Faryl

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艺人: Faryl Smith
语种: 英语
厂牌: Universal Classics
发行时间: 2009年03月09日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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Faryl is the debut album by British mezzo-soprano Faryl Smith, released on 9 March, 2009 by Universal Classics and Jazz. Recorded between December 2008 and January 2009, it features the track "River of Light", a song set to The Blue Danube. Promotional appearances have included numerous television and radio appearances, as well as the recording of a music video. On the day of the release, the album reached the number one spot on the UK Albums Chart due to presales. It became the fastest selling classical solo album in British chart history, selling 20,000 copies in the first four days.

Recording

Faryl was recorded in London during Smith's Christmas holiday between December 2008 and January 2009, and completed on the third of January It features a 60 piece orchestra,[4] which was recorded at Air Studios, in London.[5] Song selection included "River of Light". Smith said of the song that "The Blue Danube music now has words put to it. I like it because it's different. Everyone knows the tune and everybody has got high hopes for it."[6] Smith said that her favourite song on the album was her version of the Welsh hymn, "Calon Lân".[7] Other songs include Smith's version of "Amazing Grace", a rendition of the Welsh hymn "Calon Lân", a cover of "Annie's Song" by John Denver, and a rewritten version of "The Way Old Friends Do", rewritten for Smith by Björn Ulvaeus. Smith spoke about the song, saying "It was about divorce ... They didn't think it was appropriate for me to sing about that, so Björn changed the lyrics so it's about friendship."

On 23 February, it was reported by The Sun that the first shipment of Faryl had arrived with Universal, but due to a pressing error, though they looked like Smith's albums, they actually contained the music of The Fall's album Imperial Wax Solvent.Universal was reported to have "severe words" with the pressing plant.The mix up receieved attention from the international press, including an article in Canadian magazine Exclaim!

Faryl

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