Diva: The Singles Collection

Diva: The Singles Collection
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Compilation album by Sarah Brightman
Released	US: 3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)
Genre	Classical crossover
Length	66:28
Label	Angel Records
Producer	Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Love Changes Everything (2005) Diva: The Singles Collection (2006) Symphony (2008)

Diva: The Singles Collection is a 2006 compilation album by Sarah Brightman. Alongside this album, Brightman released a DVD collection of her music videos on 3 October 2006 under the title of Diva: The Video Collection. The album marked the first time Brightman released a greatest hits album in the United States. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart. In Japan, the album debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 77,000 copies sold on its first week of release, and became Japan's best-selling classical album of 2007. Subsequently, it was Japan's fifteenth best-selling international album of the 2000s decade. Diva was also the best-selling western album in South Korea in 2010, as it topped the international charts for 26 non-consecutive weeks. As of December 2013, it has been certified Quintuple Platinum in the country.

Track listing

1. "The Phantom of the Opera" (with Steve Harley) (Mike Batt, Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe) – 4:39
2. "The Music of the Night" (Hart, Lloyd Webber, Stilgoe) – 5:25
3. "Pie Jesu" (with Paul Miles-Kingston) (Lloyd Webber) – 3:58
4. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Brian May) – 3:56
5. "Tu Quieres Volver" (Tonino Baliardo, Maurice Baliardo, Jacques Baliardo, Jahloul Bouchikhi, Nicolas Reyes, André Reyes, Paul Reyes) – 3:49
6. "Just Show Me How to Love You" (with José Cura) (Baldan Bembo) – 4:00
7. "Deliver Me" (Helena Marsh, Jon Marsh) – 4:01
8. "Nella Fantasia" (Ennio Morricone) – 3:40
9. "Scarborough Fair" (Frank Peterson, Paul Simon) – 4:12
10. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) – 3:39
11. "It's a Beautiful Day" (Christopher von Deylen, Frank Peterson) – 3:58
12. "What You Never Know" (Stephan Moccio) – 3:25
13. "A Question of Honour (Radio Mix)" (Frank Peterson) – 5:18
14. "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (with Andrea Bocelli) (Peterson, Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori) – 4:06
15. "Il Mio Cuore Va" (Japanese bonus track)"
16. "Sarahbande (Japanese bonus track)"

Personnel

• Mike Batt – Lyricist, producer
• Andrea Bocelli – Vocals
• Sarah Brightman – Vocals, lyricist, producer, executive producer, concept
• Gary Brooker – Lyricist
• A. Cassella – Lyricist
• Alex Christensen – Producer
• José Cura – Vocals
• Chiara Ferrau – Lyricist, photography
• Simon Fowler – Photography
• Esther Haase – Photography
• Charles Hart – Lyricist
• Laisa – Lyricist
• Andrew Lloyd Webber – Lyricist, producer
• Brian May – Lyricist
• Paul Miles-Kingston – Choir master
• Stephan Moccio – Lyricist
• Ennio Morricone – Lyricist
• David R. Murray – Producer
• Frank Peterson – Lyricist, producer, executive producer, concept
• Quarantotto – Lyricist
• Keith Reid – Lyricist
• A. Gilberto Reyes – Lyricist
• Sartori – Lyricist
• Richard Stilgoe – Lyricist
• Christopher Von Deylen – Lyricist
• Ellen Von Unwerth – Photography

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak Position
Japan Oricon Top Albums	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	10
US Billboard 200	100
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)	1

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)	2× Platinum	80,000^
Japan (RIAJ)	2× Platinum	600,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Platinum	15,000^
South Korea	—	30,960
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.