Voices of Angels
Voices of Angels is the eleventh studio album released by the group Celtic Woman.
Background
The album was recorded at Cauldron Studios in Dublin, Ireland with the seventy-two-piece RTÉ [National Symphony Orchestra|RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland] in August 2016, and includes a mixture of original songs, new covers and re-arranged versions of previous Celtic Woman covers.Voices of Angels features vocalists Susan McFadden, Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, and fiddler and harpist Tara McNeill, with a guest appearance by former member and current vocal director Méav Ní Mhaolchatha. This is the group's first album to feature McNeill as their newest member.
A digital-download copy of the album was made available as part of a ticket presale for the group's 2017 Voices of Angels tour in the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Australia.
Track listing
Notes- Tracks 14 and 15 were not available on digital-download versions of the album.
- Tracks 2, 7 and 15 orchestrated by Paul Campbell.
- Tracks 2, 7 and 16 orchestrated by Paul Campbell.
- Track 15 was originally released on the original Celtic Woman album.
- Track 19 was originally released on the album A Christmas Celebration.
- Tracks 15 and 19 were produced by David Downes.
- Tracks 2, 5 and 11 orchestrated by Paul Campbell.
- Track 12 was originally released on the album Destiny.
- Track 13 was originally released on the album A New Journey and performed by Lisa Kelly. The arrangement featured, performed by Susan McFadden, appeared on the album Emerald - Musical Gems.
- Tracks 14–16 were originally released on the original Celtic Woman album.
- Track 17 was originally released on the album Believe.
- Track 18 was originally released on the album A New Journey.
- Track 19 was originally released on the album Songs [from the Heart |Songs from the Heart].
- Track 20 was originally released on the album A New Journey with vocals by Lisa Kelly. The arrangement featured, with vocals by Susan McFadden, appeared on the album Emerald - Musical Gems.
- Tracks 13–20 were produced by David Downes.
Personnel
- Mairéad Carlin – vocals
- Susan McFadden – vocals
- Éabha McMahon – vocals
- Tara McNeill – fiddle, Irish harp
- Méav Ní Mhaolchatha – vocals
- Joe Csibi – orchestra contractor, conductor
- Paul McGough – choir co-ordinator
- Gavin Murphy – musical director, album producer, arrangements, orchestrations
- Méav Ní Mhaolchatha – vocal director
- Paul Campbell – additional orchestrations
- David Montuy, David McCune – additional recording and editing
- Tim Martin – recording, mixing, orchestra and choir recording
- Mark Thomas Dwyer, Ciaran Byrne – orchestra recording
- Rachel Conlan – choir recording
- Andy Walter – album mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
This was the first Celtic Woman album to appear on the Billboard Classical Albums chart. The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Biz Classical Crossover chart.The album appeared on the Billboard World Albums chart for 48 consecutive weeks. As of 27 December 2017, the album had spent 53 weeks on the chart, including 14 weeks at No. 1.