O Fortuna (album)

O Fortuna
Studio album by
Rhydian
Released30 November 2009 (2009-11-30)
GenreClassical, pop
LabelSyco Music
Rhydian chronology
Rhydian
(2008) 		O Fortuna
(2009) 		Waves
(2011)

O Fortuna is the second studio album by Welsh classical singer Rhydian. It was nominated for NS&I Album of the Year. The repertoire ranges over English, Welsh and Latin material, featuring four tracks written by Karl Jenkins, who also produced it. Tracks include collaborations with Kiri te Kanawa and Bryn Terfel.

The album sold 29,784 copies in its first week.[1]

Track listing

  1. "O Fortuna" (Carl Orff)
  2. "Benedictus" (featuring Kiri Te Kanawa) (Karl Jenkins)
  3. "Myfanwy" (featuring Bryn Terfel) (Traditional)
  4. "Conquest of Paradise" (Vangelis)
  5. "How Great Thou Art" [Nigel Wright's Version] (Stuart K Hine)
  6. "The Living Years" (Michal Rutherford; B J Robertson)
  7. "Ave Verum Corpus" (Karl Jenkins)
  8. "Cantilena" (Adiemus) (Karl Jenkins)
  9. "I Won't Let You Walk This Road Alone" (Walter Afanasieff, Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight)
  10. "Anthem" (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Tim Rice)
  11. "Annie's Song" (John Denver)
  12. "Land of My Fathers" (Welsh National Anthem) (Traditional)

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 27 November 2009[6] Digital download Syco Music
30 November 2009[7] CD

References

  1. ^ Jones, Alan (11 November 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Eminem LP sells 157k in week one". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 18 December 2015. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Rhydian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ^ "UK Year-End 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ^ O Fortuna by Rhydian iTunes
  7. ^ O Fortuna: Rhydian: Amazon.co.uk: Music



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