Timeless (Sarah Brightman album)

Timeless, known as Time to Say Goodbye in the United States, Canada and on Super Audio CD, is the fifth album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman and the London Symphony Orchestra. It went gold or platinum in 21 countries. It sold over 1.4 million copies in the United States,^[7] and topped its Billboard Classical Albums chart for 35 weeks.

Timeless
Studio album by Sarah Brightman
Released	2 June 1997 (UK) 23 September 1997 (US)
Recorded	November 1996 – March 1997
Studio	Abbey Road Studios (London, England)[1] Angel Recording Studios (London, England)[2] Nemo Studios (Hamburg, Germany)[3] Nemo Studios (London, England)[4] Alexander Digital Suite (Miami, FL)[5]
Genre	Classical Crossover
Length	52:36
Label	East West Records
Producer	Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Fly (1995) Timeless (1997) The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No One Like You"	Jerry Goldsmith; David Zippel	4:45
2.	"Just Show Me How to Love You" (feat. José Cura)	Frank Peterson; Dario Baldan Bembo; Paolo Amerigo Cassella; Rita Flügge-Timm	4:00
3.	"Tú Quieres Volver"	Nicolas Reyes; Paul Reyes; Francois Reyes; Patchai Reyes; Andre Reyes; Diego Baliardo; Paco Baliardo; Tonino Baliardo; Chico Bouchikhi	3:49
4.	"In Pace"	Patrick Doyle	3:07
5.	"There for Me" (feat. José Cura)	Charly Ricanek; Angelo La Bionda; Carmelo La Bionda; Chiara Ferraú; Richard Palmer-James	3:45
6.	"Bilitis-Générique"	Francis Lai	3:25
7.	"Who Wants to Live Forever"	Brian May	3:55
8.	"La Wally"	Alfredo Catalani	4:04
9.	"Naturaleza Muerta"	José María Cano	5:26
10.	"En Aranjuez con tu Amor"	Joaquín Rodrigo; Alfredo García Segura	3:51
11.	"In trutina"	Carl Orff	2:31
12.	"Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (feat. Andrea Bocelli)	Francesco Sartori; Lucio Quarantotto; Frank Peterson	4:06
13.	"O mio babbino caro" (Live)	Giacomo Puccini	2:41
14.	"Alleluja" (Live)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	3:11
Total length:			52:36

The Time to Say Goodbye release opens with the title song and is otherwise identical.

Singles

• "Time to Say Goodbye" (feat. Andrea Bocelli) (1996)
• "Just Show Me How to Love You" (1997)
• "Tú Quieres Volver" (1997)
• "There for Me" (1997)
• "Who Wants to Live Forever" (1997)

Charts

The album peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Top 200 and at No. 1 on its Top Classical Albums, where it stayed for 35 consecutive weeks.^[8]

Weekly Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[9] 63 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 31 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[13] Time To Say Goodbye 43 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 38 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 12 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 72 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 17 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 8 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 2 US Billboard 200[22] Time To Say Goodbye 71 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[23] Time To Say Goodbye 1 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24] Time To Say Goodbye 5

Year-end Chart (1997) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 54 UK Albums (OCC)[26] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[27]	Gold	100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[28]	3× Platinum	300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29]	Platinum	50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[30]	Gold	30,393[30]
Germany (BVMI)[31]	Gold	250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[32]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	3× Platinum	45,000^
Sweden (GLF)[34]	2× Platinum	160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[36]	Platinum	1,400,000[7]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[37]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.