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  • Performer: Russell Watson
  • Audio CD (25 Sep 2000)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B00004YVL1
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,269 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Nella Fantasia 4:32£0.79
Listen  2. Fedora / Act 2 - Amor ti vieta 4:01£0.79
Listen  3. Caruso 5:38£0.79
Listen  4. Miserere 4:45£0.79
Listen  5. Panis Angelicus 3:59£0.79
Listen  6. Non ti scordar di me 3:31£0.79
Listen  7. Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile" 2:10£0.79
Listen  8. Saylon Dola 4:39£0.79
Listen  9. Someone Like You 4:11£0.79
Listen10. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:53£0.79
Listen11. Vienna 4:06£0.79
Listen12. Funiculì, funiculà 2:47£0.79
Listen13. Barcelona - (Friends until the end) 4:33Not Available
Listen14. Turandot / Act 3 - Nessun dorma! 4:26£0.79


On this CD:
  1. Nella Fantasia
    Composed by Ennio Morricone
    Performed by Metro Voices
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  2. Fedora
    Composed by Umberto Giordano
    Performed by London Session Orchestra
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  3. Caruso
    Composed by Luciano Dalla
    Performed by London Session Orchestra
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  4. Miserere
    Composed by Zucchero
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  5. Panis angelicus
    Composed by César Franck
    Performed by Bramley St Catherine's Chamber Choir
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  6. Non ti scordar di me
    Composed by Ernesto De Curtis
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  7. Rigoletto
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  8. Saylon Dola
    Composed by Hess
    with Maire Brennan, Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  9. Bridge Over Troubled Water
    Composed by Paul Simon
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  10. Vienna
    Composed by Ultravox
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  11. Funiculì-Funiculà
    Composed by Luigi Denza
    Performed by Metro Voices
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  12. Barcelona
    Composed by Freddie Mercury
    Performed by Bramley St Catherine's Chamber Choir
    with Shaun Ryder, Russell Watson
    Conducted by Nick Ingman

  13. Turandot
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Bramley St Catherine's Chamber Choir, Metro Voices
    with Russell Watson
    Conducted by William Hayward

  14. Someone like you
    Composed by Alistair Gordon
    with Russell Watson, Cleopatra Higgins
    Conducted by Nick Ingham


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Amazon.co.uk Review

Russell Watson's story is a classic rags-to-riches fairytale: the former welder, after years of singing in pubs and clubs, travelled from Salford, his hometown, to London. He turned up unannounced at the Decca offices and was promptly signed up by one of the most important classical labels in the world. Vocal coaching followed, as did a number of successful live appearances supporting Cliff Richard. Now we have this 14-track CD which explores a wide range of musical styles. Watson's Italian is a little ponderous in tracks such as "Amor ti vieta", but this is more than compensated by his captivating and utterly natural-sounding tenor voice. The inevitable popular arias are there, namely "La donna è mobile" and "Nessun dorma!", sung with a refreshing and youthful vitality. Pop tracks, including Ultravox's classic 1980s hit "Vienna" and a witty cover version of "Barcelona" sung with former Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder as well as two new songs sit comfortably on the disc--Watson performs them with integrity, not simply paying lip service to the music of his generation. Watson has the potential to do for classical music what Jamie Oliver has done for cookery, and there are few people to whom this debut CD will not appeal. --Rebecca Agnew

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Favourites, 12 May 2001
By McColl (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I had to wait patiently for my copy of this album, as it was a promised Christmas gift from my son - but it was worth the wait. When an album stays at arms length in my studio for almost 5 months, then it's a sign of a firm favourite with me. It has seen me through the dark winter afternoons and right into spring, and I'm certain that it'll still be with my 'most played' pile by the time winter comes around again. I was quite amazed when I first heard Russell Watson sing. Amazed not only by the fact that his voice is refreshingly different, but also by his age - I find his voice quite something for such a relatively young man. I did think that I wouldn't like the more modern tracks on the second half of this album as I usually prefer different types of music kept apart, but I did like them, and after playing the album a few times, hardly noticed the transition. I do however prefer the more classical tracks. One very nice touch with this album is the fact that the booklet not only gives the words to all the tracks, but also, where necessary, English translations. I was prompted to write this review by the fact that I had just listened to Classic FM's top ten albums programme for the first time since January, and was delighted to find this album still at No.1. Russell Watson deserves this success. It's not always easy to leave paid employment to follow a dream, but when it pays off as his dream so very definitely has, it's a wonderful thing. I for one wish him many years of success with 'the voice' as he calls it. This is certainly my number one favourite this year.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mellifluous and magical - the voice to touch your passions, 2 Oct 2001
By A Customer
I read about Watson before I heard him, and I am so grateful for that review. Watson's debut CD is an amazing show of raw talent and the joy of singing. As he belts out those high notes, he makes the pulse race. I am reminded of a younger Pavarotti, or an untamed Domingo. He does not yet display their skill and virtuosity, but the freshness of his approach makes up for this. This is a man who can truly bring the operatic aria to the masses, the joy of great singing to the factory floor.

I especially like his Miserere, where his voice ascends from the depths of the opening stanza to rise in crescendo in the bars, "misero me", followed by a lighter, husky tenor. In this song, Watson is almost two people with seemingly different voices and styles. It is worth the price of the CD just to experience this remarkable change from baritone through to powerful tenor, husky crooner and back to operatic tenor again. Amazing.

A bonus for me it the inclusion of the words to the songs, both in Italian and English for those of us who like to sing along or who just want to know the reason behind the pain or joy in the voice we hear. This CD will be the first in my Watson collection. I eagerly await number two.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Russell Watson, album number 1 (The Voice), 8 Jul 2008
By Mart Music (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
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The Voice, released in May 2001, is Russell Watson's debut album and marks the end of his progression from the pub and club circuit, and the start of his recording career after signing with the Decca label.

The album hit No.1 in the UK Classical charts and reached No.5 in the UK Album Chart. Following its release in the US it also hit the top spot, making history as the first time a British artist has topped both the UK and US Classical Charts, and if that wasn't enough, it was awarded `Album of the Year' and 'Best Selling Classical Album' at the Classical BRIT awards in 2001.

The songs are a mix of classical and popular, with the emphasis on the classics to enable its eligibility for that chart: 60% of the playing time must consist of `classical or traditional music' to be accepted.

The classical choices are mostly familiar pieces, many of which are drawn from Watson's repertoire used for the stage performances from which he had recently emerged, and while the tracklist may not be groundbreaking, the performances certainly help break the mould for the stereotypical opera tenor. Watson, the `factory boy from Salford' may not yet have mastered the Italian language but the versatility of his voice and the delivery of the songs - `Nessun Dorma' included - cannot conceal his passion and enthusiasm for the music. Watson remember, even before this debut album, had learned his stagecraft from grass roots pub level to an altogether different grass - a magnificent performance of Nessun Dorma at Manchester United's Old Trafford Football ground at their final match of the 1999 Premiership season.

Of the classics on the album I liked Ennio Morricone's `Nella Fantasia' (In My Fantasy), `A mor ti vieta' (love forbids you) from the opera Fedora and, one of Watson's trademark songs, `la donna e mobile' (the woman is fickle) from Verdi's opera Rigoletta.

`Vienna' and `Bridge Over Troubled Water' provide some pop relief, while the slightly wayward `Barcelona' duet with Happy Mondays singer (and fellow 'Salford lad') Shaun Ryder is perhaps a little too extreme for some, but it's a fun song nevertheless.

My favourite though is the version of Nessun Dorma, a powerful and emotionally charged performance which I think challenges the best singers around. Don't expect a comparison with one of the late great tenors from me though. Watson himself may find such comparison with one of his idols flattering, but more likely a little embarrassing and largely irrelevant.

`The Voice' label incidentally originated from those management people around him at the time who, to Watson's slight irritation, insisted on asking `how's the voice today Russell?' rather than `how's Russell today Russell?' The name stuck, while the voice got better.

In summary, I think this is a debut album fully deserving of the success it enjoys.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The voice - more like the reverb!
Russell is on OK singer, no better than that. He is certainly not a great tenor. He is let down on this recording by the record company trying to make him what he isn't. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by A. Stewart

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
I loved it. He may not be classically trained and may have received a lot of criticism from the classical buffs but to me it was great. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2006 by M. Bratton

1.0 out of 5 stars Russell Watson------ What Voice??


Decca must, indeed, have clambered to sign the Salford wonder, what with Pav fast nearing the end of his recording career, and with only so many people not posessing the... Read more

Published on 2 Sep 2003 by Mike 'Spudgun' Hardy

1.0 out of 5 stars Russell Watson------ What Voice??


Decca must, indeed, have clambered to sign the Salford wonder, what with Pav fast nearing the end of his recording career, and with only so many people not posessing the... Read more

Published on 2 Sep 2003 by Mike 'Spudgun' Hardy

5.0 out of 5 stars IN THE BEGINING........
I feel the title speaks for itself.If you've never heard of Russell Watson then this is the perfect way to introduce"THE VOICE". Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2003 by Ms. G. Sinclair

5.0 out of 5 stars A Top Recording From a Top Artist
Where shall I start...???? There is too much to say about this cd so I'll keep it short. Magnificent recording for a debut album. Totally fantastic! Read more
Published on 19 April 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Tapestry
Russell with his magnificent voice has created a musical tapestry that at once sends the emotions reeling. There is a something here that will appeal to many. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2002 by Dolores Luna

5.0 out of 5 stars A five star performer and ,hopefully,a five star review.
Russell Watson brings operatic arias to the masses with his soaring tenor voice.His interpretation of well known arias have a 'pop' quality which must appeal to a younger... Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2002 by blakemoody@aol.com

5.0 out of 5 stars The Russell Watson cd is full of great songs... SO BUY IT!
This cd is a brilliant way for him to show off his amazing voice.I am 16 years old and i wouldnt usually buy this sort of thing but his voice just took my breath away. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Music that makes you smile.
I happen to turn on the T.V. and I was hearing this great voice singing bridge over troubled waters, I was glued to the T.V. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2001

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