The Harem Tour CD
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The Harem Tour Album is an album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman
. It is a limited edition CD that was only available for purchase at Sarah Brightman's "The Harem World Tour" events, and is now out of print. This 13 track album is a collection of Sarah rareities including demos, discarded tracks, and collaborations with other artists.
No label company, catalog number and copyright warning is mentioned in the CD package.
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
. It is a limited edition CD that was only available for purchase at Sarah Brightman's "The Harem World Tour" events, and is now out of print. This 13 track album is a collection of Sarah rareities including demos, discarded tracks, and collaborations with other artists.
No label company, catalog number and copyright warning is mentioned in the CD package.
Track listing
- "Kama SutraKama SutraThe Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh poetry verses...
" - 2:24 - "Join MeJoin Me in Death"Join Me in Death" is the first single by the Finnish band HIM taken from their second studio album Razorblade Romance. It was also released as "Join Me", since they weren't allowed to include "Death" in the title for the US version. The song is the band's best-known song in Europe...
" (HIM cover) – 4:14 - "My Imagination" – 3:50
- "Don't Give UpDon't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)"Don't Give Up" is song written by Peter Gabriel and recorded as a duet with Kate Bush for Gabriel's album So. The single version spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 75 chart in 1986, peaking at number nine. It describes the despair of a man who feels isolated and defeated by the economic system, and...
" – 6:26 - "Forbidden ColoursForbidden Colours"Forbidden Colours" is a song composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto with lyrics by David Sylvian. The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and was first released on the soundtrack album...
" – 4:30 - "The Smile" – 5:15
- "Pay No Mind" – 3:57
- "A Question Of Honour" (Extended Version) – 8:45
- "Voyage VoyageVoyage Voyage"Voyage Voyage" is a 1986 song written by Jean-Michel Rivat and recorded by the French singer Desireless. It was the first single from her album François and became a hit in many countries in Europe...
" – 4:12 - "Colours Of The Rainbow" – 4:19
- "The Secret Still Remains" – 3:37
- "I've Seen It All" – 4:25
- "Watermark" – 2:30
- Tracks 2, 4, and 9 have been released previously on Gregorian Masters of Chant albums.
- Track 6 and 12 were released on Schiller's album in 2003.
- Track 8 was released on the brown Question of Honour single in 1995.
- Track 11 was released on Sash "S4" in 2002
Track Information
- Kama Sutra: originally slated for the opening song of the HaremHarem (album)Harem is a 2003 album by English singer Sarah Brightman. It mixes her operatic voice with Middle-Eastern and Indian rhythms and vocals. Thanks to an idea of Frank Peterson, the producer of this album, in the song "Mysterious Days", they included the vocals of the late singer Ofra Haza, who worked...
album - Join Me: cover of song originally performed by the band HIM, previously released on Gregorian'sGregorian (band)Gregorian is a German band headed by Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment.- Band history :...
3rd album - My Imagination: recorded during the time between La LunaLa Luna (album)La Luna is a concept album recorded by English soprano Sarah Brightman in 2000. It was released under license by Nemo Studios to Angel Records. The album combines pieces written by classical and modern composers....
and HaremHarem (album)Harem is a 2003 album by English singer Sarah Brightman. It mixes her operatic voice with Middle-Eastern and Indian rhythms and vocals. Thanks to an idea of Frank Peterson, the producer of this album, in the song "Mysterious Days", they included the vocals of the late singer Ofra Haza, who worked... - Don't Give Up: Sarah's first collaboration with GregorianGregorian (band)Gregorian is a German band headed by Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment.- Band history :...
, originally performed by Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
and Kate BushKate BushKate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart... - Forbidden Colours: unfinished song recorded during the La LunaLa Luna (album)La Luna is a concept album recorded by English soprano Sarah Brightman in 2000. It was released under license by Nemo Studios to Angel Records. The album combines pieces written by classical and modern composers....
sessions. It has since been released on Sarah's 2008 album, SymphonySymphony (album)Symphony is an album from the English Soprano singer Sarah Brightman, released in January 2008 . This classical crossover album is a contrast to her previous collaboration with producer Frank Peterson, 2003's Harem; using more Gothic influences instead of Eastern."Running" was the IAAF's Green...
, as a bonus track. - The Smile: recorded with the group Schiller
- Pay No Mind: originally meant for inclusion on EdenEden (Sarah Brightman album)Eden is a 1998 album by English soprano Sarah Brightman. It was released under license by Nemo Studios to Angel Records.Like Brightman's later album, La Luna, Eden juxtaposed mostly English pop songs with mostly Italian opera songs. This was a departure from her previous albums which was almost...
- A Question of Honour: extended version from the first single release
- Voyage Voyage: yet another collaboration with GregorianGregorian (band)Gregorian is a German band headed by Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment.- Band history :...
, originally performed by DesirelessDesirelessDesireless is a French singer. Between 1986 and 1988, her hit single "Voyage Voyage" made it to number one in many European and Asian single charts and sold over five million copies.-Albums:* François #29 France* I love you... - Colours Of The Rainbow: recorded during the HaremHarem (album)Harem is a 2003 album by English singer Sarah Brightman. It mixes her operatic voice with Middle-Eastern and Indian rhythms and vocals. Thanks to an idea of Frank Peterson, the producer of this album, in the song "Mysterious Days", they included the vocals of the late singer Ofra Haza, who worked...
sessions - The Secret Still Remains: guest vocalist on song by the group Sash!Sash!SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
- I've Seen It All: recorded with the group Schiller
- Watermark: vocalise version of the EnyaEnyaEnya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
track originally slated for release on Timeless. Enya's label threatened to put an injunction on the album if this track was included, so it was left off.