Voice of an Angel

Voice of an Angel is the debut studio album by the Welsh singer-songwriter and actor Charlotte Church. It was released on 9 November 1998, by Sony Music. The album sold millions of copies, and made Church the youngest artist in history with a number 1 album on the British classical crossover charts.^[3][4] It is a collection of arias, sacred songs and traditional pieces.

Voice of an Angel
Studio album by Charlotte Church
Released	9 November 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Crossover
Label	Sony Classical (U.S.)
Charlotte Church chronology
Voice of an Angel (1998) Charlotte Church (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C[2]

Track listing

Voice of an Angel track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pie Jesu"	Andrew Lloyd Webber	3:29
2.	"Panis angelicus"	César Franck	4:13
3.	"In Trutina"	Carl Orff	2:06
4.	"The Lord's Prayer"	Albert Hay Malotte	2:56
5.	"Jerusalem"	Hubert Parry, William Blake	2:17
6.	"Ave Maria (Funeral for a Friend)"	Elton John, Vladimir Vavilov (misattributed to Giulio Caccini)	4:14
7.	"Psalm 23"	Colin Mawby	2:45
8.	"I Vow to Thee, My Country"	Gustav Holst, Cecil Spring Rice	3:57
9.	"Danny Boy"	[traditional]	2:46
10.	"My Lagan Love"	[traditional]	3:16
11.	"Suo Gân"	[traditional]	3:15
12.	"A Lullaby"	Hamilton Harty	3:00
13.	"Amazing Grace"	[traditional]	2:47
14.	"Y Gylfinir"	Dilys Elwyn-Edwards	2:18
15.	"Tylluanod"	Elwyn-Edwards	2:43
16.	"Mae Hiraeth Yn y Môr"	Elwyn-Edwards	2:43
17.	"When at Night I Go to Sleep"	Engelbert Humperdinck	2:52

Note: Sian Edwards conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, with Meinir Huelyn on harp.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1998–99) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 26 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 49 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 51 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 15 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 33 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 42 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 4 US Billboard 200[13] 28 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position UK Albums (OCC)[15] 28 Chart (1999) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 84 US Billboard 200[17] 128 Chart (2000) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[18] 144 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[19] Platinum 70,000^ Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 100,000^ United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 2× Platinum 600,000^ United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date
United Kingdom	9 November 1998
United States	16 March 1999