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Hayley Westenra
Odyssey
Release Date: 2005 10 18
Label: Decca
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Originally released in September 2005, Hayley Westenra's second international album was re-released in April 2006 with only 14 instead of the original 16 tracks. Westenra sings a wide selection of pop-oriented compositions, including Joni Mitchell's "Both Side Now," Simon & Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair," and "May It Be" (as featured in The Lord of the Rings), all with the minimum of backing music, mainly just a pure soprano voice beautifully soaring like a bird and leaving its cage behind. One can't help but think of the scene in The Shawshank Redemption when Andy locks himself in the library and plays some opera over a loudspeaker. "Quanta Qualia" has something of the quality of the Clannad hit "Theme from Harry's Game," while "Dell'amore Non Si Sa" is a duet with Andrea Bocelli. There are also a few new folk ballads: "What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)," "The Mists of Islay," and "She Moves Through the Fair." Odyssey is the ideal album to chill out and relax to after a hard day's work. [This 12-track version of Odyssey does not include "Scarborough Fair" or "The Mists of Islay."] Sharon Mawer, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Prayer	Sherry, Lovland	4:21
2	Both Sides Now	Mitchell	3:43
3	Never Saw Blue Like That	Luna, Kimmel, Franzel	4:37
4	Dell'amore Non Si Sa	Bernardini, Malavasi, Sandrei	3:45
5	What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)	Westenra, Moccio	3:43
6	May It Be	Enya, Ryan, Ryan	3:39
7	Quanta Qualia	Hawes	4:25
8	You Are Water	Parnass, Nelson, Forbes	4:03
9	She Moves Through the Fair	Traditional	4:35
10	My Heart Belongs to You	Caporuscio	4:41
11	Ave Maria	Gounod, Bach	3:44
12	I Say Grace	Fortier, Gale	5:06