Classics (Sarah Brightman album) explained

Classics
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Sarah Brightman
Cover:	Sarah Brightman - Classics.jpg
Released:	20 November 2001 (USA)
Genre:	Classical Crossover
Length:	54:24
Label:	Angel Records
Producer:	Frank Peterson
Prev Title:	The Very Best of 1990–2000
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Encore
Next Year:	2002

Classics is a compilation album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. It collects previously released material, such as "Pie Jesu", from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem; "Figlio Perduto", "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "La Luna" from Brightman's previous studio albums, and new recordings of some her classical vocal performances, including "Ave Maria", "Dans La Nuit", "Alhambra" and a solo version of the 1997' hit "Time to Say Goodbye".

Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B−.^[1] Classics was re-released in Europe in 2006, with the same cover art but a different track listing, as .

Singles

"Winter Light" (Canadian promo single) (2001)
"Ave Maria" (Japanese promo single) (2001)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"
Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[2]	129

2002 year-end chart performance for *Classics* by Sarah Brightman! Chart (2002)! Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	193

Certifications

Notes and References

Bernardo, Melissa Rose. Web site: Review: Classics . 7 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090425180342/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,253355,00.html . 25 April 2009 . bot: unknown . . Entertainment Weekly.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html. 6 November 2003. Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales). Jam!. 26 March 2022.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html. 6 September 2004. Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales). Jam!. 23 March 2022.