Description
When Love Speaks / Shakespeare's sonnets in songs and words produced by Michael Kamen - Featuring Richard Attenborough, Kenneth Branagh, Brvan Ferry, Joseph Fiennes, Ralph Fiennes, Ladysmith Black Mambazo / EMI Audio CD 2002 Stereo
UPC 724355727824
"When Love Speaks" is a captivating audio CD that brings Shakespeare's sonnets to life through a blend of songs and spoken words. Produced by Michael Kamen, this EMI release from 2002 features a star-studded lineup, including Richard Attenborough, Kenneth Branagh, Bryan Ferry, Joseph Fiennes, Ralph Fiennes, and the enchanting harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The stereo recording beautifully combines Shakespeare's timeless poetry with musical renditions, creating a unique and evocative listening experience. The collaboration of renowned artists adds depth and emotion to the sonnets, making "When Love Speaks" a delightful celebration of Shakespearean love and language.
| Label: | EMI – 724355727824 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
Apr 23, 2002 |
| Genre: | Non-Music, Pop, Classical |
| Style: | Vocal, Romantic, Folk, Medieval, Spoken Word |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Joseph Fiennes– | Be Not Afeard, The Isle Is Full Of Noises (The Tempest) | 0:48 |
| 2 |
Annie Lennox– | Live With Me And Be My Love (Christopher Marlowe) |
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2:19
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| 3 | John Gielgud– | As An Unperfect Actor On The Stage (23) | 0:54 |
| 4 | Alan Rickman– | My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun (130) | 1:27 |
| 5 | Diana Rigg– | Why Is My Verse So Barren Of New Pride (76) | 0:56 |
| 6 | Richard Attenborough– | Who Will Believe My Verse In Time To Come (17) | 1:04 |
| 7 | Paul Rhys (2)– | That You Were Once Unkind Befriends Me Now (120) | 1:04 |
| 8 | Juliet Stevenson– | How Oft, When Thou, My Music (128) | 0:57 |
| 9 | Rufus Wainwright– | When, In Disgrace With Fortune And Men's Eyes (29) |
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3:01
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| 10 | Janet McTeer– | Being Your Slave, What Should I Do But Tend (57) | 0:48 |
| 11 | Alan Bates (2)– | Tired With All These, For Restful Death I Cry (66) | 1:10 |
| 12 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste– | When I Consider Everything That Grows (15) | 0:52 |
| 13 | David Warner– | Let Those Who Are In Favour With Their Stars (25) | 0:53 |
| 14 | Siân Phillips– | They That Have Power To Hurt And Will Do None (94) | 0:54 |
| 15 | John Hurt (2)– | Those Lips That Love's Own Hand Did Make (145) | 0:47 |
| 16 | John Potter (2)– | Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite |
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4:42
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| 17 | Ralph Fiennes– | Th'expense Of Spirit In A Waste Of Shame (129) | 0:57 |
| 18 | Matthew Rhys– | Thine Eyes I Love, And They, As Pitying Me (132) | 0:53 |
| 19 | Imelda Staunton– | I Never Saw That You Did Painting Need (83) | 0:59 |
| 20 | Kenneth Branagh– | When To The Sessions Of Sweet Silent Thought (30) | 1:06 |
| 21 | Fiona Shaw– | Is It Thy Will Thy Image Should Keep Open (61) | 1:18 |
| 22 | Henry Goodman– | Mine Eye And Heart Are At A Mortal War (46) | 0:55 |
| 23 | Keb' Mo'– | No More Be Grieved At That Which Thou Hast Done (35) |
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3:25
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| 24 | Susannah York– | O Never Say That I Was False Of Heart (109) | 0:58 |
| 25 | Timothy Spall– | Look In Thy Glass And Tell The Face Thou Viewest (3) | 0:58 |
| 26 | Peter Barkworth– | Some Glory In Their Birth, Some In Their Skill (91) | 1:08 |
| 27 | Gemma Jones– | How Heavy Do I Journey On The Way (50) | 0:56 |
| 28 | Jonathan Pryce– | Since Brass, Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea (65) | 1:06 |
| 29 | Richard Wilson– | Like As The Waves Make Towards The Pebbled Shore (60) | 0:53 |
| 30 | Des'ree– | The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strained (The Merchant Of Venice) |
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3:21
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| 31 | Tom Courtenay– | Sweet Love, Renew Thy Force; Be It Not Said (56) | 1:05 |
| 32 | Zoe Waites– | Since I Left You, Mine Eye Is In My Mind (113) | 1:03 |
| 33 | Edward Fox– | Be Wise As Thou Art Cruel ; Do Not Press (140) | 1:13 |
| 34 | Trevor Eve– | Is It For Fear To Wet A Widow's Eye (9) | 0:55 |
| 35 | Imogen Stubbs– | So Is It Not With Me As With That Muse (21) | 1:03 |
| 36 | David Harewood– | Devouring Time, Blunt Thou The Lion's Paws (19) | 0:51 |
| 37 | Barbara Bonney– | The Willow Song (Othello) |
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3:14
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| 38 | Richard Johnson (3)– | When My Love Swears That She Is Made Of Truth (138) | 1:03 |
| 39 | Martin Jarvis– | When I Do Count The Clock That Tells The Time (12) | 0:50 |
| 40 | Roger Hammond (4)– | What Potions Have I Drunk Of Siren Tears (119) | 1:05 |
| 41 | Richard Briers– | Not Marble Nor The Gilded Monuments (55) | 0:46 |
| 42 | John Sessions– | Sin Of Self-Love Possesseth All Mine Eye (62) | 0:52 |
| 43 | Thelma Holt– | Let Me Not To The Marriage Of True Minds (116) | 0:46 |
| 44 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo– | Music To Hear, Why Hears't Thou Music Sadly (8) |
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3:26
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| 45 | Caroline Blakiston– | When Forty Winters Shall Besiege Thy Brow (2) | 0:57 |
| 46 | Peter Bowles– | No Longer Mourn For Me When I Am Dead (71) | 0:47 |
| 47 | Sylvia Syms– | In Faith I Do Not Love Thee With Mine Eyes (141) | 1:12 |
| 48 | Robert Lindsay– | Why Didst Thou Promise Such A Beauteous Day (34) | 1:01 |
| 49 | Ioan Gruffudd– | Not From The Stars Do I My Judgement Pluck (14) | 0:48 |
| 50 | John Hurt (2)– | My Love Is As A Fever, Longing Still (147) | 1:05 |
| 51 | Bohdan Poraj– | The Little Love-God Lying Once Asleep (154) | 0:55 |
| 52 | Bryan Ferry– | Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day (18) |
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2:51
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| 53 | Joseph Fiennes– | Our Revels Now Are Ended (The Tempest) | 0:50 |
- Artwork – Paul Nelson (11)
- Co-producer – Alan Rickman, James Brett
- Coordinator [Project] – Ellis Jones
- Executive-Producer – Michael Kamen
- Layout, Design – Nomad Design
- Liner Notes – Michael Kamen, Nicholas Barter, Lord Attenborough
- Mastered By – Tony Bridge
- Mastered By [Pre-Mastered] – Pete Cobbin
- Producer – Joy Gelardi
- Recorded By – Antony Fisher (tracks: 1, 5 to 8, 10 to 15, 17 to 22, 24 to 29, 31 to 36, 38, 40 to 43, 45 to 47, 49 to 51, 53), Chris Downes (tracks: 48), Dave Chilton (tracks: 4)
