ARTiST: The Fron Male Voice Choir
TiTLE: Voices Of The Valley
LABEL: UCJ
GENRE: Vocal
TiME: 45:53 min
SiZE: 68,0 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Dec-13-2006
RELEASE DATE: Nov-20-2006
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Sailing 04:33
02. Abide With Me 03:32
03. Jerusalem 02:42
04. Land Of My Fathers 01:56
05. Danny Boy 03:48
06. Unchained Melody 04:19
07. You Raise Me Up 03:39
08. Shenandoah 04:26
09. You'll Never Walk Alone 01:57
10. All Through The Night 03:15
11. The Last Rose Of Summer 03:19
12. The Rose 04:20
13. World In Union 04:07
Release Notes:
It's a tale fit for a Hollywood blockbuster: a
60-strong Welsh male choir, originally formed in
1947, plucked from obscurity and transformed into
the most unlikely boyband in the world (or at least
oldest - the average age is 60, the combined age
3974). In fact, their rise from the fringes to fame
is already being primed for a major movie next year
(produced by Zygi Kamasa of Bend It Like Beckham and
Good Night and Good Luck fame) - but that's another
story. First we have Voices Of The Valley, an album
that shows us precisely why Universal signed a group
originally created to sing goodwill songs to the
Welsh communities during the harsh post-war years.
Comprised of rousing, traditional songs like
"Jerusalem", "Danny Boy" and "Abide With Me", and
interpretations of popular tunes such as the opener
"Sailing", "Unchained Melody" and "You Raise Me Up",
it doesn't take long for the logic of the enterprise
to strike: the beautiful, graceful sound of 60 men
booming joyously through your speakers and the
combination of stirring vocal prowess and orchestral
embellishments - is truly overwhelming.