Voice of an Angel

Voice of an Angel is the debut studio album by then-12-year-old soprano Charlotte Church, released in 1998. The Sony Music recording was extremely popular, selling millions of copies, and made Church the youngest artist in history with a number 1 album on the British classical crossover charts.[3][4] The album is a collection of arias, sacred songs and traditional pieces.

Voice of an Angel
Studio album by Charlotte Church
Released	9 November 1998
Genre	Crossover
Label	Sony Classical (U.S.)
Charlotte Church chronology
Voice of an Angel (1998) Charlotte Church (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pie Jesu"	Andrew Lloyd Webber	3:29
2.	"Panis angelicus"	César Franck	4:13
3.	"In Trutina"	Carl Orff	2:06
4.	"The Lord's Prayer"	Albert Hay Malotte	2:56
5.	"Jerusalem"	Hubert Parry, William Blake	2:17
6.	"Ave Maria"	Vladimir Vavilov (misattributed to Giulio Caccini)	4:14
7.	"Psalm 23"	Colin Mawby	2:45
8.	"I Vow to Thee, My Country"	Gustav Holst, Cecil Spring Rice	3:57
9.	"Danny Boy"	[traditional]	2:46
10.	"My Lagan Love"	[traditional]	3:16
11.	"Suo Gân"	[traditional]	3:15
12.	"A Lullaby"	Hamilton Harty	3:00
13.	"Amazing Grace"	[traditional]	2:47
14.	"Y Gylfinir"	Dilys Elwyn-Edwards	2:18
15.	"Tylluanod"	Elwyn-Edwards	2:43
16.	"Mae Hiraeth Yn y Môr"	Elwyn-Edwards	2:43
17.	"When at Night I Go to Sleep"	Engelbert Humperdinck	2:52

Note: Sian Edwards conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, with Meinir Huelyn on harp.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1998–99) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 26 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 49 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 51 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 15 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 33 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 42 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 4 US Billboard 200[13] 28 US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[14] 28 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[15] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position UK Albums (OCC)[16] 28 Chart (1999) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 84 US Billboard 200[18] 128 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[19] Gold 35,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 100,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 2× Platinum 600,000^^ United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date
United Kingdom	9 November 1998
United States	16 March 1999

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Voice of an Angel – Charlotte Church". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
2. Considine, J.D. (23 April 1999). "Voice of an Angel Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
3. "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
4. "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
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12. "Charlotte Church | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
13. "Charlotte Church Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
14. "Charlotte Church Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard.
15. "Charlotte Church Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard.
16. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
17. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
20. "Canadian album certifications – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". Music Canada.
21. "British album certifications – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Voice of an Angel in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
22. "American album certifications – Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.