Storyteller (Alfie Boe album)

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Storyteller
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Released9 November 2012
Recorded2011
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Label Decca Records
Alfie Boe chronology
Alfie Boe Live - The Bring Him Home Tour
(2012)
Storyteller
(2012)
Trust
(2013)

Storyteller is the seventh studio album by Alfie Boe. It was released on 9 November 2012 in the United Kingdom by Decca Records. [1] The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bridge Over Troubled Water" Paul Simon 4:39
2."The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio 3:27
3."I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss 2:37
4."It's Over" Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:55
5."If I Can Dream"Walter Earl Brown3:11
6."Angie" Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 4:43
7."Shine a Light"Jagger, Richards5:20
8."Everybody's Talking" Fred Neil 2:55
9."It's Now or Never" Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder, Eduardo di Capua 4:00
10."Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus 4:28
11."Angel from Montgomery" John Prine 7:32
12."Wayfaring Stranger"Traditional5:11
13."Rank Strangers to Me" Albert E. Brumley 7:29

Charts and certifications

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Platinum300,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormat
United Kingdom 9 November 2012 [1] Decca Records

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