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 Peterson in 1997 on her eponymous album.
Following the release of Harem, Brightman launched the Harem World Tour and the DVD The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas.
Contents
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Track listing
- “Harem” – 5:45 (cover of “Canção do Mar” by Amália Rodrigues and 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) (Cover of “Ein Schöner Tag” by Schiller)
- “What You Never Know” – 3:24
- “The Journey Home” – 4:56 (cover of song from Bombay Dreams by A.R.Rahman)
- “Free” – 3:45
- “Mysterious Days” – 5:17 (featuring Israeli singer Ofra Haza)
- “The War is Over” (featuring Iraqi singer Kadim Al Sahir 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 (featuring Natacha Atlas)
- “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 (originally released on Brightman’s 1995 album, Fly)
- “Guéri 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
Note: This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
Charts, sales and certifications
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums | 1 |
| Swedish Album Chart | 1 |
| Greek Albums Chart[2] | 3 |
| Canada Top Albums | 7 |
| Japan Oricon Top Albums | 8 |
| Mexico Top 100 Albums Chart | 10 |
| Portugal Albums Top 30[3] | 12 |
| Germany Media Control Albums Top 100 | 12 |
| Australia Albums Top 50s[3] | 16 |
| Hungary MAHASZ Top 40 Album | 20 |
| Austria Albums Top 75[3] | 22 |
| Finland Albums Top 50[3] | 25 |
| Dutch Albums Top 100[3] | 27 |
| New Zealand Albums Top 40[3] | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 29 |
| Denmark Albums Top 40[3] | 35 |
| Norway Albums Top 40[3] | 36 |
| Swiss Albums Top 100[3] | 53 |
| UK Albums Chart | 172 |
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