Best of Hayley Album

[martindn]

Well, River of Dreams was supposed to be that. But was it? If you were to put together your own personal best of Hayley album, what would be on it? I have often thought about this myself, and to be honest, my own choices don't overlap too well with River of Dreams. Perhaps that is becuase I include all of Hayley's recorded work, and not just that released in the UK (or wherever).

Not that I don't like ROD, I do, enough to have bought two copies.

I needed to come up with some rules. So here they are. The album will consist of 12 tracks from her recorded catalogue, and both albums and DVDs can be included in that. Plus a bonus track.
The bonus track can literally be anything, but will be a new recording. It can be a new recording of a song she has recorded before, or a recording of something she has sung at a live performance but not recorded, or somethng else that you would like her to record.

It is good to try to be as diverse as possible, including all of Hayley's different singing styles if possible. I have always said that it is impossible to sum Hayley up in one song, but 12 plus a bonus gives us a better chance.

To start things off, here is my choice. It was surprisingly difficult to do. I had to eliminate some seriously good tracks.

1. Pokarekare Ana - her signature tune in ths part of the world
2. Dark Waltz - Fabulous song, almost her US signature tune I think
3. Amazing Grace - Her Far East signature tune
4. Never Saw Blue - Another wonderful song
5. Quanta Qualia - Who else in the world could do this? - fabulous.
6. O Mio Babino Caro - Everyone and his dog sings it, but nobody better than Hayley.
7. Abide with me - Just so moving
8. Listen to the Wind - A song written for Hayley by James Horner, the great film music composer. Much underrated in my opinion.
9. Snowflower - Just beautiful
10. Flower (Hana) from HSJS1 - Another beautiful song, brilliantly sung
11. I Believe - As a Christian I can't resist this
12 On the Wings of Time - far too short, a fabulous song.

Bonus Track - Eternal Flame. Hayley really should re-record this.


Notice I couldn't find room for anything at all from HSJS2, which is an album I love. Cosmos at least should be there, but no room. Sorry.

Martin D

[Libby]

This is a hard question! You only have 1 Treasure song?

1. Pokarekare Ana (vocalise version; it's much more beautiful and moving with her incredibly beautiful vocal, and then the music afterward is so graceful)
2. Never Saw Blue
3. Summer Rain
4. I Believe
5. Dark Waltz
6. O Mio Babbino Caro
7. Let Me Lie
8. Hana (Blooming Flower)
9. Sonny
10. The Heart Worships
11. Songbird
12. Majesty

Bonus Track: Duet with Aska Young, The Moon Represents My Heart!

I really wanted to add songs like Prayer, Who Painted the Moon Black, She Moved through the Fair, and Summerfly but there was no room!

If it were up to me, I'd make a best of album more like Enya did, which includes 4 CDs! :rollin:

Of course, she has more internationally-released albums than Hayley does. But really, Hayley has recorded enough songs to fit onto something like that.

[anshita]

Here's mine i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif-

1. Le Notte De Silenzio
2. Yearbook Photo
3. River
4. Santa Lucia
5. My Heart Belongs To You
6. Warabigami/A Child God
7. Pokarekare Ana
8. Dark Waltz
9. Summer Rain
10. May It Be
11. Color Of Our Love
12. Love Love Love

Bonus Track-
13. Vivo Per Lei (the live performance with Andrea Bocelli)


I would add To Mama, I am a thousand winds & Listen To THe Wind if there was a little more space.

[joanne]

Best of? Only 12+1 tracks?? Haha. Well, my two cents:

1. You Are Water
2. Sonny
3. Pokarekare Ana (Vocalese)
4. The Mummers' Dance
5. Flower
6. Scarborough Fair
7. Jolene (I do wish she'd record this)
8. Yuki No Hana (Don't know the English name)
9. I Know You By Heart (Like Jolene, so far live only )
10. Let Me Lie
11. Le Notte Del Silenzio
12. Summer Fly

Bonus: Dark Waltz (but of course. Haha.)

I wanted to add Veni Veni Emmanuel and Little Drummer Boy but people don't seem to put festive songs in Best Ofs. And so many HSJS2 songs. Like Tsubomi, Cosmos and Warabigami-yamatoguchi. Thankfully, I don't actually have to decide i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif Nice question, Martin D!

cheers,
Joanne

[comet]

Based on pressing the "Repeat" button when the song is playing

1. Majesty
2. Now is the hour
3. On the wings of time
4. There's a sparkle in your eyes
5. Many times always
6. White Rose
7. Listen to the wind
8. I feel pretty
9. White colour is for lovers
10. Talk to me (From the Southend Concert)
11. Something Good (From Shepherd's Bush)
12. Jolene (From Buxton)


I am amazed at how the members taste differs.

I have been making compilations of my "current" favourites over the years some of them are still in the list above,
others were displaced by newer material becoming available

[stevemacdonald]

And now.... Presenting the VERY best of Hayley:

• Here Beside Me — from Mulan 2 Soundtrack
  
• Pokarekare Ana — in the original version from "My Gift To You"
  
• Silent Night — from Australian deluxe bonus edition of "Pure"
  
• My Heart and I — from US edition of "Pure"
  
• Dido's Lament — from first release of UK "Odyssey"
  
• Bist Du Bei Mir — from UK "Treasure"
  
• Heaven — from "Pure"
  
• Wuthering Heights — the sharper version from US "Pure"
  
• Dark Waltz
  
• Sen No Kaze Ni Natte — from "HSJS"
  
• Veni Veni Emmanuel — from "Winter Magic"
  
• The Water Is Wide — from "Celtic Treasure"
  

Bonus track: E Pari Ra

[martindn]

Hi All,

I notice one or two of you breaking the rules already, by including tracks that she has not recorded among your 12. The idea was that the 12 tracks have to be commercial recordings. You can only have one that isn't, and that will be the bonus track.

But well done, this is already getting interesting.

Martin D

[mihizawi]

When I have tiime, I will think closely of it.

[Libby]

Yes, Joanne, you should've put Dark Waltz in the main list, and Jolene or I Know You By Heart as a bonus. But maybe those will be on the next "real" one!

[Elliot Kane]

This takes some working out, as Hayely has a lot of songs... Nonetheless:

1. Dark Waltz. (Her best song)
2. Mists Of Islay
3. We'll Meet Again. (I love Hayley's rendition of this)
4. Both Sides Now
5. Across The Universe Of Time
6. Last Rose Of Summer
7. Amazing Grace (No-one sings this like Hayley)
8. Summerfly
9. Jidai
10. In Trutina
11. Whispering Hope
12. May It Be

Tomorrow, my list would probably change a bit. Dark Waltz, Mists Of Islay & Both Sides Now are forever, though

[Libby]

Elliot, We'll Meet Again should be the bonus track. :wink:

[martindn]

Did I make the rules too complicated??

Mists of Islay, I love that one and have enjoyed several visits to the island, the latest one in May this year. I was sorely tempted.

[cloudbusting.heights]

Here we go:

1. I Dreamed a Dream
2. You Are Water
3. Quanta Qualia
4. Majesty
5. I Believe
6. Abide With Me
7. Mama E (To Mother)
8. Wuthering Heights
9. The Little Road to Bethlehem
10.Benedictus (The Armed Man)
11.Mieai E (To the Future)
12.Ave Maria (Schubert)--> from her self-titled album

*Bonus Track: Through These Eyes (re-recording with Sophie)

~Paige
devotedfan
xxx

[Elliot Kane]

Martin,

No, I just chose to completely ignore the rules in favour of picking my current favourite Hayley songs. I suspect I am not the only one doing that, either!

(And Mists Of Islay is stunning. It'd take a minor miracle to displace that from my affections. Something about it just speaks to my heart)

[grant]

Martin

Nov 20, 2010 0:57:04 GMT martindn said:

Did I make the rules too complicated??

I'm waiting for the special edition! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I need at least a double CD and bonus DVD to list my favourites

Best wishes
Grant