Sacred Arias (Katherine Jenkins album)

Sacred Arias is the sixth album by Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, released on 20 October 2008 in the UK. It is her final album with the Universal Music label.

A Deluxe Edition containing a second disc was also released. This contains the first chapter of Jenkins' autobiography, Time to Say Hello, read by Jenkins herself.

After the first week of release Sacred Arias was at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

"Abide with Me" (Henry Francis Lyte, arr. Simon Franglen) - 4:36

"Pie Jesu" (Andrew Lloyd Webber) - 3:39

"The Lord is My Shepherd" (Howard Goodall/Sacred text) - 2:57

"Down in the River to Pray" (Traditional, arr. Steven Baker, Simon Franglen) - 3:00 "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" (Meredith Willson) - 4:36 "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) - 4:47 "Panis angelicus" (César Franck, arr. Simon Franglen) - 2:40 "In Paradisum" (Gabriel Fauré, arr. Simon Franglen) - 3:14 "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, arr. Simon Franglen, Nicholas Dodd, Joseph Mohr) - 4:41 "Ave Maria" (Simon Lindley) - 3:51 "Misa Criolla: Kyrie" (Ariel Ramírez, arr. Alejandro Mayol, Osvaldo Armando Catena, Jesús Gabriel Segrad) - 3:54 "Agnus Dei" (Samuel Barber) - 6:28

Personnel

Simon Franglen - producer, arrangement, keyboards and programming

Jon Bailey - engineer and mixer

Nick Cervonaro - assistant engineer

Geoff Foster - engineer

Chris Barrett - assistant engineer

Tony Cousins - mastered by, at Metropolis Mastering

Andrew Lloyd Webber - orchestral arrangement

Howard Goodall - orchestral arrangement

Nicholas Dodd - orchestral arrangement and conductor

Daniel Roberts - music transcription

Jonathan Rathbone - music transcription

Steve Baker - piano, organ, music transcription and choral arrangement

The London Session Orchestra

Isobel Griffiths - orchestral contractor

The Crouch End Festival Chorus

David Temple - musical director and conductor

Geoffrey Kemball-Cook - music librarian

Steve James - general manager

Tony Wren - arrangements manager

James Fitzpatrick - choral contractor

The Rodolfus Choir

Ralph Allwood - musical director and conductor

James Oldfield - choir manager

Steffan Hughes - treble

Gary Kettel - traditional tenor drum

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Katherine Jenkins albums

2008 classical albums

Universal Classics and Jazz albums