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Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church | 
 enlarge | Artist: Charlotte Church
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 5830
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 86990
UPC: 696998699021
EAN: 0696998699021
ASIN: B00006LFGG
Release Date: November 26, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Pie Jesu from Requiem | | • | My Lagan Love | | • | In Trutina (from Carmina Burana) | | • | Panis Angelicus | | • | Amazing Grace | | • | Just Wave Hello | | • | La Pastorella (The Little Shepherdess) | | • | She Moved Through The Fair | | • | Ave Maria | | • | Dream A Dream (w/ Billy Gilman) | | • | The Flower Duet | | • | Habanera | | • | The Prayer (w/ Josh Groban) | | • | All Love Can Be | | • | It's The Heart That Matters Most | | • | Tantum Ergo | | • | Bridge Over Troubled Water | | • | Sancta Maria |
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Need more evidence of the record industry's obsession with youth? Consider that budding Welsh diva Charlotte Church was a ripe, old 16 when this, her first greatest-hits anthology was released. Spanning her first four releases, as well as some outside collaborations and unreleased material, this 18-track collection underscores the soprano's seemingly boundless potential--as well as some potential career obstacles ahead. Her crystalline, still-maturing voice is best showcased on classically oriented works like Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Pie Jesu," Franck's "Panis Angelicus," and her now-ubiquitous rendering of Delibes' "Flower Duet." She also excels on folk traditionals such as "She Moved Through the Fair" and "My Langan Love." But overwrought productions like the already-dated "Dream a Dream" and "Habanera," a faux-flamenco take on Bizet, nearly get the best of her. Still, her promising duet with fellow young phenom Josh Groban on "The Prayer" and her mature, dreamy reading of A Beautiful Mind's "All Love Can Be," as well as strong performances on the previously unreleased "It's the Heart That Matters Most" and "Bridge over Troubled Waters," are ample evidence of her potential for rewarding pop crossover--if she doesn't retire by 21. --Jerry McCulley
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 Charlotte Church truly is the best and certainly has a voice of an angel. October 28, 2008
Charlotte Church is truly amazing, she has such a lovely angelic,magical,and beautiful voice. I have all of her cd's and they are all truly wonderful. This is worth owning to as is everything Charlotte Church comes out with. It as all of her songs that we're put out as singles and that was on the charts. No one can touch Charlotte Church at all her voice ranges higher than so many singers that she just will always be the top to me. Charlotte truly deserves to have this best of album and it is good to hear all of her music from the beginning up to some of her later stuff all on one terrific album.
charlotte church...greatest hits August 26, 2008
I was introduced to Charlotte Church's music when I saw one of her concerts on PBS. This cd is a good collection of her music.
Her music ranges from opera to Broadway to traditional Celtic to pop.
 What is the best? May 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Let's forget for the moment the unfortunate repertoire and lifestyle choices, and just listen to this recording.
"Pie Jesu, "Amazing Grace," and "The Prayer" with Josh Groban remind us of the sweet little girl with the "voice of an angel." That she was, in spite of the reviewers who say "too much, too soon."
Other tracks here--"Bridge Over Troubled Waters," "Ave Maria," "She Walked Through the Fair"--continue the style, with a bit of added maturity.
The problems come in when she moves to selections that are too heavy for her voice at this time. The "Habanera" is most unfortunate, with a stylized accompaniment that forces her to strain to be heard above it.
Perhaps "Issues and Tissues" was a learning experience for her. She has recently indicated her intentions to return to her earlier classical/semi-classical roots. Hopefully, with care, we can once again anticipate "the voice of an angel/"
Young talent with plenty of potential January 30, 2008
I personally really loved this CD. I am especially impressed that she was extremely young when recording this CD...and while she still has room for improvement, that can pretty much be said about anyone. I was astounded by "Dream a Dream" (with Billy Gilman, who was especially young at that time). I think this was a good purchase and don't regret it at all.
A Beautiful, Relaxing Project June 15, 2007
My only other experience with Charlotte Church was seeing part of a PBS special on her, where she sang songs like "Some Enchanted Evening". I actually enjoy her voice on this style of music.
I love her rendition of "Amazing Grace". She also did good on covering "Bridge Over Troubled Water", though I was disappointed she didn't try the high note on the verses as Garfunkel did. My favorite on the project was "It's the Heart That Matters Most".
If I want some beautiful sounding music to relax to while I'm working, this would be a very good project for that.
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