| Hushabye | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Hayley Westenra |
| Cover: | Hushabye_Hayley_Westenra_album_artwork.jpg |
| Released: | 14 June 2013 |
| Recorded: | 2013 |
| Genre: | Classical, Traditional music |
| Length: | 43:36 |
| Label: | Decca, Universal |
| Producer: | Jon Cohen |
| Prev Title: | Paradiso |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
Hushabye is the sixth international studio album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. The album consists of lullabies and other gentle songs, and is intended to be a calming experience for both children and adults; Westenra sang closer to the microphone than normal in order to create an appropriate atmosphere.[1]
The fourth track on the album, "Sleep On", was composed by Paul Mealor with lyrics by Brendan Graham as a lullaby for the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby.[2] [3] Westenra and her record company, Decca Records, will be giving away a copy of the album to every new parent in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand whose child was born on the same day as the royal baby.[4] [5]
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