Pure (Hayley Westenra album) explained

Pure
Type:studio
Artist:Hayley Westenra
Cover:Pure150.jpg
Released:10 July 2003, 6 April 2004 (US)
Recorded:February–April 2003
Genre:Crossover, Pop
Length:48 min 36 sec
Label:Decca Music Group
Producer:Giles Martin
Prev Title:My Gift to You
Prev Year:2001
Year:2003
Next Title:Odyssey
Next Year:2005

Pure is the first internationally released album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. It became the highest selling New Zealand album, which Westenra was awarded by at the New Zealand Music Awards of 2004. It was published by the Decca Music Group label in 2003. It was distributed in the United States by Universal Classics in 2004. During its first week of sales it sold 19,068 copies. As of 2007, Pure is the best selling classical album for the 21st century in the UK, and in New Zealand remains the best selling album from a New Zealand artist.[1] [2]

Pure gives a new freshness to well known classical repertoire, as well as exploring the world of pop and traditional Maori choral singing, including renditions of "Who Painted the Moon Black?", "Hine e Hine" (a song in Māori), "In Trutina", from Orff's Carmina Burana, "Wuthering Heights" (a cover of the Kate Bush hit), and the perennial spiritual classic "Amazing Grace". Sir George Martin co-wrote the track "Beat of Your Heart" just for the album. Also on the album is "Pokarekare Ana", a New Zealand love song which has enduring popularity, and has become Hayley's signature song.[3] "Never Say Goodbye" is an adaptation of the tune from Maurice Ravel's solo piano piece Pavane pour une infante défunte.

Pure topped the New Zealand Album Chart for eighteen weeks, being certified 12× Platinum, as well as topping the Australian and UK Classical Album Charts.[4]

Pure was recorded at Air Lyndhurst, Eastcote Studios, London, England.

Track listing

New Zealand version

  1. Who Painted the Moon Black
  2. Beat of Your Heart
  3. Never Say Goodbye
  4. Dark Waltz[5]
  5. Heaven
  6. In Trutina
  7. Across the Universe of Time
  8. River of Dreams
  9. Wuthering Heights
  10. My Heart and I
  11. Benedictus
  12. Hine E Hine

Collector's edition bonus CD

  1. Pokarekare Ana
  2. Amazing Grace
  3. The Mummers' Dance
  4. Mary Did You Know
  5. Silent Night Holy Night
  6. Away in a Manger

Australian version

  1. Across The Universe of Time
  2. Never Say Goodbye
  3. Beat of Your Heart
  4. Pokarekare Ana
  5. Who Painted The Moon Black?
  6. River of Dreams
  7. Benedictus
  8. Hine E Hine
  9. Dark Waltz
  10. Amazing Grace
  11. My Heart And I
  12. In Trutina
  13. Heaven
  14. Wuthering Heights
  15. Pokarekare Ana (duet with Russell Watson)

Collector's edition bonus CD

  1. Silent Night
  2. Away in a Manger
  3. Mary Did You Know
  4. The Mummers' Dance

UK version

  1. Pokarekare Ana
  2. Never Say Goodbye
  3. Who Painted the Moon Black?
  4. River of Dreams
  5. Benedictus
  6. Hine e Hine
  7. Dark Waltz
  8. Amazing Grace
  9. In Trutina
  10. Beat of Your Heart
  11. Heaven
  12. Wuthering Heights
  13. Hine e Hine (Māori mix)

Collector's edition bonus CD

  1. Mary Did You Know
  2. Bridal Ballad
  3. Pokarekare Ana (Vocalise)
  4. My Heart And I
  5. Across the Universe of Time
  6. Silent Night, Holy Night
  7. Away in a Manger

US version

  1. Pokarekare Ana (Come Back to Me) – 3:18
  2. Never Say Goodbye – 3:13
  3. Who Painted the Moon Black? – 3:38
  4. River of Dreams – 4:21
  5. Beat of Your Heart – 3:13
  6. Amazing Grace – 3:42
  7. Benedictus – 3:50
  8. Hine E Hine (Maiden, O Maiden) – 5:06
  9. Across the Universe of Time – 3:42
  10. Dark Waltz – 4:18
  11. In Trutina (From Carmina Burana) – 2:22
  12. Heaven – 4:09
  13. Wuthering Heights – 3:44

Japanese version

  1. ポカレカレ・アナ (マオリ族の伝承歌 / arr. Sarah Class) (Pokarekare Ana)
  2. ネヴァー・セイ・グッバイ（ラヴェル：亡き王女のためのパヴァヌからの編曲） (Never Say Goodbye)
  3. フー・ペインティッド・ザ・ムーン・ブラック (Sonia Aletta Nel / arr. Sarah Class) (Who Painted the Moon Black?)
  4. リヴァー・オブ・ドリームス (ヴィヴァルディ：四季 – 冬からの編曲 / arr. Sarah Class) (River of Dreams)
  5. ベネディクトゥス (Karl Jenkins) (Benedictus)
  6. ヒネ・エ・ヒネ (マオリ族の子守歌 / arr. Sarah Class) (Hine e Hine)
  7. ダーク・ワルツ (Author Frank Musker / arr. Sarah Class) (Dark Waltz)
  8. マイ・ハート・アンド・アイ (TVドラマ「ラ・ピオーヴラ」主題歌) (My Heart and I)
  9. イン・トゥルティナ (オルフ：カルミナ・ブラーナからの編曲) (In Trutina)
  10. ビート・ユア・ハート (サー・ジョージ・マーティン / Giles Martin) (Beat of Your Heart)
  11. アクロス・ザ・ユニバース・オブ・タイム (Sarah Class) (Across the Universe of Time)
  12. ヘヴン (Frank Musker / Ronan Hardiman) (Heaven)
  13. 嵐が丘 (Kate Bush / arr. Sarah Class) (Wuthering Heights)
  14. ．メアリー・ディド・ユー・ノウ？ [ボーナス・トラック] (Mary Did You Know?) (bonus track)
  15. ．アメイジング・グレイス (arr.サー・ジョージ・マーティン) (「白い巨塔」主題歌)[ボーナス・トラック] (Amazing Grace) (bonus track)[6]

International version

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 80
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 24

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Westenra top of classical chart . BBC News . 31 December 2007 . 4 January 2008 .
  2. Web site: Hayley Westenra album Pure on marbecks.co.nz . 2003 . 6 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Hayley Westenra album on iTunes . . 6 April 2004 . 12 August 2011.
  4. Web site: New Zealand singer: Hayley Westenra. dead. 14 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314053931/http://www.newzealand.com/travel/media/features/art-%26-culture/art-culture_hayleywestenra_feature.cfm. 3 February 2021. 14 March 2012.
  5. Composed and written by Frank Musker, Matteo Saggese and Umberto Morasca
  6. Web site: Pure - Hayley Westenra（ピュア - ヘイリー） . . ja . 2018-04-29.
  7. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2003. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2003. Recorded Music NZ. 12 December 2021.
  9. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003. Official Charts Company. 12 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2004. Recorded Music NZ. 12 December 2021.

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