Wish You Were Here (The Ten Tenors album)
Wish You Were Here is the twelfth studio album from Australian vocal group The Ten Tenors, released in April 2017. The album is a "homage" to many great artists who have deceased. The Ten Tenors say "This isn’t intended to be sombre, rather a celebration of the happiness these people brought to the world. Put simply, to all the lost artists, we wish you were here".[1] In an interview with Today show on 10 April, the band say it was inspired by David Bowie's death.[2]
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| Released | April 7, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 56:23 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
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The album was promoted with a national tour across August 2017 [3] and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wish You Were Here" | Roger Waters, David Gilmour | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Imagine" | John Lennon | 4:11 |
| 3. | "We Are the Champions" | Freddie Mercury | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | 4:41 |
| 5. | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | 5:08 |
| 7. | "In Dreams" | Roy Orbison | 4:27 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Six Ribbons" | Jon English | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Prince | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Valerie" | Abi Harding, Boyan Chowdhury, Dave McCabe, Russ Pritchard, Sean Payne | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Heroes" | David Bowie, Brian Eno | 6:46 |
| Total length: | 56:23 [4] | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue Number |
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| Australia | 7 April 2017[7][8] | Frog in a Stock Sony Music Australia | CD, digital download | 88985433712 |
References
- "Wish You Were Here". The Ten Tenors. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "The Ten Tenors Talk New Album on TODAY Show". 10 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "The Ten Tenors celebrate their 20th anniversary". prodijee. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Wish You Were Here by The Ten Tenors". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Australiancharts.com – The Ten Tenors – Wish You Were Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Wish You Were Here by Ten Tenors THE". Sanity. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Wish You Were Here by The Ten Tenors". Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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