''Henkäys Ikuisuudesta'' (officially translated as: ''Breath From Heaven'') is the first solo album by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, and focuses on the Christmas holiday season. On November 26, 2010, Nuclear Blast released a re-mastered version of the CD, bringing a new artwork and a semi-new track list, with "Heinillä Härkien" replacing "

Happy New Year The Christmas season or the festive season (also known in some countries as the holiday season or the holidays) is an annually recurring period recognized in many Western and other countries that is generally considered to run from late November ...

" and "Maa On Niin Kaunis" replacing "

Happy Christmas (War Is Over) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. It was the seventh single release by John Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song rea ...

"; the new edition also contains the previously unpublished track "Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä", which replaced "The Eyes of a Child".

Background

All of the tracks are covers, except for "Kuin Henkäys Ikuisuutta" which was written by Tarja and Esa Nieminen. "En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa" was released on Tarja's " Yhden Enkelin Unelma" single in 2004, but the vocals have been re-recorded for this album. The music is composed by Jean Sibelius and the lyrics by Zacharias Topelius; Tarja also released " Walking in the Air" when she was a member of

Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neva ...

, on their 1998 album ''

Oceanborn ''Oceanborn'' is the second studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in Finland by Spinefarm Records on 7 December 1998 and in the spring of 1999 worldwide. It was released by Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of ...

''. "Marian Poika" is the Finnish version of "

Mary's Boy Child "Mary's Boy Child", also known as "Mary's Little Boy Child", is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. It is widely performed as a Christmas carol. History The song had its genesis when Hairston was sharing a room with a friend. The ...

" and "Jouluyö, Juhlayö" is " Silent Night". The ABBA cover "

" consists of both English and Spanish lyrics. The first single of the album, "

You Would Have Loved This ''You Would Have Loved This'' is Tarja's second solo single which is a dedication to her mother and predates the release of her Christmas album, ''Henkäys Ikuisuudesta''. Five fans watched the single being made after winning the promotion, "Win a ...

", was released in Finland on October 25.

Sales performance

The album reached Gold and Platinum status in Finland with more than 50,000 sold copies, and charted as N° 2 on the official Finnish Albums Chart.

Track listing

Sales and certifications

Personnel

Credits for ''Henkäys Ikuisuudesta'' adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

* Tarja Turunen -

Lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

*Maria Ilmoniemi & Esa Nieminen -

Keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

and piano *Juha Lanu - Electric and

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

*Ako Kiiski - Bass guitar *Harri Ala-Kojola -

Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Iiris Pyrhönen, Heikki Hämäläinen - Violin *Tiia Makkonen & Veli-Matti Iljin - Cello *Mauri Pietikäinen - Viola *Emilia Kauppinen -

Flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

*Heikki Pohto - Saxophone

Main crew

*Esa Nieminen - Music arrangements *Mika Jussila - Mastering engineer *Travis Smith - Cover artwork *Toni Härkönen - Photography

References

External links

Tarja's Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henkays Ikuisuudesta Tarja Turunen albums 2006 Christmas albums Christmas albums by Finnish artists 2006 debut albums