Encore, released in October 2001, is the second album by British tenor Russell Watson. This album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Classical Albums Chart on 18 October 2002.[1]

Critical reception

The AllMusic review of Encore concludes with, "It's important to note that Watson did begin his career as a pop singer, but no one has ever straddled the great stylistic divide quite so successfully as he does on ENCORE."[2]

Track listing

US Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Va, pensiero"Giuseppe Verdi4:05
2."Volare"
3:47
3."Is Nothing Sacred"
  • Jim Steinman
  • Don Black
5:58
4."The Prayer" (with Lulu)
4:28
5."'O sole mio"
3:27
6."Ave Maria"
5:02
7."Mattinata"Ruggero Leoncavallo2:07
8."I Just Don't Know How I Got By"Diane Warren3:36
9."You Are So Beautiful"
2:44
10."Somewhere"
5:17
11."Che Gelida Manina"
4:34
12."E Lucevan Le Stelle"
  • Giacomo Puccini
  • Luigi Illica
  • Giuseppe Giacosa
2:51
13."Magic of Love" (with Lionel Richie)
4:31
14."Bohemian Rhapsody"Freddie Mercury6:35
15."Celeste Aida"Giuseppe Verdi4:21
16."Where My Heart Will Take Me (Theme From Star Trek: Enterprise)"Diane Warren3:59
Total length:67:22
UK Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Va, pensiero"Giuseppe Verdi4:05
2."Volare"
3:47
3."The Prayer" (with Lulu)
4:28
4."'O Sole Mio"
3:27
5."Ave Maria"
5:02
6."Pelagia's Song (Captain Corelli's Mandolin)"Stephen Warbeck3:48
7."Mattinata"Ruggero Leoncavallo2:07
8."You Are So Beautiful"
2:44
9."Somewhere"
5:17
10."Che Gelida Manina"
4:34
11."E Lucevan Le Stelle"
  • Giacomo Puccini
  • Luigi Illica
  • Giuseppe Giacosa
2:51
12."Magic of Love" (with Lionel Richie)
4:31
13."Catch the Tears"Diane Warren4:48
14."Lost In The Snow"
  • Katrina Beath
  • Alfonso Esposito
  • Alistair Gordon
  • Steve Pigott
  • Russell Watson
4:11
15."Celeste Aida"Giuseppe Verdi4:21
16."Where My Heart Will Take Me (Theme From Star Trek: Enterprise)"Diane Warren3:59
Total length:64:00

Musicians

Production

  • Leon Zervos – Mastering
  • Nick Patrick – arranger, producer
  • Russell Watson – producer
  • Philip Bodger – mixing
  • Jerry Clifford – Photography
  • Andrew Southam – Photography, Tray Card
  • Rory Johnston – Production Executive
  • David Maurice – editing, mixing, programming
  • Mark Millington – Art Direction, Design, Photography
  • Mark Smith – editing, programming
  • Giles Stanley – production coordination
  • Bill Borrows – Liner Notes

Track information and credits adapted from Discogs[3][4] and AllMusic,[5] then verified from the album's liner notes.[6][7]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Russell Watson Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Discogs Credits (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Discogs Credits (US)". Discogs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "AllMusic Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ Encore (UK) (liner notes). Russell Watson. 2002. 470 300-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Encore (US) (liner notes). Russell Watson. 2002. 289 473 160-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Russell Watson – Encore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Russell Watson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Russell Watson – Encore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Russell Watson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  14. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  16. ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  17. ^ "British album certifications – Russell Watson – Encore". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encore_(Russell_Watson)
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