 4 June 2007 by Universal Classics and Jazz. The album was conceived by Anneka Rice and produced by Tolga Kashif.

Contents

The making of Over the Rainbow was featured in a TV special of Challenge Anneka broadcast by ITV1 on 6 June 2007. £2 of every album sale went to the Association of Children's Hospices. The album launch included a concert held at the Chickenshed theatre featuring performances by children from hospices around the UK and artists featured on the album. The album peaked at no. 1 on the UK Compilation Chart.

Background

Challenge Anneka is a British reality TV show in which presenter Anneka Rice is tasked with accomplishing a project, typically within a short time period, in aid of a charitable cause. The regular series aired between 1989 and 1995 on BBC1. The show was revived by ITV1 for two specials in 2006 and 2007. In March 2007, The Association of Children's Hospices challenged Rice to compile a studio album of newly recorded songs and hold a concert featuring live artists and a choir of children from various hospices around the UK. [1] The album was put together in five days. [2]

Recording

Twelve of the thirteen tracks were recorded especially for the Over the Rainbow project. "New York, New York" by Michael Bolton is the only pre-existing recording, taken from his album Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around (2006). McFly recorded their vocals for "You're the One That I Want" on the morning of 1 April 2007 within the Fleetwood Mobile studio in a hotel car park. All other tracks were recorded between 3 and 4 April 2007 at Air Studios. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz )3:16
2."You're the One That I Want" (from Grease ) John Farrar McFly 3:09
3."Fly Me to the Moon" (from The Rat Pack ) Bart Howard Jimmy Osmond 2:08
4."The Way You Look Tonight" (from Swing Time ) Curtis Stigers 2:08
5."Climb Every Mountain" (from The Sound of Music ) Lesley Garrett 3:27
6."No Matter What" (from Whistle Down the Wind )Andrea Ross3:27
7."Consider Yourself" (from Oliver! ) Lionel Bart 3:43
8."Secret Love" (from Calamity Jane ) Cerys Matthews 3:41
9."Young at Heart" (from Young at Heart ) Gavin Creel 2:46
10."I Don't Know How to Love Him" (from Jesus Christ Superstar )
Bonnie Tyler 3:55
11."The Time of My Life" (from Dirty Dancing )
4:36
12."New York, New York" (from New York, New York ) Michael Bolton 3:22
13."Talk Through Me" (from The King's Web)
  • Paul Morrall
  • Jo Collins
3:38

Charts

Chart performance for Over the Rainbow
Chart (2007)Peak
position
UK Compilation Chart (Official Charts) [4] 1

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [3]

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References

  1. "Association of Children's Hospices Challenges Anneka!". The Association of Children's Hospices. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. Newman, Sara (29 June 2007). "'I'm not permanently running around a building site in a jump suit'". The Independent . London, United Kingdom: Independent Digital News & Media Ltd. p. 29. Retrieved 14 June 2022 via Newspapers.com.(subscription required)
  3. 1 2 Over the Rainbow (Booklet). United Kingdom: Universal Classics and Jazz. 2007. 602498499726.
  4. "Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 10 June 2007 – 16 June 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2021.