Henkäys ikuisuudesta

Henkäys Ikuisuudesta (officially translated as: Breath From Heaven) is the first solo album by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, and focuses on the Christmas holiday season. On November 26, 2010, Nuclear Blast released a re-mastered version of the CD, bringing a new artwork and a semi-new track list, with "Heinillä Härkien" replacing "Happy New Year" and "Maa On Niin Kaunis" replacing "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)"; the new edition also contains the previously unpublished track "Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä", which replaced "The Eyes of a Child".[1]

Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
Studio album by
Tarja
Released8 November 2006
GenreChristmas, classical
Length55:14 / 58:13
LabelUniversal, Nems Enterprises
ProducerEsa Nieminen
Tarja chronology
Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
(2006)		 My Winter Storm
(2007)
Singles from Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
  1. "You Would Have Loved This"
    Released: 25 October 2006

Background

All of the tracks are covers, except for "Kuin Henkäys Ikuisuutta" which was written by Tarja and Esa Nieminen. "En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa" was released on Tarja's "Yhden Enkelin Unelma" single in 2004, but the vocals have been re-recorded for this album.[2] The music is composed by Jean Sibelius and the lyrics by Zacharias Topelius; Tarja also released "Walking in the Air" when she was a member of Nightwish, on their 1998 album Oceanborn. "Marian Poika" is the Finnish version of "Mary's Boy Child" and "Jouluyö, Juhlayö" is "Silent Night". The ABBA cover "Happy New Year" consists of both English and Spanish lyrics.[2] The first single of the album, "You Would Have Loved This", was released in Finland on October 25.

Sales performance

The album reached Gold and Platinum status in Finland with more than 50,000 sold copies,[3] and charted as N° 2 on the official Finnish Albums Chart.[4]

Track listing
Original Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kuin Henkäys Ikuisuutta"Turunen, Esa Niemien & Sinikka Svärd4:29
2."You Would Have Loved This"Cori Connors3:59
3."Happy New Year"Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus4:04
4."En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa"Jean Sibelius & Zacharias Topelius3:27
5."Happy Christmas (War Is Over)"John Lennon4:30
6."Varpunen Jouluaamuna"Otto Kotilainen & Zacharias Topelius3:25
7."Ave Maria"Franz Schubert & Sir Walter Scott6:10
8."The Eyes of a Child"Graham Russel & Ron Bloom4:22
9."Mökit Nukkuu Lumiset"Heino Kaski & Eino Leino4:16
10."Jo Joutuu Ilta"Jean Sibelius & Zacharias Topelius3:06
11."Marian Poika"Jester Hairston3:27
12."Magnificat: Quia Respexit"J. S. Bach3:35
13."Walking in the Air"Howard Blake4:37
14."Jouluyö, Juhlayö"Franz Xaver Gruber & Joseph Mohr3:47
Jouluinen Platinapainos (Christmas Platinum Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Kuin Henkäys Ikuisuutta"4:32
2."You Would Have Loved This"4:02
3."Heinillä Härkien"4:41
4."En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa"3:31
5."Varpunen Jouluaamuna"3:28
6."Ave Maria"6:14
7."Maa On Niin Kaunis"3:47
8."Mökit Nukkuu Lumiset"4:18
9."Jo Joutuu Ilta"3:08
10."Magnificat: Quia Respexit"3:38
11."Kun Joulu On"3:34
12."Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä"3:31
13."Walking in the Air"4:49
14."Jouluyö, Juhlayö"3:49

Sales and certifications
Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Finland 2x Platinum[5]

Personnel
Tarja at the Sibelius Hall on December 12, 2006.

Credits for Henkäys Ikuisuudesta adapted from liner notes.[2]

Musicians

Main crew
  • Esa Nieminen - Music arrangements
  • Mika Jussila - Mastering engineer
  • Travis Smith - Cover artwork
  • Toni Härkönen - Photography

References
  1. "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta- Tarja". Allmusic. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  2. "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta by Tarja Turunen" (in Portuguese). Last.fm. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  3. "Statistics: Tarja Turunen" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  4. "Extended search: Tarja". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  5. "IFPI Tilastot: Tarja Turunen". Ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2010-01-03. External link in |publisher= (help)
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