Faryl Smith - Faryl ( 2009 Retail Cd + Covers ) - STP

Artist: Faryl Smith
Title: Faryl
Label: Decca
Store Date: 000-00-0000
Genre: Vocal
Size: 49.5 MB


Track Listing:

01 - Amazing Grace [04:05]
02 - The River Of Light (Blue Danube) [03:44]
03 - Ave Maria [04:18]
04 - Annie's Song [03:11]
05 - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square [03:40]
06 - Mother Of God, Here I Stand [02:37]
07 - Shenandoah [03:36]
08 - Brahms' Lullaby [03:30]
09 - Calon Lan [02:57]
10 - How Can I Keep From Singing [03:27]
11 - Somewhere [03:29]
12 - The Way Old Friends Do [03:22]


Play Time: 41:56 min


Release Notes:

Produced and arranged by Jon Cohen, Faryl consists of an eclectic
mix of 12 stunning tracks ranging from such signature classics as
Amazing Grace to the lesser known Welsh hymn Calon Lan , taught
lovingly to Faryl over the phone by her Grandfather. The album
features Faryl s signature song Ave Maria her choice of talent
show audition song which has now become synonymous with the
youngster, gaining standing ovations whenever she performs it
River of Light has been written by Ivor Novello winning writer
Frank Musker and is based on The Blue Danube by John Strauss one
of the most popular tunes of all time. The melody is loved around
the world but no one has ever heard it like this before. No doubt
one of the album s hidden gems is The Way Old Friends Do written
by Abba s Bjon Ulvaeus and taken from their 1980 classic Super
Trouper album. Bjorn personally changed the lyrics to suit the
young star. ...ordinarily Abba are very strict and never sanction
lyric changes, but with Faryl, Bjorn offered to change the words
personally (Tom Lewis - UCJ) Adding a new dimension to the album
is Annie s Song Faryl s rendition of US country star John Denver s
number 1 track from 1974. The haunting ballad highlights Faryl s
varied vocal range and further showcases the young singers
diversity Faryl sings with precision, emotion and power throughout
each of the album s 12 tracks. A testament to her ability, Faryl
proves that the young girl from Kettering has a glittering career
ahead of her. Every singer dreams of recording their own album
but to have this chance at my age was amazing said Faryl. The
recording was a challenge - I had to fit it around my school work
and so ended up recording right through my Christmas holidays, but
I loved every minute of it!