Voice of an Angel is the debut studio album by then-12-year-old soprano Charlotte Church, released in 1998. The Sony Music recording was extremely popular, selling millions of copies, and made Church the youngest artist in history with a number 1 album on the British classical crossover charts.[3][4] The album is a collection of arias, sacred songs and traditional pieces.

Voice of an Angel
Studio album by
Released9 November 1998
Recorded1998
GenreCrossover
LabelSony Classical (U.S.)
Charlotte Church chronology
Voice of an Angel
(1998)
Charlotte Church
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[2]

Track listing

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Voice of an Angel track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pie Jesu"Andrew Lloyd Webber3:29
2."Panis angelicus"César Franck4:13
3."In Trutina"Carl Orff2:06
4."The Lord's Prayer"Albert Hay Malotte2:56
5."Jerusalem"Hubert Parry, William Blake2:17
6."Ave Maria (Funeral for a Friend)"Elton John, Vladimir Vavilov (misattributed to Giulio Caccini)4:14
7."Psalm 23"Colin Mawby2:45
8."I Vow to Thee, My Country"Gustav Holst, Cecil Spring Rice3:57
9."Danny Boy"[traditional]2:46
10."My Lagan Love"[traditional]3:16
11."Suo Gân"[traditional]3:15
12."A Lullaby"Hamilton Harty3:00
13."Amazing Grace"[traditional]2:47
14."Y Gylfinir"Dilys Elwyn-Edwards2:18
15."Tylluanod"Elwyn-Edwards2:43
16."Mae Hiraeth Yn y Môr"Elwyn-Edwards2:43
17."When at Night I Go to Sleep"Engelbert Humperdinck2:52

Note: Sian Edwards conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, with Meinir Huelyn on harp.

Charts and certifications

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Release history

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Country Release date
United Kingdom 9 November 1998
United States 16 March 1999

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Voice of an Angel – Charlotte Church". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ Considine, J. D. (23 April 1999). "Voice of an Angel Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  3. ^ "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  4. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
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  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Charlotte Church | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Church Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Charlotte Church Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". Music Canada.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Voice of an Angel in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". Recording Industry Association of America.