Shine (Mary-Jess Leaverland album)

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Shine
Mary-Jess.jpg
Studio album by
Mary-Jess Leaverland
Released8 August 2011 (2011-08-08)
Recorded2010–11
Genre
Length48:18
Label Decca
Producer Ross Cullum
Singles from Shine
  1. "Are You The Way Home?"
    Released: 17 April 2011
  2. "Glorious"
    Released: 26 June 2011
  3. "Heaven Is Empty"
    Released: 29 July 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sunday Mercury (Positive) [4]

Shine is the debut studio album by the English classical crossover singer-songwriter Mary-Jess Leaverland. It was originally released in August 2011, on the label Decca. The album follows her victory on Chinese television talent contest Min Xing Chang Fan Tian in December 2009. Leaverland described the album's sound as a "True hybrid between Classical and Pop with a filmic element and an Oriental thread".

Mary-Jess Leaverland singer

Mary-Jess Leaverland is an English singer and songwriter who won Min Xing Chang Fan Tian, a provincial Chinese televised talent competition televised to 70 million people in December 2009.

Decca Records US/British record label

Decca Records is a British major record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, along with American Decca's first president Jack Kapp and later American Decca president Milton Rackmil. In 1937, anticipating Nazi aggression leading to World War II, Lewis sold American Decca and the link between the UK and U.S. Decca labels was broken for several decades. The British label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the American company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical genre. Both wings are now part of the Universal Music Group, which is owned by Vivendi, a media conglomerate headquartered in Paris, France. The US Decca label was the foundation company that evolved into UMG.

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.

Contents

Release history

The album's debut single, "Are You the Way Home?" was released on 17 April 2011, and was co-written by Leaverland herself and English singer-songwriter Helen Boulding. One week prior to the release of second single "Glorious", Leaverland released a four-track EP of the same name which featured both singles; the Min Xing Chang Fan Tian winner's song, "Yue Guang Ai Ren (A Love Before Time)"; and an album track, "Stand as One". [5] The third single "Heaven Is Empty" was released onto iTunes on 29 July 2011. [6] The album peaked at #57 in the UK. [7] Shine won both 'Best Newcomer' and 'Best Album' from classical-crossover.co.uk and was awarded many 5 star reviews.

Helen Boulding is a London-based singer-songwriter originally from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Her first album, New Red Dress, was released in February 2008.

iTunes media player and library software

iTunes is a media player, media library, Internet radio broadcaster, and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc. It was announced on January 9, 2001. It is used to play, download, and organize digital multimedia files, including music and video, on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems. Content could be purchased through the iTunes Store, or imported from CDs, with iTunes as the software letting users manage their online and physical purchases.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You the Way Home?"
3:57
2."Glorious"
4:14
3."Lighthouse of Mine"
  • Frederik Kempe
  • Peter Kvinte
  • Virginia McGrail
4:18
4."Rising from the Fire"
5:02
5."Beautiful Force"
  • Leaverland
  • Paddy Dalton
  • Duck Blackwell
3:33
6."Everything Can Wait"
3:41
7."Stand as One"
3:45
8."Yue Guang Ai Ren (A Love Before Time)" Tan Dun 3:16
9."My Own Sunrise"
  • Leaverland
  • Eaton
4:52
10."An Angel Walking"
3:48
11."Burning Love"
3:46
12."Heaven Is Empty" Paul Carter 4:02
Total length:48:18

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References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Mary-Jess Leaverland – Shine". AllMusic . Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Music :: Album review – Mary-Jess: Shine (Decca)". Express.co.uk. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Mary-Jess – Shine". Subba-cultcha.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. ↑ "MARY-JESS : Shine (Decca)". Sunday Mercury. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Glorious - EP by Mary-Jess". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Heaven Is Empty - Single by Mary-Jess". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Mary-Jess". Official Charts Company. 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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