Katherine Jenkins, the Welsh soprano and multiple Classical Brits winner, released her fourth album aimed at a pop crossover market, and for the second consecutive time saw an album soar into the Top Five of the album charts.
Serenade is rather a misnamed title for the album, as Jenkins hardly serenaded anybody but tackled a set of difficult arias, Chanson Bohème from Bizet (one of her dream roles being to play Carmen live on-stage), O Mio Babbino Caro by Puccini, and Pachelbel's Canon.
There is a guest appearance by Kiri Te Kanawa on The Flower Duet, and when she tired of the classics, she included the Mario Lanza favorite "Be My Love," which does lack some of the power coming from a female voice, and covered the pop songs "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" -- sung in Italian as "(Quello Che Faró) Sarà Per Te" with Bryan Adams on guitar -- and "The Green Green Grass of Home" with backing vocals by the Treorchy Male Choir.
The final songs on the album were of a religious nature, including "The Prayer" and "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind," and the album ends with the old favorite Ave Maria.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Green Grass of HomePutman | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | O Mio Babbino CaroGiacomo Puccini | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | The Flower DuetLéo Delibes | Katherine Jenkins, Kiri Te Kanawa | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Lisa LanTraditional | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | (Quello Che Faro) Sara Per Te - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Nella Fantasia | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Chanson Boheme (From Bizet's Carmen) | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Be My Love | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 9 | Pachelbel's Canon | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | Granada | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | The Prayer | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 13 | Il Canto | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 14 | Ave Maria | Katherine Jenkins | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 55 mins | 127 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 278 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Composer |
| 2 | Jon Bailey | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Georges Bizet | Composer |
| 4 | Brodsky | Composer |
| 5 | Sammy Cahn | Composer, Text |
| 6 | Marco Canepa | Vocal Coach |
| 7 | Donna Cass | Product Manager |
| 8 | Nick Cervonara | Engineer |
| 9 | Nick Cervonaro | Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 10 | Nick Cervondro | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Paul Chessell | Art Direction, Design |
| 12 | Tony Cousins | Mastering |
| 13 | Léo Delibes | Composer |
| 14 | Patrizia Dina | Vocal Coach |
| 15 | Dodd | Arranger |
| 16 | Nicholas Dodd | Arranger, Conductor |
| 17 | Ferrau | Lyricist |
| 18 | Ferraù | Text |
| 19 | Forzano | Librettist |
| 20 | Giovacchino Forzano | Text |
| 21 | David Foster | Composer |
| 22 | Geoff Foster | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 23 | Simon Franglen | Arranger, Audio Production, Keyboards, Organ, Producer, Programming |
| 24 | Gille | Librettist |
| 25 | Philippe Gille | Text |
| 26 | Gondinet | Librettist |
| 27 | Edmond Gondinet | Text |
| 28 | Charles Gounod | Composer |
| 29 | Daniele Guerra | Vocal Coach |
| 30 | Halevy | Librettist |
| 31 | Fromental Halévy | Text |
| 32 | Florence Daguerre de Hureaux | Vocal Coach |
| 33 | Anthony Inglis | Conductor |
| 34 | Katherine Jenkins | Arranger, Audio Production, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals |
| 35 | Michael Kamen | Composer |
| 36 | King's Consort Choir | Choir/Chorus, Vocals |
| 37 | Robert King | Choir Master, Featured Artist |
| 38 | Lange | Composer |
| 39 | Agustín Lara | Composer, Text |
| 40 | Tom Lewis | A&R |
| 41 | Henri Meilhac | Librettist, Text |
| 42 | Ennio Morricone | Composer |
| 43 | Romano Musumara | Composer |
| 44 | Emanuela Ferrari Osbourne | Lyric Adaptations, Vocal Coach |
| 45 | Johann Pachelbel | Composer |
| 46 | Hubert Parry | Composer |
| 47 | Philharmonia Orchestra | Orchestra, Symphony |
| 48 | Pintus | Composer |
| 49 | Giorgio Pintus | Text |
| 50 | Giacomo Puccini | Composer |
| 51 | Putman | Composer |
| 52 | Carole Bayer Sager | Composer, Text |
| 53 | Keith Scott | Guitar |
| 54 | Kiri Te Kanawa | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 55 | Traditional | Composer |
| 56 | The Treorchy Male Voice Choir | Choir/Chorus, Vocals |
| 57 | Whittier | Lyricist |
| 58 | John Greenleaf Whittier | Text |
| 59 | Fortunato Zampaglione | Lyric Adaptations |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |