Personnel includes: Charlotte Church (vocals); Billy Gilman, Josh Groban (vocals); Michael Thompson (guitar); Janice Graham (violin); Jane Atkins (viola); Tim Hugh (cello); Steve Mac (piano, keyboards); David Foster (keyboards); Chris Laws (drums); Felipe Elguetta (programming).
Producers include: Grace Row, James Horner, Simon Rhodes, Steve Mac, Keith Thomas.
This Limited version of PRELUDE includes a bonus DVD disc.
Personnel includes: Charlotte Church (vocals); Billy Gilman, Josh Groban (vocals); Michael Thompson (guitar); Janice Graham (violin); Jane Atkins (viola); Tim Hugh (cello); Steve Mac (piano, keyboards); David Foster (keyboards); Chris Laws (drums); Felipe Elguetta (programming).
Producers include: Grace Row, James Horner, Simon Rhodes, Steve Mac, Keith Thomas.
Japanese version contains three bonus tracks: "Barcarolle (Night Of Stars and Night Of Love)," "Summertime," and "Quis Est Deus."
In the four years between her 1998 debut VOICE OF AN ANGEL and her 2002 compilation PRELUDE: THE BEST OF CHARLOTTE CHURCH, the Welsh native blossomed from classical music prodigy to a mature talent who accrued quite a mastery of the pop idiom. Fans of Church's early work will be pleased to hear the inclusion of compositions by Orff ("In Trutina"), Franck ("Panis Angelicus"), Rossini ("La Pastorella"), and Bizet ("Habanera"). Truly goose-bump inducing moments come via renditions of "Amazing Grace" and "Ave Maria," which truly benefit from the purity of tone that rings true in Church's crystalline soprano.
Church's chemistry as a collaborator also shines as duets with Billy Gilman ("Dream a Dream") and Josh Groban ("The Prayer") count as major highlights on this anthology. Although the inclusion of "Just Wave Hello," (aka the "Ford Global Anthem"), smacks of the type of corporate commercial greed that's more about marketing than music, PRELUDE offers a solid overview of a major artist who has only started to scratch the surface of her talents. minimize