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Diva: The Singles Collection

Diva: The Singles Collection is a 2006 compilation album by Sarah Brightman. Alongside this album, Brightman released a DVD collection of her music videos on 3 October 2006 under the title of Diva: The Video Collection. The album marked the first time Brightman released a greatest hits album in the United States. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart. In Japan, the album debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 77,000 copies sold on its first week of release, and became Japan's best-selling classical album of 2007.[1] Subsequently, it was Japan's fifteenth best-selling international album of the 2000s decade.[2] Diva was also the best-selling western album in South Korea in 2010, as it topped the international charts for 26 non-consecutive weeks. As of December 2013, it has been certified Quintuple Platinum in the country.[3]

Diva: The Singles Collection
Compilation album by
Sarah Brightman
ReleasedUS: 3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)
GenreClassical crossover
Length66:28
LabelAngel Records
ProducerFrank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Love Changes Everything
(2005) 		Diva: The Singles Collection
(2006) 		Symphony
(2008)

Track listing

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  1. "The Phantom of the Opera" (with Steve Harley) (Mike Batt, Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe) – 4:39
  2. "The Music of the Night" (Hart, Lloyd Webber, Stilgoe) – 5:25
  3. "Pie Jesu" (with Paul Miles-Kingston) (Lloyd Webber) – 3:58
  4. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Brian May) – 3:56
  5. "Tu Quieres Volver" (Tonino Baliardo, Maurice Baliardo, Jacques Baliardo, Jahloul Bouchikhi, Nicolas Reyes, André Reyes, Paul Reyes) – 3:49
  6. "Just Show Me How to Love You" (with José Cura) (Baldan Bembo) – 4:00
  7. "Deliver Me" (Helena Marsh, Jon Marsh) – 4:01
  8. "Nella Fantasia" (Ennio Morricone) – 3:40
  9. "Scarborough Fair" (Frank Peterson, Paul Simon) – 4:12
  10. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) – 3:39
  11. "It's a Beautiful Day" (Christopher von Deylen, Frank Peterson) – 3:58
  12. "What You Never Know" (Stephan Moccio) – 3:25
  13. "A Question of Honour (Radio Mix)" (Frank Peterson) – 5:18
  14. "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (with Andrea Bocelli) (Peterson, Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori) – 4:06
  15. "Il Mio Cuore Va" (Japanese bonus track)"
  16. "Sarahbande (Japanese bonus track)"

Personnel

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  • Mike Batt – Lyricist, producer
  • Andrea Bocelli – Vocals
  • Sarah Brightman – Vocals, lyricist, producer, executive producer, concept
  • Gary Brooker – Lyricist
  • A. Cassella – Lyricist
  • Alex Christensen – Producer
  • José Cura – Vocals
  • Chiara Ferrau – Lyricist, photography
  • Simon Fowler – Photography
  • Esther Haase – Photography
  • Charles Hart – Lyricist
  • Laisa – Lyricist
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber – Lyricist, producer
  • Brian May – Lyricist
  • Paul Miles-Kingston – Choir master
  • Stephan Moccio – Lyricist
  • Ennio Morricone – Lyricist
  • David R. Murray – Producer
  • Frank Peterson – Lyricist, producer, executive producer, concept
  • Quarantotto – Lyricist
  • Keith Reid – Lyricist
  • A. Gilberto Reyes – Lyricist
  • Sartori – Lyricist
  • Richard Stilgoe – Lyricist
  • Christopher Von Deylen – Lyricist
  • Ellen Von Unwerth – Photography

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "大阪でダブル・プラチナ・ディスクを授受". emimusic.jp. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Last decade best selling international albums in Japan". ORICON Decade-End. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Music Industry WHITE PAPER 2011" (PDF). KOCCA. p. 438. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Sarah Brightman chart History in Japan". Oricon Top. 15 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Sarah Brightman – Diva – The Singles Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Diva". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  9. ^ "Japanese album certifications – サラ・ブライトマン – 輝けるディーヴァ ～ベスト・オブ・サラ・ブライトマン" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2007年2月 on the drop-down menu
  10. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Diva". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ^ "2010 sales archive" (PDF). p. 438.
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