Congrats Sarah! I've been taken to the moon & back. The long awaited Brightman disc has arrived. The songs are ranging from her amazing classical renditions to her angelic versions of pop hits. Sarah is dreamy & laid back in her new cd "La Luna".Don't let the idea of Sarah brightman singing cover versions spoil your likes for her.

The first track "La Lune" brings the hair up on my neck just by listening to the keyboard intro. The 2nd track, "Winter in july", is one of Sarah's "pop married to classic" tracks. The lyrics are heartfelt & reflect her feelings about life. "Scarborough fair" is light and dreamy and "A whiter shade of pale" is operatic and revisited "à la Sarah". Beethoven's "Figlio Perduto" is my 2nd fav. track, I love how Sarah rearranged it to fit her voice. "How Fair this place" is pretty, but too short. The tracks continue into one another, like a multi-mood story of music. I find that tracks like "Here with me" and "Hijo De La Luna" are different tunes all together because "Hijo De La Luna" has a ballroom sound to it, with Spanish lyrics. It is sung à la Kate Bush. "Here with me" is more rock or "Dive-ish". "Gloomy Sunday" tones down the pace resulting in a bluesey, rainy-day track. Keeping with the moon theme, the title track "La Luna", is absolutely amazing. Sarah builds suspense in every breath of this track. Her voice soars as the song reaches its climax, wowing me every time. Unfortunately, the orchestra slightly drowns Sarah out at the end. The disc also features a hidden track. It is a breathy, up close & personal version of "Moon River". Sarah knows how to catch the attention of her fans.

The photos in "La Luna" are breath-taking, right down to the album cover.I dig the space-age lettering of her name on the cover. In comparison, Eden took on a heavier classical flavour, as so with "Time to say good-bye". Nevertheless, "La Luna" balances Sarah's career between "Dive" back in '93 to the present. Don't consider her slowing down even though the thought of a greatest hits double set sounds quite interesting.

I've had the golden opportunity to see Sarah in Montreal at the Molson Center on september 18 for her "La Luna" tour. Describe it, you say, Well, I have one word......EXTRAORDINARY! To hear her is one thing, but to see this woman perform was simply amazing. Definitely worth the money! Sing on Sarah! Hers is definitely one of the glorious voices.

When listening to music I want to feel its power. I made the mistake of listening first to the title track La Luna on Sarah BrightmanÕs new cd. Is it just me, or does she continue to get better with each new adventure? Although the other songs are also wonderful, IÕm still having a problem even getting to them.

At a time when pop, hip hop and rap singers are promoting themselves as divas, Sarah Brightman not so quietly lets her voice speak for itself. SheÕs a diva all right... and not just because of her exhilarating arias. She continues to be an inspiration to my own work.

If you like SarahÕs near perfect timing, pronunciation, range and power, youÕll love this cd.

Cliff Hollenbeck

Sarah Brightman's newest CD offers more of the same ecclectic approach to combining opera and pop music side by side with electronic music as well as orchestras. The result is haunting and deeply personal. LA LUNA is not a departure for Sarah, but rather a continuation of the style she honed by the time EDEN was released. Prior to that album she had TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (a largely classical album save the cover of Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever) and DIVE (almost entirely quirky pop). EDEN marked the first album to combine the two genres -- she did classical pieces, covers done classically, and pop tunes sung in the same style with choirs and various instruments. LA LUNA finds Sarah doing everything from Handel and Beethoven, even the folk song "Scarborough Fair", and a cover of "Here With Me" which was written and performed by DIDO on her 1999 release. So Sarah covers several centuries, and makes it sound seamless. Is it better than EDEN? Yes and no. Yes, the material is much more even (EDEN went from "Dust in the Wind" into a classical aria). Here the elements transition smoothely. But EDEN was a rare blend of the dramatic, and LA LUNA does not always offer you the highs and lows of that previous release. But it's a solid piece of work. If you are a fan...you'll love this. If you're new to Sarah...it's a great album. So all in all...it's a spell worth casting! Stand out track for me is "He Doesn't See Me", but from all I've seen everybody will pick their personal favorite.

I love the intro and how it blends so perfectly into the trip-hoppy Winter In July, which happens to be my favorite song, beside La Luna of course. Her voice is so angelic and sweet that you can't help but invision an angel as you listen. This is truly a beautiful work of art. By having a strange fascination with the moon I was shocked to see the subject being that. It only heightened my anticipation as I waited impatiently for this incredible cd to come out. I bought it the day it was released and have been enthralled ever since. My first introduction to Sarah was by Eden, and just as I thought that there was no way that she could possibly conquer something better than that, what do you know, she does! (At least in my opinion.)

She's working with one of the greatest producers, Frank Peterson, (former member of Enigma), and with the ongoing process of reinventing herself you can't help but love her style of music, no matter what that style might be. One second she's singing New Age (Scarborough Fair), the next a soft, tranquil tune (He Doesn't See Me), surprising you with jazz (Gloomy Sunday), and then warming your heart with more highpitched ballads such as Figlio Perduto, How Fair This Place, and La Luna. This cd is definitely not as operatic as Eden and Time To Say Goodbye, but it moreso ventures onto the pop criteria, in a mellow sort of way.

Trust me. Once you own La Luna you'll soon be thanking me. (Hopefully!)

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Sarah Brightman's new album La Luna, even outdoeses EDen. It is a spectacular album that combines pop. classical and jazz. truly remarkable. What else could you expect from her. This album is reccomended to all!