Timeless (Sarah Brightman album)

Timeless / Time to Say Goodbye
USA release cover
Studio album by Sarah Brightman
Released 2 June 1997 (UK)
23 September 1997 (US)
Recorded November 1996-March 1997
Genre Classical Crossover
Length 52:28
Label East West Records
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Fly
(1995)Fly1995		 Timeless
(1997)		 The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
(1998)The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Timeless, known as Time to Say Goodbye in the USA and Canada, is the fifth album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman & the London Symphony Orchestra. The album went gold or platinum in 21 countries, selling over 1.4 million copies in the US alone,[2] and topped the Billboard Classical Crossover chart in the US for 35 weeks. EMI's SACD 5.1 release of the album is also entitled Time to Say Goodbye and follows the American track listing.

Commercial performance

This album peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Top 200 albums, and peaked at number-one on the Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums. On the Billboard Classical charts, it stayed at the peak for thirty-five consecutive weeks.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."No One Like You"4:45
2."Just Show Me How to Love You" (feat. José Cura)4:00
3."Tú Quieres Volver"3:49
4."In Pace"3:07
5."There for Me" (feat. José Cura)3:45
6."Bilitis-Gènèrique"3:25
7."Who Wants to Live Forever"3:55
8."La Wally"4:04
9."Naturaleza Muerta"5:26
10."En Aranjuez con tu Amor"3:51
11."In trutina"2:31
12."Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (feat. Andrea Bocelli)4:06
13."O mio babbino caro" (Live)2:41
14."Alleluja" (Live)3:11
Total length:52:28

Note

  • The Time to Say Goodbye release has the same tracks, but opens with the title song

Singles

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Austria Album Top 75[4] 31
Belgium Wallonia Ultratop 50 Albums[4] 31
Belgium Flanders Ultratop 50 Albums[4] 36
Canada Top Albums[5] 43
Danish Albums Chart[6] 1
Finland Albums Top 40[4] 12
France Albums Chart[4] 72
Germany Media Control Albums Top 100[7] 17
Dutch Album Top 100[4] 38
Norway Albums Top 40[4] 3
Swedish Album Chart[4] 2
UK Albums Chart[8] 2
US Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums[9] 5
US Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums[9] 1
US Billboard Top 200 Albums[9] 71

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
German Albums Chart[10] 54

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[13] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[14] Platinum 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[15] Gold 30,393[15]
Germany (BVMI)[16] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[17] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[18] Platinum 15,000^
South Korea (GAON)[19] Platinum 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[20] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[22] Platinum 50,000*
Portugal (AFP)[23] Gold 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[24] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] 2× Platinum 100,000^
Taiwan (RIT)[26] 5× Platinum 250,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum 1,400,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[29] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "Genre-Bending Brightman seeks crossover success with Symphony". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Concert of world star Sarah Brightman". Astana News Source. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "swedishcharts.com – Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra – Timeless". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "www.collectionscanada.gc.ca – Sarah Brightman – Time To Say Goodbye". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 39". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1997-09-28.
  7. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Chart Stats – Sarah Brightman – Timeless". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 "Time to Say Goodbye – Sarah Brightman | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Sarah Brightman in the field Interpret. Enter Time to Say Goodbye in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen. 
  12. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
  13. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Music Canada.
  14. ↑ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 2". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1998-01-11.
  15. 1 2 "Sarah Brightman" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Brightman; 'Timeless')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  17. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 2005". IFPI Hong Kong. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  18. ↑ "Irish album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  19. ↑ Billboard Magazine on Google Books - Certifications for Time to Say Goodbye. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Timeless in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recorded Music NZ.
  22. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  23. ↑ "Portuguese album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Timeless" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.
  24. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  25. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sarah Brightman; 'Timeless')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "Gold Typhoon 金牌大風". gold-typhoon.com.tw. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  27. ↑ "British album certifications – Sarah Brightman". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Sarah Brightman in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  28. ↑ "American album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  29. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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