Travelling Light (Lesley Garrett album)

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Travelling Light
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Studio album by
Released2001 [1]
Recorded2000–2001 [1]
StudioAir Studios and Whitfield Street Studios, London [1]
Genre Operatic pop, Classical crossover
Label BBC/EMI
Lesley Garrett chronology
I Will Wait For You
(2000)
Travelling Light
(2001)
The Singer
(2002)

Travelling Light is a 2001 by British soprano singer Lesley Garrett. It reached 75 on the UK general album chart. [2] In the US it was released in February 2002. [3]

Among original music it includes the song "Two Hearts, One Love" specially composed for Lesley Garrett by George Martin with lyrics by Don Black, a medley of two songs by the Beatles: "For No One" and "Blackbird". [1]

Track listing

  1. Medley of "Surrender" and "The Wonder of You" (5:04)
  2. "Ave Maria" with Julian Leang (4:13)
  3. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" with Bryn Terfel (5:04)
  4. Medley of "For No One" and "Blackbird" (4:36)
  5. "I Dreamed a Dream" (4:32)
  6. "Mambo Italiano" with Evelyn Glennie (4:21)
  7. "The Summer Knows" (4:48)
  8. "Two Hearts, One Love" (3:39)
  9. "Alabama Song" (2:44)
  10. "La Violet" with Roland Chadwick (4:09)
  11. "Et Si Demain" with Michel Legrand (3:27)
  12. "Over the Rainbow" (5:00)
  13. "A Boy Like That" (4:47)
  14. "On Holy Ground" (5:39)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 MusicWeb International Review
  2. Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005 Graham Betts - 2005- Page 150
  3. "Travelling Light - Lesley Garrett | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .