Band of Brothers (album)
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Band of Brothers is the second studio album by the choir Only Men Aloud!
. Unlike their self-titled debut
, it featured several traditional Welsh
songs, the album closing with a version of "Land Of My Fathers". However, as on the first album, the choir also included covers of pop songs "Total Eclipse of the Heart
", a duet with the original singer Bonnie Tyler
, "Somebody to Love
" with featured vocalist Kerry Ellis
, and "Scarborough Fair
".
Only Men Aloud!
Only Men Aloud! is a male voice choir from Wales. The choir came to national prominence in the UK when they won the Last Choir Standing competition run by BBC television during 2008.-Overview:...
. Unlike their self-titled debut
Only Men Aloud! (album)
- Track listing :-Charts:...
, it featured several traditional Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
songs, the album closing with a version of "Land Of My Fathers". However, as on the first album, the choir also included covers of pop songs "Total Eclipse of the Heart
Total Eclipse of the Heart
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...
", a duet with the original singer Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
, "Somebody to Love
Somebody to Love
Somebody to Love may refer to:* "Somebody to Love" * "Somebody to Love" * "Somebody to Love" * "Somebody to Love" * Somebody to Love...
" with featured vocalist Kerry Ellis
Kerry Ellis
Kerry Jane Ellis is an English stage actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music...
, and "Scarborough Fair
Scarborough Fair
"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional ballad of the United Kingdom.The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as making him a shirt without a seam and then washing it in a dry well, adding that if she...
".
Track listing
- " O Verona"
- "Total Eclipse of the HeartTotal Eclipse of the Heart"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...
" (featuring Bonnie TylerBonnie TylerBonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
) - "Band of Brothers"
- "Blaenwern"
- "Men of Harlech"
- "Pearl Fishers"
- "Ar Lan y MorAr Lan y MôrAr Lan y Môr is a traditional Welsh folksong. Various forms of the text exist, including some where the metre and subject of some verses suggest insertions from other unrelated songs. The song is a love song. As with many other Welsh songs, there are alternative words set to the same...
" - "The Longest TimeThe Longest Time"The Longest Time" is a doo-wop single by Billy Joel. The song was released as a single in 1984 as the fourth single from the album An Innocent Man. It reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart...
" - "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose"
- "Somebody to Love" (featuring Kerry EllisKerry EllisKerry Jane Ellis is an English stage actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music...
) - "Gwahoddiad"
- "Scarboro' FairScarborough Fair"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional ballad of the United Kingdom.The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as making him a shirt without a seam and then washing it in a dry well, adding that if she...
" - "Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers)"
Charts
The album entered the UK Album Chart on 18 October 2009 at number 21.| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
21 |