Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage

Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
Studio album by Susan Boyle
Released 13 November 2012
Recorded 2011–2012 Gorbals Sound
Length 43:37
Label Syco, Columbia
Producer Richard "Biff" Stannard, Ash Howes
Susan Boyle chronology
Someone to Watch Over Me
(2011)		 Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
(2012)		 Home for Christmas
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Express Music News[2]

Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage is the fourth studio album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 13 November 2012. The album features renditions of songs from prominent musical theatre shows and films. It also includes duets with American singer Donny Osmond and The Phantom of the Opera star Michael Crawford.

Examples of the musical works involved include Jekyll & Hyde and Fame. The album experienced commercial success in both the United Kingdom and the United States, hitting the #12 slot in the Billboard 200 chart.[3]

Background

Susan Boyle said of the album: "I have been a fan of musicals since I was a wee girl. I love them and have enjoyed the drama and the range of emotions they inspire in you. I still remember the first time I saw Les Mis, my all time favourite. I fell in love with it and have seen it now countless times as each time you watch it you draw something different." She further said working with her "lifelong idol" Donny Osmond was "a dream come true".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somewhere Over the Rainbow"  Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg5:41
2."The Winner Takes It All"  Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus4:49
3."Send in the Clowns"  Stephen Sondheim3:44
4."The Music of the Night" (featuring Michael Crawford)Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart5:12
5."Bring Him Home"  Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer3:30
6."Memory"  Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn4:06
7."As Long as He Needs Me"  Lionel Bart2:49
8."All I Ask of You" (featuring Donny Osmond)Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart3:43
9."Out Here on My Own"  Michael Gore, Lesley Gore3:12
10."You'll Never Walk Alone"  Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II3:24
11."This Is the Moment" (featuring Donny Osmond)Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse3:27

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Album Chart[5] 6
Belgium Album Chart Flanders[6] 18
Belgium Album Chart Wallonia[7] 58
Canadian Albums Chart[3] 17
Dutch Album Chart[6] 11
Irish Albums Chart[6] 19
New Zealand Album Chart[6] 1
Scottish Official Album Chart[8] 1
South African Albums Chart[9] 18
Swedish Album Chart[6] 3
Official Albums Chart (UK)[10] 7
US Billboard 200[3] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Australian Albums Chart[11] 36
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 88

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/Shipment
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States[15] 13 November 2012 CD, digital download Columbia
United Kingdom[16] 19 November 2012 Syco, Columbia

References

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