Treasure (Hayley Westenra album) explained

Treasure
Type:studio
Artist:Hayley Westenra
Cover:Hayley Westenra Treasure.jpg
Released:26 February 2007 (UK)
Genre:Crossover, pop
Label:Decca Music Group
Prev Title:Odyssey
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Hayley sings Japanese Songs
Next Year:2008

Treasure (titled Celtic Treasure in some countries) is the third internationally released album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra, released in 2007. The album celebrates Westenra's Irish roots by covering Irish songs like "Danny Boy" and religious classics like "Whispering Hope", "The Heart Worships", while also including three new songs which Hayley has co-written.

Treasure became Westenra's fourth album to hit #1 on the New Zealand music charts, and her third album to debut at #1 on the New Zealand music charts, making her the most successful female album artist in the history of the Official New Zealand Music Charts.[1] The album spent five weeks in the number 1 position on the New Zealand charts.[2]

Treasure became Westenra's second album to chart in the US and peaked within the Top 10 in the UK (it was the second highest new entry its debut week).[3]

A special edition of the album released in Westenra's native New Zealand includes that country's national anthem God Defend New Zealand.

Track listing

US, Australia, New Zealand and Canadian version

  1. Let Me Lie
  2. Scarborough Fair
  3. Shenandoah
  4. Summer Fly
  5. Whispering Hope
  6. Danny Boy
  7. Summer Rain
  8. The Last Rose of Summer
  9. One Fine Day
  10. Sonny
  11. The Water Is Wide
  12. Melancholy Interlude
  13. Abide with Me

UK and International version

United Kingdom iTunes version

  1. Let Me Lie
  2. Le Notte De Silenzio
  3. Shenandoah
  4. Whispering Hope
  5. Summer Rain
  6. Danny Boy
  7. One Fine Day
  8. Santa Lucia
  9. The Heart Worships
  10. E Pari Ra
  11. Sonny
  12. Summer Fly
  13. Melancholy Interlude
  14. Bist Du Bei Mir
  15. Abide With Me
  16. Jekyll theme song (digital bonus version only)
  17. The Last Rose of Summer (iTunes bonus version only)

New Zealand special edition

  1. Let Me Lie
  2. Scarborough Fair
  3. Shenandoah
  4. Summer Fly
  5. Whispering Hope
  6. Danny Boy
  7. Summer Rain
  8. The Last Rose of Summer
  9. One Fine Day
  10. Sonny
  11. The Water is Wide
  12. Melancholy Interlude
  13. Abide With Me
  14. Le Notte De Silenzio
  15. E Pari Ra
  16. Bist Du Bei Mir
  17. The Heart Worships
  18. Santa Lucia
  19. God Defend New Zealand

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HWI – Treasure Tops the Charts in New Zealand . Hayley Westenra International . 26 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Steffen Hung . Hayley Westenra – Treasure . charts.nz . 26 April 2011.
  3. Web site: Take That, Kaiser Chiefs Move Atop U.K. Charts - Hollywood News - Celebrity News - Music News . https://web.archive.org/web/20090108143456/http://www.music-juice.com/music-news/take-that-kaiser-chiefs-move-atop-u.k.-charts.html . 2009-01-08 . Web.archive.org . 2007-03-06 . 2012-06-04.