Favorite Sarah Brightman Album?

With all the love in the Sarah Brightman concert tour thread, I thought I'd ask you all which of her albums is your favorite, why and which song(s) do you particularly prefer (and why).

I must say that FLY and DIVE are masterful achievments and "Captain Nemo" is probably my fav Brightman track of all time. HAREM and SYMPHONY, as well as WINTER SYMPHONY (love the new ABBA-Xmas tune!) have their good parts, but when I want my Sarah fix it's almost always FLY, DIVE or TIME TO SAY GOODBYE. That being said...

As a whole album, though, the one that I return to time and time and time again is EDEN. The cover art alone gives me chills. And the title song is positively spine-tingling and evocative. When I introduce Sarah to friends I always choose this album as the way "in"...

A thread like this wouldn't be complete without mention of THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY, not a favorite album because I much prefer her more mature voice, but notable if only for the first recordings of "Lud's Wedding" from Bernstein's 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE and "Dreamers" from Hamlisch's JEAN SEBERG.

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P.S. Cruel and/or chipmunk comments would be better used in another thread.

P.P.S. Does it irritate anyone else that "Time To Say Goodbye" is considered by most to be Andrea Bocelli's song when Sarah was the FIRST to sing it and it was essentially WRITTEN FOR HER. "New York, New York" with Liza and Frank all over again! SHE chose to duet with him and their DUET is what is partially responsible for him being as known as he is though on THE SOPRANOS, etc. they always use the solo Bocelli version. At least she still has "Music of the Night".

Updated On: 8/3/09 at 04:29 PM

One of my fav albums ever is Dive. Don't know why, but I love every song on that cd. It's now on my ipod and has been on every ipod i've had since my original mini!

if i can only pick one, Eden...I think it's the most beautiful and has a good flow to it, even though its so diverse. La Luna, Harem and Symphony are great too!

Exquisite taste!

They are two of the best!

Don't get the respect they deserve, either!

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It's a tough call, but I too have to say Eden.

La Luna is a great album too though. As is Dive. (Captain Nemo is one of her best songs!)

Her newest, Symphony is pretty incredible as well.

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This is a difficult proposition, because each album is its own unique creation. I think my Top 3 are Harem, Eden, and Dive. Fly is amazing too, but I dont listen to that one straight through as much as the others. Harem, Eden, and Dive are the most thematic in my opinion and each songs blends into the next. Absolutely lush and gorgeous. I love all of her CDs, but definitely, I have moved away from the ALW stuff and love her stunning orchestrations. It took me a while, but Symphony is one of my faves now too. :)

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Pgenre, you should facebook me! I've some Sarah B fans on my page, such as a sbflyfan!

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Eden is my favorite overall album of hers. I can still listen to that one straight through. I love the others as well, but I usually shuffle through them.

I am hoping she ends up doing a second leg of her Symphony tour in the U.S. One of the best concerts I have ever seen.

I just listened to SURRENDER (WHAT a striking cover!) and I must say that is is easily one of the best ALW compilation cds (*or BEST OF*), for whatever that's worth...

"Piano" is my favorite version of "Memory"...

... and no one has topped her "Anything But Lonely".

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Updated On: 8/5/09 at 02:47 PM

i forgot that sbfan...glad to hear other people who love "surrender" too, and just positive stuff about Sarah. She's really what got me to start listening to mainstream music, and not just showtunes.

I love the cover of "Encore", so DIVAish.

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