曲目リスト

1. Amazing Grace
2. River of Light (Blue Danube)
3. Ave Maria (After Bach)
4. Annie's Song
5. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
6. Mother of God, Here I Stand
7. Shenandoah
8. Brahms' Lullaby
9. Calon Lan
10. How Can I Keep from Singing?
11. Somewhere
12. Way Old Friends Do

商品の詳細

• Amazon.co.jp ランキング: #134280 / ミュージック
• 発売日: 2009-05-05
• ディスク枚数: 1
• 形式: Import, from US
• 寸法: .22 ポンド
• 実行時間: 42 分

Album Details
2009 debut album from the young British vocalist and finalist of Britain's Got Talent. One minute Faryl Smith was an ordinary schoolgirl with a talent, the next Simon Cowell was telling a national television audience 'you are literally one in a million' and 'super-talented'. For her self-titled debut album, Faryl has chosen songs that she loves performing: 'Ave Maria', 'Amazing Grace', 'Shenandoah', 'Somewhere' and 'Annie's Song', 12 tracks total. Universal.

Album Description
Produced and arranged by Jon Cohen, `Faryl' consists of an eclectic mix of 12 stunning tracks ranging from such signature classics as Amazing Grace to the lesser known Welsh hymn Calon Lan , taught lovingly to Faryl over the phone by her Grandfather. The album features Faryl's signature song Ave Maria - her choice of talent show audition song which has now become synonymous with the youngster, gaining standing ovations whenever she performs it. River of Light has been written by Ivor Novello winning writer Frank Musker and is based on The Blue Danube by John Strauss - one of the most popular tunes of all time. The melody is loved around the world but no one has ever heard it like this before. No doubt one of the album's hidden gems is The Way Old Friends Do written by Abba's Bjon Ulvaeus and taken from their 1980 classic Super Trouper album. Bjorn personally changed the lyrics to suit the young star. "...ordinarily Abba are very strict and never sanction lyric changes, but with Faryl, Bjorn offered to change the words personally" (Tom Lewis - UCJ) Adding a new dimension to the album is Annie's Song - Faryl's rendition of US country star John Denver's number 1 track from 1974. The haunting ballad highlights Faryl's varied vocal range and further showcases the young singers' diversity Faryl sings with precision, emotion and power throughout each of the album's 12 tracks. A testament to her ability, `Faryl' proves that the young girl from Kettering has a glittering career ahead of her. "Every singer dreams of recording their own album, but to have this chance at my age was amazing" said Faryl. The recording was a challenge - I had to fit it around my school work and so ended up recording right through my Christmas holidays, but I loved every minute of it!"

カスタマーレビュー

透き通る歌声、豊かな表現力―次世代「天使の歌声」
『Amazing Grace』や『Ave Maria』など

この手のアルバムでは、あまりにおなじみの曲の他、

『Somewhere』（『West Side Story』で使用された曲）

『The Way Old Friends Do』（ABBAのカバー）

など、収録曲はバラエティに富んだ内容となっています。


少し鼻にかかるメゾソプラノは

無機質な透明感ではなく、どこか懐かしい雰囲気を醸し出し

とても心地よい気分に―


個人的に一番印象深かったのは

ジェーン・バーキンの母親Judy Campbellの

『A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square』


性別、年齢を問わず歌い継がれるこの名曲を

みずみずしい感性で歌い上げました☆


似たようなキャリアの先輩？である

シャルロット・チャーチやヘイリー・ウェンステラなどとの聴き比べもできたり

いろいろな楽しみ方ができる本アルバム☆


どなたにでも間違いなくおススメできる１枚です☆