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Harem (CD & DVD)


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by: Sarah Brightman

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Sales Rank: 54905
Angel Records
Released: 2003-06-10

Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 Star
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Title Tracks for Harem (CD & DVD)
    1. Harem
    2. What A Wonderful World
    3. It's A Beautiful Day
    4. What You Never Know
    5. The Journey Home
    6. Free
    7. Mysterious Days
    8. The War Is Over
    9. Misere Mei
    10. Beautiful
    11. Arabian Nights
    12. Stranger In Paradise
    13. Until The End Of Time
    14. You Take


Product Review
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If one's notion of "world music" promises a touch of the exotic and indigenous, often overlooked is the fact that the influence of western pop music has seeped into every corner of the globe, creating a hybrid that's often more than merely the sum of its influences. Theater vet Brightman steps into that pan-cultural hall of mirrors here, wedding her fascination with the music and rhythms of the "forbidden places" (the title's Arabic meaning) of the Middle East to her own oft ethereal vocal charms and rock-solid sense of drama. And if the diva's equally sound crossover sensibilities (and that of longtime producer Frank Peterson) sometimes mire it in familiar world-beat pastiche, Brightman's charmed muse manages some transcendent moments nonetheless. Her musical borrowings (Borodin for the title track; Puccini's *Madame Butterfly* for "It's a Beautiful Day") are as compelling as her choice of collaborators: classical violin star Nigel Kennedy and Iraqi vocalist Kadim Al Sahir add compelling touches to the weary timeliness of "The War is Over." The musical influences range from Europe across the Mediterranean and as far East as the Indian roots of "Bollywood" composer A.R. Rahman's "The Journey Home" and Brightman's own "You Take My Breath Away" to evocative recastings of the emblematic standards "Stranger in Paradise" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," while ex-Killing Joke keyboardist Jaz Coleman provides the savory East-meets-West orchestrations that ensure Brightman's star turns the seamless foundations they deserve. --Jerry McCulley
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Album Description

Canadian version of her 2003 album features an exclusive bonus track, 'Tout Ce Que Je Sais', along with the International bonus track, 'Gueri De Toi'. 15 tracks packaged in a digipak. Copy Controlled. EMI.
Album Details

Video Footage Will Include the Making of Music Videos.




Product Details
Harem (CD & DVD)
  • Audio CD: 0 pages (2003-06-10)
  • Publisher: Angel Records
  • Label: Angel Records
  • Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition
  • Studio: Angel Records
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 Star based on 54 reviews
  • Sales Rank in Music: #54905


Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review:4.5 Star

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: My favorite CD 2008-12-24
Comment: I love this CD by Sarah Brightman. I also like her new one - Symphony.
The best song is Harem on this CD. It's very moving. DVD features this song in 2 different ways. It's not a DVD of her concert, just mostly 1 song, and how they were making it.
I wish you could buy a DVD of her concert based on this CD.



0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 4 Star
Summary: Sarah is a top performer, but... 2008-04-02
Comment: Sarah Brightman has developed her talent for singing in a grand way. Her video performance is equally great.

She will never probably have any idea how many nights she has sung me to sleep ;).

I look for a performance and a live concert to come near me soon.

I would like to see her, however, embrace the more artistic and less of the skimpy clothing side.

There is a delicate line between flash, art, and trash, and some footage and photos of her cross the line with me.

Nude and semi-nude do not mix with song and expression. Sorry, dear, my beloved Sarah, but I am only in this for your singing talent, not to be made to long for your bod in my arms.

Keep it cleaner. Skimpy or revealing clothing, photos, and videos does not enhance your talent.




0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: BEST CD I OWN! 2007-05-13
Comment: This is by far my favorite Sarah Brightman Cd. Although it is probably her most pop oriented cd, it totally rocks! Most of the songs have a Middle Eastern Edge to them and are awesome to blast in the car! Make sure to try to get the version with either the bonus Dvd or the french tracks!

FIVE STARS!


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 2 Star
Summary: not the best 2007-04-12
Comment: I agree with "music fan" about this CD. Eden is a good album, and she's a good artist. But either this album was poorly produced or something, because this does not show her best. I wouldn't classify this as world music at all, because the instruments aren't used and it's more classical pop; if that's a genre. It seemed rambly to me with many of the songs sounding similar and lacking originality. I love her, she's unique in her genre. But she really shines as a classicist, with Classics, her work by Andrew Lloyd Webber (who she married) and operatic albums. This is what she's best at, so her collaborations on Eden and La Luna, which are classical in nature but still allowed her to branch out musically, turned out good. I have a lot of her albums, but I wouldn't buy this one. It's more something to listen to once. A few of the songs are good, the album isn't terrible, but it's not very good.


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Excellent CD/DVD set 2007-03-31
Comment: This is a very good CD/DVD set, beautiful music and performance.I enjoyed it.



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