Believe (Katherine Jenkins album) explained
Believe is the seventh studio album by classical crossover artist Katherine Jenkins and was released on 26 October 2009 in the UK.
Jenkins described this album as her most accessible to date, with many more popular songs such as Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life".
Track listing
International edition
See also Deluxe edition and Platinum edition for track listings on the international released version of Believe.
U.S. edition
Deluxe edition
The deluxe edition of the album, released on 29 March 2010 in the UK, includes two new tracks: "Love Never Dies" and "Endless Love", with a total of 13 tracks.The track "Se Si Perde Un Amore" from the standard edition is not included.
Platinum edition
The Platinum edition of the album, released on 6 December 2010 in the UK,[1] includes four new tracks ("Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming", "Gravity", "In The Bleak Midwinter", and a live version of "O Holy Night" with Michael Bolton), plus a DVD film documentary including all promo videos from the Believe campaign ("Bring Me To Life", "Angel", "Love Never Dies"), two full live tracks from her London O2 show, international TV appearances and video diaries from her Argentina promo tour.
Remixes
Almighty Records remixed two tracks from the album as promos: "Bring Me to Life"[2] and "Who Wants to Live Forever".[3] Katherine Jenkins performed the Almighty remix versions to these tracks at the London nightclub Heaven for their G-A-Y night on 24 October 2009.[4] [5] Jenkins is the first classical singer to headline at G-A-Y night.
- Bring Me to Life
- Released: 23 October 2009
- Label: Warner
- Almighty Remix (Club Mix) – 7:05
- Almighty Remix (Radio Edit) – 3:10
- Original – 3:46
- Who Wants To Live Forever
- Released: 2009
- Label: Warner
- Almighty Radio Edit – 4:11
- Almighty Club Mix – 7:17
- Almighty Dub Remix – 7:18
- Almighty Instrumental – 7:18
- Original Mix – 4:07
Charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
- Katherine Jenkins – vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6–7, 9–10, 12, lead on 2–3, 5, 8, 11)
- David Foster – musical arrangement (tracks 1–7, 9–12), orchestral arrangement (1–6, 9–11), keyboards (1–7, 9–11), piano (12)
- Bill Ross - musical arrangement (tracks 7, 12), orchestral arrangement (1–6, 9–11), string arrangement (8)
- Armin Steiner - orchestra recording engineer (tracks 1–6, 9–11)
- Gina Zimmitti - orchestra contractor (tracks 1–6, 9–11)
- Larry Mah - Pro-Tools recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
- Brett Parker - assistant recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
- Jorge Vivo - additional recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
- Dean Parks – guitar (tracks 2–3, 8)
- Angela Fisher - choir contractor (tracks 2–3, 8, 11), choir director (2–3, 8, 11)
- David Reitzas - choir recording engineer (tracks 2–3, 8, 11)
- Courtney Blooding – production coordinator (All tracks), background vocals (track 2)
- Jochem van der Saag - sound designer (All tracks), drum machine (All tracks), musical arrangement (track 8), synthesizer (2, 11), keyboards (8), background vocals (8), recording engineer (5), audio mixing (5)
- Gayle Levant – harp (track 3)
- Andrea Bocelli – flute (track 4), vocals (4)
- Richard Marx - background vocals (track 5)
- Michael Thompson – guitar (tracks 5, 11)
- Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello (track 6)
- André Rieu - violin (track 7)
- Cody Carey – lead vocals (track 8)
- Chris Botti – trumpet (track 10)
Notes and References
- Web site: Believe – Platinum edition release date. 20 January 2011. HMV.com.
- http://www.almightyrecords.com/remixes/401 KATHERINE JENKINS BRING ME TO LIFE
- http://www.almightyrecords.com/remixes/389 KATHERINE JENKINS WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
- Web site: 'Who Wants To' Get A Free Katherine Jenkins Promo?!. Almighty Records. 8 March 2010. 14 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930085034/http://www.almightyrecords.com/competition/1417. 30 September 2011. dead.
- Web site: News from Katherine: Katherine Jenkins at G-A-Y. https://archive.today/20120305114006/http://kj.tv/news,katherine-jenkins-at-gay_37.htm. dead. 5 March 2012. kj.tv. 7 October 2009.
- https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20091101/7502/ TOP 40 OFFICIAL UK ALBUMS ARCHIVE: Week 45 :: 7 November 2009
- http://acharts.us/ireland_albums_top_75/2009/46 Ireland Albums Top 75 (week 46/2009)
- http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2009&date=20091227&cat=a Album Top 50
- http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100103&cat=a Album Top 50
- https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/1d89d/Katherine-Jenkins-Believe KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM) – 10/04/2010
- https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/1d89d/Katherine-Jenkins-Believe KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM) – 06/02/2010
- http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Katherine+Jenkins&titel=Believe&cat=a KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM), week 06/2010
- Web site: :: MTV | Album Top 50 KW 2 | charts . Mtv.de . 2011-09-22 . 2012-01-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091215085919/http://www.mtv.de/charts/album50 . 15 December 2009.
- http://swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100509&cat=a SWISS CHARTS – ALBUMS TOP 100 (09.05.2010)
- http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100430&cat=a AUSTRIA TOP 40 – ALBEN TOP 75 (30.04.2010)
- http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100410&cat=a Dutch Album Top 100 (10/04/2010)
- http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100626&cat=a French Albums (26/06/2010)
- Classical Albums . 3 July 2010 . Billboard.
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=katherine jenkins|chart=all}} Believe – Katherine Jenkins: Chart History – Heatseekers Albums ]. 24 July 2010 . Billboard.
- Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums 2009. ARIA Charts.
- Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums 2010. ARIA Charts.
- http://www.viva.tv/charts/viva-album-jahrescharts-2010-2010-275/?start=90 Charts: Album Jahrescharts 2010 – 2010
- Web site: Wallonia – Albums -Ultratop Annual Charts 2010. ultratop.be.