Hayley sings Japanese Songs
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Hayley Sings Japanese Songs is an album by Christchurch
, New Zealand
soprano Hayley Westenra
. The album contains Westenra's interpretations of traditional and popular contemporary Japanese songs. Some of the songs have been translated into English while others remain in Japanese.
The album contains the Japanese version of Amazing Grace
and is a duet between Hayley and the late Japanese singer Minako Honda
. The song was released as a single in Japan and topped the Japanese International Singles Chart.
The album debuted at number 12 on the Japanese Albums Chart but broke into the Top 10 in its second week of release.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
soprano Hayley Westenra
Hayley Westenra
Hayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...
. The album contains Westenra's interpretations of traditional and popular contemporary Japanese songs. Some of the songs have been translated into English while others remain in Japanese.
The album contains the Japanese version of Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
and is a duet between Hayley and the late Japanese singer Minako Honda
Minako Honda
, born Minako Kudo was a Japanese "idol" pop-star and musical singer. She became famous and popular as "Japan's Madonna" because of her sexy fashion and live performances in the mid to late 1980s...
. The song was released as a single in Japan and topped the Japanese International Singles Chart.
The album debuted at number 12 on the Japanese Albums Chart but broke into the Top 10 in its second week of release.
Track listing
- Amazing Grace (Japanese version of Amazing Grace with Minako HondaMinako Honda, born Minako Kudo was a Japanese "idol" pop-star and musical singer. She became famous and popular as "Japan's Madonna" because of her sexy fashion and live performances in the mid to late 1980s...
, the first verse is in English) - Hanamizuki
- Yuki no Hana
- Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro (English version)
- Sen no Kaze ni Natte
- Hana
- Nada Soso
- Tsubasa wo Kudasai
- Sotsugyo Shasin
- Jidai
- I Believe
- Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro (Japanese version)
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 June 2008 | Universal Japan | CD/Download | |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Album Charts Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
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