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You Raise Me Up

Search: Amazing Grace - Hayley Westenra
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 13, 2006
You Raise Me Up is a great album with a great mixture of ballads and pop classics. The very first track is one of my favourites - "You Raise Me Up" by Brian Kennedy bought a tear to my eye because I remember him singing it with such conviction at George Best's funeral. Other songs on this album include Jamie Cullams wonderfully jazzed up version of Everlasting Love and some great all time classics like "Love is All Around". It is also lovely to hear another version of the classic "My Heart Will go On" as sang on the album by Jane McDonald, who although she isn't Celine Dion still sings it wonderfully. This album is recomended to anyone of Any age, there are songs for every generation and everyone will love it. One of the best albums this year. ... Read More:

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Pure

Search: Amazing Grace - Hayley Westenra
by: Hayley Westenra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ian Dean

Release Date November 15, 2004

The original `Pure' album was released in 2003, and despite there now being a confusing number of variations of it (special edition, import, bonus tracks & bonus discs) there are basically two editions - the original single disc and this 2CD Special Edition which adds a bonus disc to the original one.

The songs are a mixture of classical, popular and traditional, with some highly original and unexpected choices such as `River of Dreams' which is a transcription of Vivaldi's lovely violin solo 'largo' from `The Four Seasons', and a powerful recording of `Benedictus' from the Karl Jenkins' album `The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace'.

The New Zealand traditionals, predictably chosen because of Hayley's origin from ... Read More: