Over the Rainbow (2007 charity album)

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Over the Rainbow
Air Studios, London (3–4 April 2007)
Metropolis Studios
Fleetwood Mobile Studios (1 April 2007)
LabelUniversal Classics and Jazz
ProducerTolga Kashif

Over the Rainbow is a charity album featuring show tunes recorded by various artists. It was released on 4 June 2007 by Universal Classics and Jazz. The album was conceived by Anneka Rice and produced by Tolga Kashif.

The making of Over the Rainbow was featured in a TV special of

ITV1 on 6 June 2007. £2 of every album sale went to the Association of Children's Hospices. The album launch included a concert held at the Chickenshed theatre featuring performances by children from hospices around the UK and artists featured on the album. The album peaked at no. 1 on the UK Compilation Chart
.

Background

BBC1. The show was revived by ITV1 for two specials in 2006 and 2007. In March 2007, The Association of Children's Hospices challenged Rice to compile a studio album of newly recorded songs and hold a concert featuring live artists and a choir of children from various hospices around the UK.[1] The album was put together in five days.[2]

Recording

Twelve of the thirteen tracks were recorded especially for the Over the Rainbow project. "

Air Studios.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."
The Wizard of Oz)
3:16
2."You're the One That I Want" (from Grease)John FarrarMcFly3:09
3."Fly Me to the Moon" (from The Rat Pack)Bart HowardJimmy Osmond2:08
4."The Way You Look Tonight" (from Swing Time)
Curtis Stigers2:08
5."Climb Every Mountain" (from The Sound of Music)
Lesley Garrett3:27
6."No Matter What" (from Whistle Down the Wind)
Andrea Ross3:27
7."Consider Yourself" (from Oliver!)Lionel Bart
3:43
8."Secret Love" (from Calamity Jane)
Cerys Matthews3:41
9."Young at Heart" (from Young at Heart)
Gavin Creel2:46
10."I Don't Know How to Love Him" (from Jesus Christ Superstar)
Bonnie Tyler3:55
11."The Time of My Life" (from Dirty Dancing)
4:36
12."New York, New York" (from New York, New York)
Michael Bolton3:22
13."Talk Through Me" (from The King's Web)
  • Paul Morrall
  • Jo Collins
Choir		3:38

Charts

Chart performance for Over the Rainbow
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Official Charts)[4]
 1

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[3]

  • Tolga Kashif – production, keyboards, programming
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 1, 3–11)
  • The Rainbow Choir; Catherine Alexander, Nicko Anderson, Ceri & Bethany Astill, Kelly Atkinson, Jonathan Brook, Thomas Blumire, Lewis Cole, Fran Duff, Greg Fears, Charlie Marshall, Rhiannah Munday, Suzanna Ocansey, Sian Tolfree, Harvey Tye (track 1)
  • Simon Hanhart – mixing
  • Nick Wollage – orchestra engineer
  • Tom Lewis – A&R
  • Tony Dunne – artist coordinator
  • Bekkie Sunley – product manager
  • Peacock; Keith Peacock and Stuart Crouch – design and cover illustration
  • Scott Wishart – photography

References

  1. ^ "Association of Children's Hospices Challenges Anneka!". The Association of Children's Hospices. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. Newspapers.com
    . (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Over the Rainbow (Booklet). United Kingdom: Universal Classics and Jazz. 2007. 602498499726.
  4. ^ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 10 June 2007 – 16 June 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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