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Odyssey (Westenra album)
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Odyssey is the second internationally published album by Hayley Westenra
. Her other previous albums, with the exception of Pure
, were released only in New Zealand and Australia. It was published by the Decca Music Group
label in 2005.
Westenra wonderful voice retains its crystal-clear purity in this album, but Westenra's singing is now richer and more rounded than before.
Odyssey includes a duet with Andrea Bocelli
called "Dell'Amore Non Si Sa
", a gospel
song 'I Say Grace', an inspired cover of Joni Mitchell
's "Both Sides Now", "May it Be" – a song from 'The Lord of the Rings', as well as 'What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)' is a debut writing of Hayley as a songwriter.
First version
Second version
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...
. Her other previous albums, with the exception of Pure
Pure (Hayley Westenra album)
Pure is the first internationally published Album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. Her previous albums were released only in New Zealand and nearby Australia. This album also received professional consultation from the legendary Sir George Martin who helped to create its...
, were released only in New Zealand and Australia. It was published by the Decca Music Group
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
label in 2005.
Westenra wonderful voice retains its crystal-clear purity in this album, but Westenra's singing is now richer and more rounded than before.
Odyssey includes a duet with Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
called "Dell'Amore Non Si Sa
Dell'amore non si sa
"Dell'amore non si sa" is the lead single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 2004 album, Andrea. The song was written by Mauro Malavasi and Andrea Sandri, and is among Bocelli's most popular and well-known songs....
", a gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
song 'I Say Grace', an inspired cover of Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
's "Both Sides Now", "May it Be" – a song from 'The Lord of the Rings', as well as 'What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)' is a debut writing of Hayley as a songwriter.
International version
This excludes the US, UK and Japanese versions.- Prayer
- Never Saw Blue
- Dell'amore non si saDell'amore non si sa"Dell'amore non si sa" is the lead single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 2004 album, Andrea. The song was written by Mauro Malavasi and Andrea Sandri, and is among Bocelli's most popular and well-known songs....
(with Andrea BocelliAndrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
) - Ave Maria (Caccini)
- Both Sides, Now
- What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)
- May It BeMay It Be"May It Be" is a song composed by Irish musician Enya and featured in Peter Jackson's 2001 film The Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring...
- Quanta Qualia
- Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 Aria (Cantilena)
- She Moves Through the FairShe Moved Through the Fair"She Moved Through the Fair" is a traditional Irish folk song, existing in a number of versions and which has been recorded many times.-Origins:...
- I Say Grace
- My Heart Belongs to You
New Zealand special edition bonus disc
- Bridal Ballad
- O mio babbino caroO mio babbino caro"O mio babbino caro" is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi , by Giacomo Puccini, to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to...
- Laudate Dominum
- Wiegenlied
- Ave Maria
- The Mists of Islay
Japanese version
- Prayer
- Never Saw Blue
- Dell'amore non si sa
- Ave Maria
- Both Sides, Now
- What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)
- May It Be
- Quanta Qualia
- Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 Aria (Cantilena)
- She Moves Through the Fair
- I Say Grace
- My Heart Belongs to You
- Bridal Ballad From The Merchant Of Venice
- The Mummers Dance
- Wiegenlied From Lorelei
United Kingdom version
There were two different versions of the UK album released. The first was released on 26 September 2005 and the second was released on 10 April 2006.First version
- "Prayer" – 4:21
- "Dell'amore non si sa" – 3:41
- "Never Saw Blue" – 4:37
- "Ave Maria" – 3:41
- "What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)" – 3:41
- "Quanta Qualia" – 4:24
- "Both Sides, Now" – 3:43
- "May It Be" – 3:38
- "Bachianas Brasileiras" – 4:25
- "Bridal Ballad" – 4:36
- "Mists of Islay" – 2:46
- "O mio babbino caro" – 2:32
- "Laudate Dominum" – 4:27
- "Wiegenlied" – 3:41
- "She Moves Through the Fair" – 4:36
- "Dido's Lament" – 3:46

- May It Be
- The Water Is Wide
- Dell'amore non si sa
- Lascia ch'io pianga
- Prayer
- Ave Maria
- Scarborough 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...
- Quanta Qualia
- O mio babbino caro
- What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)
- Both Sides, Now
- Mists of Islay
- Laudate Dominum
- She Moves Through The Fair
US Version
- Prayer – 4:21
- Both Sides, Now – 3:43
- Never Saw Blue – 4:37
- Dell'amore non si sa – 3:45
- What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You) – 3:43
- May It Be – 3:39
- Quanta Qualia – 4:25
- You Are Water – 4:03
- She Moves Through the Fair – 4:35
- My Heart Belongs to You – 4:41
- Ave Maria – 3:44
- I Say Grace – 5:06
iTunes exclusive EP tracks
- "Mary, Did You Know?" (Orchestral Version) – 3:29
- Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339 (Mozart): "Laudate Dominum" – 4:27
- Gianni SchicchiGianni SchicchiGianni Schicchi is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. The work is the third and final part of Puccini's Il trittico —three one-act operas with...
: "O mio babbino caro" – 2:32 - Dido and AeneasDido and AeneasDido and Aeneas is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell to a libretto by Nahum Tate. The first known performance was at Josias Priest's girls' school in London no later than the summer of 1688. The story is based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid...
: "Dido's LamentDido's lament"Dido's Lament" is the commonly-used name for the noted aria, "When I am laid in earth", from the opera, Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell ....
" ("When I am laid in earth") – 3:43
Album
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Music Charts | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Classical Album Charts http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/hayley-westenra/chart-history/567957?f=900&g=Albums | 3 |
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... |
10 |
Australian Album Charts | 21 |