Believe (Katherine Jenkins album) explained

Believe
Type:studio
Artist:Katherine Jenkins
Cover:Katherine Jenkins - Believe.jpg
Released:
(deluxe edition)
(platinum edition)
Recorded:2009 Los Angeles
Genre:Classical Crossover, soft rock
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:David Foster
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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
  1. Almighty Remix (Club Mix) – 7:05
  2. Almighty Remix (Radio Edit) – 3:10
  3. Original – 3:46
Who Wants To Live Forever
  1. Almighty Radio Edit – 4:11
  2. Almighty Club Mix – 7:17
  3. Almighty Dub Remix – 7:18
  4. Almighty Instrumental – 7:18
  5. Original Mix – 4:07

Charts

YearChartPeak Position
2009UK Top 40 Albums Chart[6] 6
2009Irish Top 75 Albums Chart[7] 13
2009Australian Charts – Top 50 Albums[8] 44
2010Australian Charts – Top 50 Albums[9] 35
2010Belgian (Flanders) Top 100 Albums Chart[10] 13
2010Belgian (Wallonia) Top 100 Albums Chart[11] 9
2010Greek Top 50 Albums Chart[12] 13
2010German Top 50 Albums Chart[13] 10
2010Swiss Top 100 Albums Chart[14] 35
2010Austrian Top 75 Albums Chart[15] 18
2010Dutch Top 100 Albums Chart[16] 39
2010French Top 200 Albums Chart[17] 55
2010U.S. Billboard Classical Albums Chart[18] 5
2010U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart[19] 42

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Rank
Australian ARIA Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums[20] 10
Chart (2010)Rank
Australian ARIA Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums[21] 7
German Albums Chart[22] 100
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[23] 88

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Believe – Platinum edition release date. 20 January 2011. HMV.com.
  2. http://www.almightyrecords.com/remixes/401 KATHERINE JENKINS BRING ME TO LIFE
  3. http://www.almightyrecords.com/remixes/389 KATHERINE JENKINS WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20091101/7502/ TOP 40 OFFICIAL UK ALBUMS ARCHIVE: Week 45 :: 7 November 2009
  7. http://acharts.us/ireland_albums_top_75/2009/46 Ireland Albums Top 75 (week 46/2009)
  8. http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2009&date=20091227&cat=a Album Top 50
  9. http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100103&cat=a Album Top 50
  10. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/1d89d/Katherine-Jenkins-Believe KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM) – 10/04/2010
  11. https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/1d89d/Katherine-Jenkins-Believe KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM) – 06/02/2010
  12. http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Katherine+Jenkins&titel=Believe&cat=a KATHERINE JENKINS – BELIEVE (ALBUM), week 06/2010
  13. 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.
  14. http://swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100509&cat=a SWISS CHARTS – ALBUMS TOP 100 (09.05.2010)
  15. http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100430&cat=a AUSTRIA TOP 40 – ALBEN TOP 75 (30.04.2010)
  16. http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100410&cat=a Dutch Album Top 100 (10/04/2010)
  17. http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2010&date=20100626&cat=a French Albums (26/06/2010)
  18. Classical Albums . 3 July 2010 . Billboard.
  19. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=katherine jenkins|chart=all}} Believe – Katherine Jenkins: Chart History – Heatseekers Albums ]. 24 July 2010 . Billboard.
  20. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums 2009. ARIA Charts.
  21. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Classical Albums 2010. ARIA Charts.
  22. http://www.viva.tv/charts/viva-album-jahrescharts-2010-2010-275/?start=90 Charts: Album Jahrescharts 2010 – 2010
  23. Web site: Wallonia – Albums -Ultratop Annual Charts 2010. ultratop.be.