The Fire Within (Jennifer Thomas album)

The Fire Within
Studio album by Jennifer Thomas
Released	12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
Genre	Classical music, crossover music, Cinematic music
Label	Tickled Ivory Music ASCAP
Producer	Jennifer Thomas, Glen Gabriel

The Fire Within is the sixth album by American Yamaha artist Jennifer Thomas. It was released on 12 October 2018, debuting in the Billboard classical music charts at number 3, at number 2 in the classical crossover music chart and 25 in the Heatseekers chart. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Development

The album was recorded using Abbey Road Studios, London; Opus 4 Studios, Bothell, Washington; the Yamaha Entertainment Group, Franklin, Tennessee; Glen Gabriel Music Studios, Stockholm; and Tickled Ivory Music Home Studios, Sequim, Washington. It was co-produced with Glen Gabriel and mixed by six-time Grammy-award-winning audio engineer Brian Vibberts.

Track listing

The Fire Within track listing ^{[4] [5]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Fire Within" (featuring Thomas and the Rogue Pianist (dual piano))	Thomas and Kimberley StarKey	5:21
2.	"Awakening" (featuring Thomas (piano) and Tina Guo (cello))	Thomas	5:01
3.	"Girl in the Mirror" (featuring Thomas (piano) and Rose Johnson (flute))	Thomas	3:48
4.	"Rise of the Phoenix" (featuring Thomas (piano))	Thomas with themes from the Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky	4:04
5.	"Ascension" (featuring Thomas (piano and violin))	Thomas	4:26
6.	"Soaring" (featuring Thomas (piano and Eurielle (vocals))	Thomas	5:31
7.	"Because of You" (featuring Thomas (piano))	Thomas with themes from Paganini by Rachmaninoff	4:15
8.	"Believer" (arranged by and featuring Thomas (piano))	Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons	4:12
9.	"Time" (arranged by and featuring Thomas (piano))	Hans Zimmer	4:38
10.	"Glorious" (featuring Thomas (piano))	Thomas	3:47

Personnel

Musicians

• Jennifer Thomas
• Kimberly StarKey, also known as The Rogue Pianist (piano)
• Tina Guo (cello)
• Eurielle (vocals)
• The English Session Orchestra, Abbey Road Studios, London
• Session players from the Ensign Symphony Seattle

Production

• Produced by Jennifer Thomas and Glen Gabriel
• Orchestration Glen Gabriel
• Engineered by Brian Vibberts
• Additional engineering by Ryan Nelson
• Mastered by Cristofer Stannow

Preview

• In July 2018 the album was previewed with the Ensign Symphony & Chorus at a live Benaroya Hall Seattle concert. ^[6]

Reviews

• mormonmusic.org ^[7]
• Sequim Gazette ^[8]

References

1. "Classical Music: Top Classical Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
2. "Classical Crossover Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
3. "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
4. The Fire Within by Jennifer Thomas, 2018-10-12, retrieved 2018-10-24
5. Album liner notes
6. "Ensign Symphony & Chorus presents God Bless America featuring Jennifer Thomas and friends". www.seattlesymphony.org. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
7. "Jennifer Thomas' New Masterpiece – The Fire Within". Mormon Music. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
8. "Sequim pianist Jennifer Thomas finds The Fire Within". Sequim Gazette. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-10-24.