Timeless (Sarah Brightman album)

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Timeless
Sarah Brightman - Timeless.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 June 1997 (UK)
23 September 1997 (US)
RecordedNovember 1996 – March 1997
Genre Classical Crossover
Length52:36
Label East West Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Fly
(1995)
Timeless
(1997)
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
(1997)
Professional ratings
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Timeless, known as Time to Say Goodbye in the United States, Canada and on Super Audio CD, is the fifth album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman and the London Symphony Orchestra. It went gold or platinum in 21 countries. It sold over 1.4 million copies in the United States, [2] and topped its Billboard Classical Albums chart for 35 weeks.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No One Like You" Jerry Goldsmith; David Zippel 4:45
2."Just Show Me How to Love You" (feat. José Cura) Frank Peterson; Dario Baldan Bembo; Paolo Amerigo Cassella; Rita Flügge-Timm4:00
3."Tú Quieres Volver"Nicolas Reyes; Paul Reyes; Francois Reyes; Patchai Reyes; Andre Reyes; Diego Baliardo; Paco Baliardo; Tonino Baliardo; Chico Bouchikhi3:49
4."In Pace" Patrick Doyle 3:07
5."There for Me" (feat. José Cura)Charly Ricanek; Angelo La Bionda; Carmelo La Bionda; Chiara Ferraú; Richard Palmer-James 3:45
6."Bilitis-Générique" Francis Lai 3:25
7."Who Wants to Live Forever" Brian May 3:55
8."La Wally" Alfredo Catalani 4:04
9."Naturaleza Muerta" José María Cano 5:26
10."En Aranjuez con tu Amor" Joaquín Rodrigo; Alfredo García Segura3:51
11."In trutina" Carl Orff 2:31
12."Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (feat. Andrea Bocelli) Francesco Sartori; Lucio Quarantotto; Frank Peterson4:06
13."O mio babbino caro" (Live) Giacomo Puccini 2:41
14."Alleluja" (Live) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3:11
Total length:52:36

The Time to Say Goodbye release opens with the title song and is otherwise identical.

Singles

Charts

The album peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Top 200 and at No. 1 on its Top Classical Albums, where it stayed for 35 consecutive weeks. [3]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [22] Gold100,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [23] 3× Platinum300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [24] Platinum50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [25] Gold30,393 [25]
Germany (BVMI) [26] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [27] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [28] 3× Platinum45,000^
Sweden (GLF) [29] 2× Platinum160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [31] Platinum1,400,000 [2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [32] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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