Classics (Sarah Brightman album)

Classics is a compilation album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. It collects previously released material, such as "Pie Jesu", from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem; "Figlio Perduto", "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "La Luna" from Brightman's previous studio albums, and new recordings of some her classical vocal performances, including "Ave Maria", "Dans La Nuit", "Alhambra" and a solo version of the 1997' hit "Time to Say Goodbye".

Classics
Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released	20 November 2001 (USA)
Genre	Classical Crossover
Length	54:24
Label	Angel Records
Producer	Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
The Very Best of 1990–2000 (2001) Classics (2001) Encore (2002)

Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B−.^[1] Classics was re-released in Europe in 2006, with the same cover art but a different track listing, as Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman.

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Ave Maria"	Schubert ("Ellens dritter Gesang", Op. 52, No. 6)	3:00
2.	"La Wally"	Catalani (La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana")	4:03
3.	"Winter Light"	Eric Kaz/Linda Ronstadt/Zbigniew Antoni Preisner	3:17
4.	"Anytime, Anywhere"	Albinoni ("Adagio in G minor")	3:19
5.	"Alhambra"	Tárrega ("Recuerdos de la Alhambra")	4:01
6.	"Lascia ch'io pianga"	Handel (Rinaldo, HWV 7)	3:30
7.	"Dans la Nuit"	Chopin ("Étude in E, Op. 10/3 CT16")	2:45
8.	"Serenade/How Fair This Place"	Rachmaninov ("How Fair This Spot", Op. 21/7)	3:25
9.	"O mio babbino caro"	Puccini (Gianni Schicchi)	2:22
10.	"La Luna"	Dvořák (Rusalka, Op. 114 B 203)	4:59
11.	"Pie Jesu"	Andrew Lloyd Webber (Requiem)	3:44
12.	"Figlio Perduto"	Beethoven ("Symphony No. 7, Op. 92)	4:39
13.	"Nessun dorma"	Puccini (Turandot)	3:52
14.	"Bailero"	Canteloube	3:13
15.	"Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (Solo Version)	Francesco Sartori/Lucio Quarantotto	4:08
Total length:			54:24

Japan Edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
16.	"Regnava nel silenzio" (Live)	Donizetti (Lucia di Lammermoor)	9:06
Total length:			63:30

Singles

• "Winter Light" (Canadian promo single) (2001)
• "Ave Maria" (Japanese promo single) (2001)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman Chart (2001–02) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 13 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] 9 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 13 US Billboard 200[5] 66 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

Year-end charts 2001 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman Chart (2001) Peak position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 129 2002 year-end chart performance for Classics by Sarah Brightman Chart (2002) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 193 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Argentina (CAPIF)[9] Gold 20,000^ Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000^ Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000^ South Korea — 54,018[12] United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.