Compass (Mark Vincent album) explained

Compass
Type:studio
Artist:Mark Vincent
Cover:Compass by Mark Vincent.jpg
Released:16 April 2010
Genre:Classical
Length:44:26
Label:Sony Music Australia
Producer:Chong Lim
Prev Title:My Dream – Mio Visione
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:The Great Tenor Songbook
Next Year:2010

Compass is the second studio album by Australian tenor, Mark Vincent. The album was released through Sony Music Australia on 15 April 2010 and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts. The album was certified gold.

The album includes the title track "Compass" which was written by Dianne Warren especially for Mark.

Reviews

Jon O'Brien of AllMusic gave the album 3 1/2 out of 5 saying; "Backed by simple but tasteful orchestral arrangements, Vincent appears just as much at ease when tackling traditional operatic pieces, such as Agustin Lara's 1932 Latin classic "Granada," as he does when adding an operatic flavor to modern pop classics like Roy Orbison's "Crying," Rod Stewart's "Sailing," and musical favorites like West Side Story's "Somewhere" and Carousel's "You'll Never Walk Alone." An emotionally stirring duet with classically trained soprano Greta Bradman on a cover of musical hero Andrea Bocelli's "I Believe" provides the highlight, but Vincent's first original composition, the powerfully dramatic title track, specially penned for him by prolific Grammy Award-winner Diane Warren, suggests he could give Josh Groban a run for his money if he ever dared to venture away from the often predictable classical crossover fare. Compass isn't quite the leap forward Vincent needed if he's to transcend his talent show beginnings, but it's an accomplished effort which indicates he's capable of producing more original and inventive material in the future."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Granada" – 4:28
  2. "The Music of the Night" – 5:28
  3. "Nella Fantasia" – 4:32
  4. "I Believe" (featuring Greta Bradman) – 4:24
  5. "Somewhere" – 3:31
  6. "Crying" – 3:55
  7. "Amapola" – 3:48
  8. "Compass" – 4:06
  9. "Who Can I Turn To" – 2:39
  10. "Sailing" – 4:16
  11. "You'll Never Walk Alone" – 2:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
scope="row"
Australian Artist Album Chart[2] 2
Australian Classical Album Chart1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
ARIA Albums Chart[3] 74
ARIA Classic Albums Chart[4] 1
Australian Artists Albums Chart[5] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Vincent "My Dream -- Mio Visionario". www.allmusic.com. 7 May 2016.
  2. Web site: ARIA Report W/c 26 April 2010 - Issue #1052. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100511012400/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20100511-1124/Issue1052.pdf. dead. 2010-05-11. webarchive.nla.gov.au. 26 April 2010. 7 May 2016.
  3. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2010 . Australian Recording Industry Association . 7 May 2007.
  4. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Classical Charts – 2010. Australian Recording Industry Association . 7 May 2016.
  5. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2010 . Australian Recording Industry Association . 7 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Compass by Mark Vincent. 16 April 2010 . iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. 7 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Compass by Mark Vincent (CD). JBHiFi.com.au. 7 May 2016.

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