The Trees They Grow So High by Sarah Brightman
The Trees They Grow So High is Sarah Brightman's release from 1988, soaring vocal lines over lush arrangements. It runs to 53 minutes across 19 tracks on EMI. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Why listen?
The voice is the centre, clear and unhurried over lush arrangements. The songs move between pop and the classical line with ease. It is grand without losing its warmth.
Favourite song: The Trees They Grow So High
A tender setting of the traditional British folk ballad arranged by Benjamin Britten, with Brightman's pure soprano carried only by Geoffrey Parsons at the piano.
The trees they grow so high, and the leaves they do grow green
The day is past and gone, sweetheart, that I have seen
Sweet is the nightingale that sings upon the plain
But sweeter by far is the music when my true love's gone again
Key takeaway
The Trees They Grow So High is well worth your time. Recommended.
Tracklist
- Early One Morning
- Come You Not from Newcastle?
- Sweet Polly Oliver
- The Trees They Grow So High
- The Ash Grove
- O Waly, Waly
- How Sweet the Answer
- The Plough Boy
- Voici le Printemps
- The Last Rose of Summer
- La belle est au jardin d'amour
- Fileuse
- Dear Harp of My Country!
- Little Sir William
- O Can Ye Sew Cushions?
- Oft in the Stilly Night
- Quand j'etais chez mon pere
- There's None to Soothe
- Oliver Cromwell
Details
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sarah Brightman |
| Release year | 1988 |
| Length | 53 min |
| Tracks | 19 |
| Label | EMI |
| Standout moment | The Trees They Grow So High |
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