Josh Groban - Closer

'Closer' released in November 2003 is Josh Groban's second album, it reached number on on the Billboard 200 Chart, and has been Certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA.
The songs on the album are sung in a mixture of English, Italian, Spanish, and French. The song 'You Raise Me Up' was certified Gold by the RIAA. Josh is joined by Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell on the track 'Mi Mancherai'.

Tracklist

1. Oceano
2. My Confession
3. Mi Mancherai (With Joshua Bell)
4. Si Volvieras A Mi
5. When You Say You Love Me
6. Per Te
7. All'Improvviso Amore
8. Broken Vow
9. Caruso
10. Remember When It Rained
11. Hymne A L'Amour
12. You Raise Me Up
13. Never Let Go (With Deep Forest)

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Frances Black - The Best Of

Frances Black is an Irish singer from a huge musical family, her father had been a fiddler, her mother a singer, and her brothers had their own group called The Black Brothers, Frances is also the sister of successful solo artist Mary Black.
'The Best Of Frances Black released in 2000 combines her most popular recordings from her first five albums, and features covers of 'Love Me', written by The Bee Gee's and made famous by Yvonne Elliman in the 1970's, and 'When You Say Nothing At All', made famous by country singer Keith Whitley in the 1980's, and since covered by Alison Krauss and Ronan Keating.

Tracklist

1. You Will Miss Me
2. On Grafton Street
3. Send Him A Letter
4. Talk To Me
5. When You Say Nothing At All
6. Don't Be A Stranger
7. All The Lies That You Told Me
8. Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor
9. Love Me
10. That's How You Know It's Love
11. The Sky Road
12. Everybody Loves A Lover (With Kieran Goss)
13. Wall Of Tears
14. Fear Is The Enemy
15. Once You Said You Loved Me
16. After The Ball
17. Legal Illegal (Bonus Track)

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Il Divo

Il Divo are a classical vocal group, formed in 2003 by Simon Cowell of Pop Idol and X-Factor fame, 'Il Divo' is Italian for 'divine male performer'. The group consists of Carlos Marín from Spain, Urs Bühler from Switzerland, David Miller from America, and Sébastien Izambard from France.
Il Divo's self titled debut album was released in November 2004 in the United Kingdom and in April 2005 in the United States, and contains three songs in English, six songs in Italian, and three songs in Spanish. The lead single from the album was 'Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi)', a song written by Diane Warren, and a cover of soul singer Toni Braxton's number one single from 1996.

Tracklist

1. Regresa A Mi (Unbreak My Heart)
2. Mama
3. Nella Fantasia
4. Passera
5. Everytime I Look At You
6. Ti Amero
7. Dentro Un Altro Si
8. The Man You Love
9. Feelings
10. Hoy Que Ya No Estas Aqui (As Far As Any Man Can See)
11. Sei Parte Ormai Di Me
12. A Mi Manera (My Way)

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Máire Brennan - Whisper To The Wild Water

Moya/Máire Brennan is best known as the voice of Celtic/New Age family group Clannad. Singer-songwriter, pianist and harpist Moya/Máire is the eldest of nine children, and she's the sister of Enya, her family formed Clannad in 1970.
'Whisper To The Wild Water' released in October 1999 is Moya's fourth album, the only single taken from it was 'Follow The Word'.
The album features a cover of the song 'Don't Give Up', originally recorded by Peter Gabriel, it's writer, as a duet with Kate Bush, and was a number nine single for them in 1986, Moya's version features soul singer Michael McDonald providing duet vocals.

Tracklist

1. Follow The Word
2. Where I Stand
3. Hard To Break The Seal
4. To The Water
5. Whisper To The Wild Water
6. Peacemaker
7. Ageless Messengers
8. "I Láthair Dé (In God's Presence)
9. Life
10. Rinne Tú (You Made)
11. Mary Of The Gaels
12. Sign From The Hills
13. Bí Thusa Mo Shúile (Be Thou My Vision)
14. Don't Give Up (With Michael McDonald)

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Rhydian

Rhydian Roberts is a Welsh singer, best known for his appearance on the fourth series of the U.K's The X Factor during the Autumn of 2007, in which he came second.
Rhydian's self titled debut album was released in November 2008, which reached number three on the U.K Album Chart, and his 24 date tour of the U.K commences on April 27th 2009.

Tracklist

1. The Impossible Dream
2. To Where You Are
3. What If (With Idina Menzel)
4. The Prayer
5. Bridge Over Troubled Water
6. There Will Be A Time
7. Somewhere
8. Not A Dry Eye In The House
9. I Believe
10. I'm Coming Home Again
11. Who Wants To Live Forever

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Loreena McKennitt - Parallel Dreams

'Parallel Dreams' released in 1989 is the third album for Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt. Loreena's second album was 'To Drive The Cold Winter Away', released in 1987, which comprises of 'seasonal' recordings based around winter, and is mainly considered to be a Christmas album.
The song 'Breaking The Silence' was written by Loreena as a tribute to Amnesty International.

Tracklist

1. Samian Night
2. Moon Cradle
3. Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance
4. Annachie Gordon
5. Standing Stones
6. Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)
7. Breaking The Silence
8. Ancient Pines (From Goddess Remembered)

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Mary Black - Without The Fanfare

Mary Black is an Irish singer-songwriter from a huge musical family, her father had been a fiddler, her mother a singer, and her brothers had their own group called The Black Brothers, Mary's sister Frances Black is also a successful solo artist.
'Without The Fanfare' released in 1985 is Mary's third album, it contains her unique takes on the songs 'The Water Is Wide' and 'Ellis Island', which have become standards amongst Irish singers, and those who record traditional Celtic material.

Tracklist

1. There's A Train That Leaves Tonight
2. State Of Heart
3. Nightime
4. Crow On The Cradle
5. Greatest Dream
6. The Water Is Wide
7. Ellis Island
8. Strange Thing
9. Without The Fanfare
10. As I Leave Behind Neidin
11. Diamond Days
12. Going Gone

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Enigma - Sadness (Part 1) (UK CDS)

Track Listing:

1. Sadness Part 1 (Radio Edit)
2. Sadness Part 1 (Extended Trance Mix)
3. Sadness Part 1 (Meditation Mix)
4. Sadness Part 1 (Violent US Remix)



"Sadeness (Part I)" is a 1990 song created by the musical project Enigma. The single was the first of four singles released from MCMXC a.D."Sadeness" was written by Michael Cretu (under the pseudonym Curly M.C.), Frank Peterson (under the pseudonym F. Gregorian), and David Fairstein. The lyrics are in Latin and French; the Latin text includes a quotation from Psalm 24:7-8.The song was named "Sadeness (Part I)" on its single release in Germany, and "Sadness Part I" on its single release in the United Kingdom and Japan. It is a sensual track with an insistent beat based around "questioning" the sexual desires of Marquis de Sade, hence the German release name of "Sadeness", as opposed to the English word of Sadness.

It was followed by a pseudo-sequel named "Mea Culpa (Part II)", which was a moderate commercial success compared to "Sadeness (Part I)".

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Enya - Shepherd Moons

'Shepherd Moons' released in November 1991 is Enya's third album, although her second to receive a major release. Four singles were taken from the album, 'Caribbean Blue', 'How Can I Keep From Singing?', 'Book Of Days' and 'Marble Halls'. A new English version of 'Book Of Days' was recorded for use in the movie 'Far And Away', this was the version released as a single, and it was also included on later pressings of the album, replacing the slightly shorter original Gaelic version, both versions are included in this posting. 'Shepherd Moons' has been certified 4 × Platinum in the U.K and 5 × Platinum in the U.S, it also received a Grammy for Best New Age Album in 1993.

Tracklist

1. Shepherd Moons
2. Caribbean Blue
3. How Can I Keep From Singing?
4. Ebudae
5. Angeles
6. No Holly For Miss Quinn
7. Book Of Days (Original Gaelic Version)
8. Evacuee
9. Lothlorien
10. Marble Halls
11. Afer Ventus
12. Smaointe
13. Book Of Days (English Version)

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Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire V

Mannheim Steamroller is a new age music group founded by Chip Davis, although Chip Davis did originally use the name as an alias for himself. The group consists of Chip, Jackson Berkey who co-founded the band, and six other members, and they have become famous for their modern recordings of Christmas music.
'Fresh Aire V' released in 1983 is one of an eight part series of albums, each based on a specific theme, the first four albums each featured a season of the year, whilst Fresh Aire V is based around 'the moon'.

Tracklist

1. Lumen
2. Escape From The Atmosphere
3. Dancin' In The Stars
4. Z-Row Gravity
5. Creatures Of Levania
6. Earthrise / Return
7. The Storm

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Máire Brennan - Perfect Time

Moya/Máire Brennan is best known as the voice of Celtic/New Age family group Clannad. Singer-songwriter, pianist and harpist Moya/Máire is the eldest of nine children, and she's the sister of Enya, her family formed Clannad in 1970.
'Perfect Time' released in April 1998 is Moya's third album, two singles were taken from it, 'Heal This Land' and 'The Big Rock'.
'Perfect Time' was nominated for 'Best New Age Album' at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

Tracklist

1. The Big Rock
2. Perfect Time
3. The Light On The Hill
4. Na Paisti (The Children)
5. Heal This Land
6. Song Of David (Psalm 67)
7. Our World
8. Doon Well
9. Gra De (The Love Of God)
10. The Big Rock (Instrumental)

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