Salva Nos (album) explained

Salva Nos
Type:Album
Artist:Mediæval Bæbes
Cover:SalvaNos.jpg
Released:17 November 1997
Recorded:1997
Genre:Classical
Length:43:07
Label:Virgin, Nettwerk
Producer:Declan Colgan, Matthew Fisher
Next Title:Worldes Blysse
Next Year:1998

Salva Nos (Save Us) is the debut album by British vocal group Mediæval Bæbes.

Reception

The album reached number two on the UK specialist classical album chart,[1] and was certified silver by the BPI on 15 May 1998.[2] More generally, the album spent eight weeks on the UK top 100 album chart, peaking at sixty-two.[3] [4]

Track listing

  1. Salve Virgo Virginum
  2. Now Springes the Spray
  3. Ah Si Mon Moine
  4. Adam Lay Ibounden
  5. Foweles in the Frith
  6. So Treiben Wir Den Winter Aus
      1. The Coventry Carol Gaudete Adult Lullaby
  7. Veni, Veni
  8. Salva Nos
  9. Verbum Caro
  10. Lo, Here My Hert
  11. Binnorie O Binnorie
    1. This Ay Nicht Miri It Is

Notes and References

  1. Virgin's Baebes Get Mediaeval in U.S. . Bessman . Jim . 8 August 1998 . . The album, which features mainly a cappella singing by the 12 women who make up the Baebes, entered the classic chart at No. 2 in the U.K., where it was released last year..
  2. Winick . Steve . May 2007 . At the Ren Faire with Mediaeval Baebes . . 129 . 32–36.
  3. Book: Betts, Graham. Complete UK Hit Albums, 1956-2005. 2005. Collins. 978-0-00-720532-5. 198.
  4. Web site: Official Album Chart Results Matching: Salva Nos . 29 November 1997 . Official Charts . The Official UK Charts Company.