Track Listing

1. Ti Amero Per Sempre (I Will Always Love You)
2. I Vow To Thee My Country
3. One Fine Day (Un Bel Di)
4. Canto Della Terra
5. Music Of The Night
6. Nessun dorma
7. Cinema Paradiso (Se)
8. Ebben? Ne andro lontana
9. Amazing Grace
10. David Of The White Rock
11. All Things Bright And Beautiful
12. Mon Coeur s'ouvre A Ta voix
13. Over The Rainbow
14. Torna A Surriento
15. Don't Stand At My Grave And Weep
16. We'll Meet Again
17. Don't Cry For Me, Argentina (Bonus Track)
18. Miracolo (Bonus Track)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52870 in Music
• Released on: 2005-10-31
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Running time: 72 minutes

CD Description
Third album inside eighteen months from new classical crossover sensation Jenkins follows 2004's 'Second Nature'. Acting for the first time as co-producer, here she tackles a similar mix of fare as before. There are opera arias, including some usually sung by men; classic easy listening and show tunes; Welsh folk and a "classicized" version of Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You', translated into Italian. This special edition also features two bonus tracks.

Customer Reviews

Very Special Edition
This special edition version of Katherine's fantastic new album is definitely worth the few extra pence. Not only do you get a couple of bonus tracks, which are worth the money alone, you also get some great additional goodies which really make this a special little package. The two bonus tracks are a real bonus as well, as opposed to tracks just being added for the sake of it. First you have the beautiful 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' a song written for the Evita soundtrack, which Katherine delivers superbly. This is then followed up by a very exciting collaboration with a new Italian singer called Vittorio Grigolo, who looks set to become a major star, on the track 'Miracolo' - another beautiful addition to this already fantastic album. The real treats though in this special edition package are the calendar and the postcards. The four postcards contain exclusive images of Katherine looking more beautiful than ever and the useful little calendar booklet means that Katherine can be part of your life every day of the year! As always Katherine manages to remain tasteful and elegant in these images rather than tacky and cheap. In fact the only thing cheap about this package is the price!

Some special editions often seem like they are cobbled together with unwanted leftovers and are often not worth the extra money. But it seems that some actual thought has gone into this one and I would definitely recommend this, for the musical additions as well as postcards and calendar.

Sounds good, looks great

Living a Dream is the third CD release by Katherine Jenkins, sharing the same chart success as its predecessors by reaching No.1 in the UK Classical Music charts and No 4 in the UK Album chart in 2005. It was also awarded Album of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards in 2006, repeating the success of her previous album Second Nature which won the same award the previous year.

Firstly, I was pleased with the much-improved image which the singer has adopted for this album's cover and sleeve artwork. A new photo and design team has given her a much needed glamour boost to something approaching an opera Diva.

It's also good to see a bit more content, with a playing time of just over 60 minutes it's better value than the two previous releases of 45 and 53 minutes duration.

Choice of songs however I have mixed opinions about, for while some songs work others fall flat and to me sound incompatible with the singers style.

The opening track `I will Always Love You' is translated into Italian, with no lyrics shown on the sleeve booklet, and as a consequence loses much of the impact of the original 1973 Dolly Parton version, and when compared to the hugely successful 1992 Whitney Houston version I think it fares even worse. Katherine Jenkins sings it with technically perfect voice control, while Whitney belts it out with emotion, and wins hands down I think.

To the opposite extreme though is the beautifully sung `I Vow To Thee My Country', with an almost ethereal orchestral backing and choir. This is perfect Katherine Jenkins material.

`Nessun Dorma' from Puccini's opera Turandot is an interesting soprano rendition of the now-famous Three Tenors one, but I don't think it comes close to that of Sarah Brightman's on her 1998 album `Eden'.

`All Things Bright and Beautiful', `Amazing Grace' and `Over the Rainbow' will be popular with those wanting some relaxing listening, and although these are brilliantly sung, I'd rather hear them on Songs of Praise on a Sunday afternoon.

Generally though the songs are a well chosen section of classical, opera and traditional pieces with interesting inclusions such as Andrew Lloyd Webbers `Music of the Night' thrown in.

The album closes suitably with `We'll Meet Again', which Katherine Jenkins has adopted, from Dame Vera Lynn, her `Forces Sweetheart' trademark song dedicating it to the Soldiers in Iraq. I've seen her sing it to great effect live, where it's guaranteed to get some of the older generation reaching for their handkerchiefs.

This is the limited edition version of Living a Dream, which has two bonus tracks 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' and 'Miracolo'.

Another winning album.

Spine tingling!
Katherine Jenkins just goes from strength to strength. Living A Dream is her third album and if you like classical crossover then you will surely love this. Her rendition of L'amore Sei Tu is the Italian version of the Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston hit "I Will Always Love You", and is a breathtaking insight into the rest of the album.
There are 18 tracks on the limited edition and every one of them sung in Katherine's unique Mezzo Soprano style. Katherine's powerful voice is well suited to Nessun dorma and as this is the first time it has been recorded by a female artist, Katherine does not fail to do the song justice.
This is an album full of charisma and well worth listening to...over and over again.