La Luna is a concept album recorded by English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 soprano

Soprano

A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...

 Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...

 in 2000. It was released under license by Nemo Studios

Nemo Studios

Nemo Studios was a recording studio in London, planned, built and used by Greek composer Vangelis in 1975–87. Numerous highlights of Vangelis' career were composed in Nemo, including soundtracks for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, Hugh Hudson's Chariots of Fire and Roger Donaldson's The...

 to Angel Records

Angel Records

Angel Records is a record label belonging to EMI. It was formed in 1953 and specialised in classical music, but included an occasional operetta or Broadway score...

. The album combines pieces written by classical and modern composers.
The classical pieces are "How Fair This Place" ("Здесь хорошо") by Rachmaninov; "Figlio Perduto", which is based on Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)

Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, in 1811, was the seventh of his nine symphonies. He worked on it while staying in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice in the hope of improving his health. It was completed in 1812, and was dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries.At its debut,...

; Solo Con Te (Handel

HANDEL

HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....

); Aria "La Luna" from Opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 Rusalka

Rusalka (opera)

Rusalka is an opera by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by the poet Jaroslav Kvapil based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová. Rusalka is one of the most successful Czech operas, and represents a cornerstone of the repertoire of Czech opera houses...

.
With La Luna, Brightman combined elements of her traditional operatic background with her newer style of pop music. "Hijo de la Luna

Hijo de la Luna

"Hijo de la Luna" is a song written by José María Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album, Entre el cielo y el suelo and had great success all over the Spanish speaking world, as did the album...

" (translating to "Son of the Moon" in Spanish) is a cover originally performed by the Spanish synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 band Mecano

Mecano

Mecano was a Spanish pop band whose debut coincided with La Movida Madrileña , a sociocultural movement that occurred in Madrid, Spain during the 1980s...

. Written by Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...

, "La Califfa" is the title track of the 1970 Italian film with the same name. The underlying concept of the album is the moon.

European Track listing

1. "This Love"
2. "Scarborough Fair"
3. "Figlio Perduto"
4. "La Califfa"
5. "Here With Me"
6. "Serenade"
7. "How Fair This Spot"
8. "Hijo de la Luna
   Hijo de la Luna
   "Hijo de la Luna" is a song written by José María Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album, Entre el cielo y el suelo and had great success all over the Spanish speaking world, as did the album...
   
   "
9. "She Doesn't See Him"
10. "Solo Con Te"
11. "Gloomy Sunday
    Gloomy Sunday
    "Gloomy Sunday" is a song composed by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress and published in 1933, as "Vége a világnak" . Lyrics were written by László Jávor, and in his version the song was retitled "Szomorú vasárnap"...
    
    "
12. "La Luna"
13. "First of May
    First of May
    First of May may refer to:*A reference to May Day in the context of a fertility or Spring holiday*"First of May" , a 1969 song by the Bee Gees*First of May, a 2007 song by Jonathan Coulton*The First of May , a 1998 independent film...
    
     (Live)" Encore Track
    • This original European track listing is now out of print. All pressings now also use the USA track listing along with the USA's versions of "This Love", "Here with Me", & "La Luna" and replaces "How Fair This Spot" and "She Doesn't See Him" with "How Fair This Place" and "He Doesn't See Me" which are different lyrically. "First of May" is removed all together. In particular "La Luna" is performed in an operatically way, while in USA version has pop-like vocals.

USA Track listing

1. "La Lune" – 2:53
2. "Winter In July" – 4:32
3. "Scarborough Fair" – 4:11
4. "Figlio Perduto" – 4:37
5. "A Whiter Shade of Pale
   A Whiter Shade of Pale
   "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts, as well...
   
   " – 3:38
6. "He Doesn't See Me" – 4:28
7. "Serenade" – 1:16
8. "How Fair This Place" – 2:10
9. "Hijo de la Luna
   Hijo de la Luna
   "Hijo de la Luna" is a song written by José María Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album, Entre el cielo y el suelo and had great success all over the Spanish speaking world, as did the album...
   
   " – 4:27
10. "Here with Me" – 5:24
11. "La Califfa" – 2:47
12. "This Love" – 6:11
13. "Solo Con Te" – 3:06
14. "Gloomy Sunday
    Gloomy Sunday
    "Gloomy Sunday" is a song composed by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress and published in 1933, as "Vége a világnak" . Lyrics were written by László Jávor, and in his version the song was retitled "Szomorú vasárnap"...
    
    " – 3:47
15. "La Luna" – 7:18

Bonus Tracks

1. "Moon River
   Moon River
   "Moon River" is a song composed by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini in 1961, for whom it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by Audrey Hepburn, although it has been covered by many other artists...
   
   " hidden song begins playing at the 5:16 mark of track 15, 20 seconds after the end of "La Luna".
2. "Heaven Is Here" Barnes & Noble
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    exclusive 16th track, with "Moon River
   Moon River
   "Moon River" is a song composed by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini in 1961, for whom it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by Audrey Hepburn, although it has been covered by many other artists...
   
   " hidden after it.
   • The SACD
     Super Audio CD
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      5.1 version released by EMI
     EMI
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      contains the USA track listing.

Singles

• "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...
  
  " (2000)
• "La Luna" (Promo in Brazil) (2000)
• "A Whiter Shade Of Pale
  A Whiter Shade of Pale
  "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts, as well...
  
  " (2001)
• "Here with me" (Promo EU) (2001)

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak Position
Austria Top 75 Albums	9
begian Albums Chart (Vl)	38
Canada Top Albums	5
Dutch Albums Chart	17
Finnish Albums Chart	7
Mexican Top 20 International Chart	1
Norwegian Albums Chart	8
Swedish Album Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	3
Swiss Album Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	20
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top 200 Albums	17
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Top 40	35
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Classical Crossover Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Internet Albums	1

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