Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage

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Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
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Released13 November 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Length43:37
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Susan Boyle chronology
Someone to Watch Over Me
(2011)
Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
(2012)
Home for Christmas
(2013)
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Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage is the fourth studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 13 November 2012. The album features renditions of songs from prominent musical theatre shows and films. It also includes duets with American singer Donny Osmond and The Phantom of the Opera star Michael Crawford.

Contents

Examples of the musical works involved include Jekyll & Hyde and Fame . The album experienced commercial success in both the United Kingdom and the United States, hitting the #12 slot in the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over the Rainbow" Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg 5:41
2."The Winner Takes It All" Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus 4:49
3."Send in the Clowns" Stephen Sondheim 3:44
4."The Music of the Night" (featuring Michael Crawford) Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart 5:12
5."Bring Him Home" Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer 3:30
6."Memory"Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn 4:06
7."As Long as He Needs Me" Lionel Bart 2:49
8."All I Ask of You" (featuring Donny Osmond)Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart3:43
9."Out Here on My Own" Michael Gore, Lesley Gore 3:12
10."You'll Never Walk Alone" Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II 3:24
11."This Is the Moment" (featuring Donny Osmond) Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse 3:27

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [22] 13 November 2012 CD, digital download Columbia
United Kingdom [23] 19 November 2012 Syco, Columbia

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