''Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs'' (2009) is a compilation album by English

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; it was released in conjunction with the Japanese film '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess''. This movie features an appearance and performance by Brightman, and is a special production marking

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's 50th anniversary. This is the first Japanese movie to be shot entirely on location in Italy. With tracks selected by Brightman, the album contains new photos/artwork and was released on July 8, 2009 exclusively in Japan. It was Japan's

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classical album of 2009 and won at the 24th

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under the category of Top Classical Album of the Year.

Track listing

# Time to Say Goodbye (solo version) – from ''Classics'' #

La Wally ''La Wally'' is an opera in four acts by composer Alfredo Catalani, to a libretto by Luigi Illica, first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 20 January 1892. It was Catalani's last opera. The libretto is based on a hugely successful ' by Wilhelmin ...

– from ''Timeless'' # Il Mio Cuore Va – from ''Eden'' # O Mio Babbino Caro – from ''Classics'' #Anytime, Anywhere – from ''Eden'' #Attesa – from ''Symphony'' #

Lascia ch'io pianga "" (; ), originally "" (; ), is an Italian-language soprano aria by composer George Frideric Handel that has become a popular concert piece. History Its melody is first found in act 3 of Handel's 1705 opera ''Almira'' as a sarabande; the score f ...

– from ''Eden'' #

Nella Fantasia "" ("In My Fantasy") is a song sung in Italian based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film '' The Mission'' (1986). With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was ...

– from ''Eden'' #La Luna – from ''La Luna'' #Solo Con Te – from ''La Luna'' #

Ave Maria The Hail Mary or Ave Maria (from its first words in Latin), also known as the Angelic or Angelical Salutation, is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical pa ...

– from ''Classics'' #Until The End Of Time – from ''Harem'' #Storia D’Amore – from ''Symphony'' #

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is the popular English title of the chorale from the 1723 Advent cantata ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'' (Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life), BWV 147, by Johann Sebastian Bach. The chorale occurs twice in the ca ...

– from ''

A Winter Symphony ''A Winter Symphony'' is a Christmas album and the tenth studio album by the English soprano singer Sarah Brightman, released in November 2008. Album information The album borrows its name from Brightman's earlier 2008 album, ''Symphony''. A d ...

'' #La Califfa – from ''La Luna'' #Serenade – from ''La Luna'' #How Fair This Place – from ''La Luna'' #

Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn written in 1772 and published in 1779 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the Unit ...

– from ''A Winter Symphony'' # Nessun Dorma – from ''Eden''

Charts and certifications

''Amalfi'' debuted in the top 30 in

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. It entered the chart at #25 and landed at #24 in the second week. In the third week on chart the album peaked at #11 selling 10,488 copies.オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2009年07月06日〜2009年07月12日 31〜40位 , ORICON STYLE
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Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

References

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