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Release Date
1 January 2003
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Length
14 tracks
Harem is a 2003 album by English singer Sarah Brightman. It mixes her operatic voice with Middle-Eastern and Indian rhythms and vocals. Thanks to an idea of Frank Peterson, the producer of this album, in the song "Mysterious Days", they included the vocals of the late singer Ofra Haza, who worked with Frank in 1997.
Note: This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
Track listing
"Harem" – 5:45 (cover of "Canção do Mar" by Dulce Pontes)
"What a Wonderful World" – 3:40 (originally sung by Louis Armstrong)
"It's a Beautiful Day" – 3:56 (adapted from the Un Bel Di Vedremo aria from Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly)
"What You Never Know" – 3:24
"The Journey Home" – 4:56 (cover of song from Bombay Dreams)
"Free" – 3:45
"Mysterious Days" – 5:17 (featuring Israeli singer Ofra Haza)
"The War is Over" (featuring Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher and English violinist Nigel Kennedy) – 5:15
"Misere Mei" – 0:54 (from Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere")
"Beautiful" – 4:35 (cover of "Beautiful" by Mandalay)
"Arabian Nights: Scimitar Moon/Voyage/Promise/Hamesha/Alone" – 8:50
"Stranger in Paradise" – 4:27 (adapted from Alexander Borodin's Polovetsian Dances)
"Until the End of Time" – 4:32
Bonus/Unreleased tracks
"You Take My Breath Away" (American version) - 6:50
"Gueri de Toi" (International version) - 3:50 (French version of "Free")
"Tout Ce Que Je Sais" (Canadian version) - 3:28 (French version of "What You Never Know")
"Sarahbande" (Japanese version) - 3:60
"Namida: When Firebirds Cry" (Harem Ultimate Edition) - 4:10
"Where Eagles Fly" (unreleased song with Eric Adams from Manowar) - 3:53
Singles
"Harem" (2003)
"It's a Beautiful Day" (2003)
"What You Never Know" (2003)
"Free" (2004)
Charts
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Chart (2003) Peak
Position
Canada Top Albums 7
U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums 29
U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 29
Swedish Album Chart 17
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