Première (Katherine Jenkins album)

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Premiere
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Studio album by
Released5 April 2004 (2004-04-05)
Recorded2003 2004
Genre Classical Crossover
Length45:38
Label Universal Classics and Jazz
Producer Ben Robbins
Katherine Jenkins chronology
Premiere
(2004)
Second Nature
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC (Favorable) [1]
musicOMH(Favorable) [2]

Premiere is the debut album by Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, released on 5 April 2004, in the UK. It charted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart, [3] and at number 1 on the UK Classical Album Chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Questo è per te" 3:39
  2. "Ash Grove" 3:09
  3. "Ave Maria" 3:01
  4. "Bailero" 2:51
  5. "Lord Is My Shepherd" 4:22
  6. "Ar Lan Y Mor" 2:30
  7. "Sweetest Love" 3:58
  8. "Habanera" 2:48
  9. "Cymru Fach" 3:55
  10. "Caro Mio Ben" 2:14
  11. "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" 3:14
  12. "Miserere" 3:54
  13. "Absence" 3:00
  14. "Cwm Rhondda" 2:48

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Gold100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. BBC review
  2. musicOMH review
  3. "UK Top 40 database". everyhit.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
  4. "British album certifications – Katherine Jenkins – Premiere". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 8 June 2022.