Believe (Celtic Woman album)

Celtic Woman: Believe is the seventh studio album by the group Celtic Woman released on 25 May 2011.[1] This album was intended to be released exclusively in Japan to promote the film Princess Toyotomi.[2] This is Celtic Woman's first album to feature their newest member (at the time) Lisa Lambe.

Celtic Woman: Believe
Studio album by Celtic Woman
Released	25 May 2011 (Japanese release); 24 January 2012 (International release); 27 April 2012 (Australian release)
Genre	Celtic, new-age, adult contemporary, classical
Language	English, Irish, Latin
Label	Manhattan
Producer	David Downes
Celtic Woman chronology
Celtic Woman: Lullaby (2011) Celtic Woman: Believe (2011) Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas (2012)

Believe features vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Lambe, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt.[1][3]

Another album of the same title was released on 24 January 2012 to tie in with the group's latest PBS special, also titled Believe and filmed live at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA in September 2011.[4][5] Both the album and the PBS special/DVD featured new music from Agnew, Kelly, Lambe and Nesbitt. The performance was broadcast on PBS stations on 3 December 2011 while the CD and DVD were released on 24 January 2012.[6] The Believe tour which linked into this concert toured both North America between February and April 2012 and Europe between May and June 2012, but with the addition of Susan McFadden in place of Lisa Kelly, who was at the time on maternity leave. Kelly later left the group in early 2013, making Believe the last album to feature Kelly.

Performers

• Lisa Kelly
• Chloë Agnew
• Lisa Lambe
• Susan McFadden - 2012 (Replacing Lisa Kelly)
• Máiréad Nesbitt

Track listing (International release)

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Awakening"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt	5:11
2.	"Nocturne"	Chloë Agnew, Mairead Nesbitt	3:33
3.	"Sailing"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt	4:09
4.	"The Foxhunter"	Máiréad Nesbitt	3:20
5.	"The Water is Wide"	Lisa Kelly, Máiréad Nesbitt	3:31
6.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, children's choir	4:00
7.	"Black is the Colour"	Lisa Lambe	3:40
8.	"Follow On"	Lisa Kelly	4:48
9.	"Ave Maria (Schubert)"	Chloë Agnew	4:18
10.	"Téir Abhaile Riú"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt	4:00
11.	"You'll Never Walk Alone"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt, children's choir	4:00
12.	"A Spaceman Came Travelling"	Lisa Lambe	3:48
13.	"Songs From The Heart: Walking the Night/The World Falls Away"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe	6:43
14.	"A Woman's Heart"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe	4:28
15.	"The Parting Glass"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt	4:13
16.	"Smile (Live)"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt	2:05
17.	"Green Grow the Rushes (Live)"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew	3:46

Bonus Tracks on German release

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
15.	"I'm Counting On You"	Susan Mcfadden, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt, Chris De Burgh	4:38
16.	"Dúlamán"	Lisa Lambe	2:55
17.	"Tears in Heaven"	Chloë Agnew	4:17

Tour Setlist

DVD

2011

Act 1

1. "Awakening"-(All)
2. "Follow On"-(Lisa)
3. "The Foxhunter"-(Mairead)
4. "Nocturne"-(Chloe & Mairead)
5. "Sailing"-(All)
6. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"-(Chloe, Lisa, & Lisa L)
7. "Black is the Colour"-(Lisa L)
8. "The World Falls Away"-(Chloe, Lisa, & Lisa L)
9. "My Heart Was Home Again"-(Lisa & Lisa L)
10. "A Tribute to Broadway: I Dreamed a Dream"-(Chloe & Lisa)
11. "A Tribute to Broadway: Circle of Life"-(Chloe, Lisa, & Lisa L)

● Intermission

Act 2

1. "Teir Abhaile Riu"-(All) - Ceili dresses
2. "Bodrhan's Solo"-(Mairead)
3. "A Woman's Heart"-(Chloe, Lisa, Lisa L) - Gown Change
4. "The Water is Wide"-(Lisa & Mairead)
5. "Green Grow the Rushes"-(Chloe & Lisa)
6. "You'll Never Walk Alone"-(All)
7. "Smile"-(All)
8. "Walking the Night"-(Chloe & Lisa L)
9. "A Spaceman Came Walking" (Lisa L)
10. "Ave Maria"-(Chloe)
11. "Mná na hÉireann"-(Mairead)
12. "The Parting Glass"-(All)
13. "At the Ceili(Finale)"-(Mairead)

Additional Tour Setlist

2012

Act 1

1. "Awakening"-(All)
2. "Dulaman"-(Lisa L)
3. "Nocturne"-(Chloe & Mairead)
4. "The Foxhunter"-(Mairead)
5. "Sailing"-(All)
6. "A Woman's Heart"-(Chloe, Lisa L, & Susan)
7. "Follow on"-(Susan)
8. "Téir abhaile riú"-(All) - Ceili dresses
9. "Granuile's Dance"-(Mairead)
10. "Danny Boy"-(All)
11. "Mo ghile mear"-(All)

●Intermission - Gown change

Act 2

1. "Amazing Grace"-(Chloe, Lisa L, & Susan)
2. "A Spaceman Came"-(Lisa L)
3. "Walking the Night"-(Chloe & Lisa L)
4. "The World Falls Away"-(Chloe, Lisa L , & Susan)
5. "The Water is Wide"-(Mairead & Susan)
6. "Bodrhan Solo"-(Mairead)
7. "Green Grow the Rushes"-(Chloe & Lisa L)
8. "A Tribute to Broadway: I Dreamed a Dream"-(Chloe & Susan)
9. "A Tribute to Broadway: Circle of Life"-(Chloe, Lisa L, & Susan)
10. "Ave Maria"-(Chloe)
11. "You'll Never Walk Alone"-(All)
12. "MNA Na Heirann"-(Mairead)
13. "The Parting Glass"-(All)
14. "Mo Ghile Mear(Reprise)"-(All)
15. "At the Ceili(Finale)"-(Mairead)

Believe Japanese release

The Japanese version of Believe was released on 24 January 2012. All songs on this album are re-releases from their previous albums, with the exception of 'Princess Toyotomi', which is featured in the film of the same name. Former members Órla Fallon, Lynn Hilary, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, Alex Sharpe, and Hayley Westenra all appear on this release along with current members Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Lambe, and Máiréad Nesbitt, making it the first album where nine members (former and current) have appeared together.

Track listing (Japanese release)

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Princess Toyotomi"	Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Máiréad Nesbitt	4:25
2.	"You Raise Me Up"	Kelly, Nesbitt, Agnew, Órla Fallon, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha	4:34
3.	"Brahms’ Lullaby"	Agnew	2:19
4.	"Over the Rainbow"	Agnew, Fallon, Ní Mhaolchatha, Hayley Westenra	2:39
5.	"Beyond the Sea"	Agnew, Fallon, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra, Kelly, Nesbitt	3:21
6.	"When You Wish upon a Star"	Kelly, Nesbitt	3:14
7.	"When You Believe"	Agnew	4:30
8.	"Goodnight My Angel"	Agnew, Kelly, Lynn Hilary	3:16
9.	"Ave Maria"	Agnew, Fallon (on harp)	2:56
10.	"The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun"	Agnew, Fallon, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra, Kelly, Nesbitt	5:22
11.	"Danny Boy"	Ní Mhaolchatha	3:26
12.	"Walking in the Air"	Agnew	3:37
13.	"Somewhere"	Agnew, Kelly, Fallon, Ní Mhaolchatha	2:14
14.	"Amazing Grace"	Alex Sharpe, Agnew, Kelly, Hilary	4:58
15.	"Princess Toyotomi (Movie Theme) (Bonus Track)"	Agnew, Kelly, Lambe, Nesbitt	4:35

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	54
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	10
US Billboard 200[12]	13
US World Albums (Billboard)[13]	1

References

1. "Celtic Woman: Believe on official website". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
2. "株式投資から学ぶ印象操作のテクニックペットのホテル特集仙台の人気のフラッシュモブ会社". www.princess-toyotomi.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
3. CelticWomanSite.com Archived 2 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
4. Harrison, Joseph. "Celtic Woman Invites Fans To Exclusive Filming Of New Live Concert in Sept". Retrieved 6 November 2017.
5. Amazon.com CD page
6. PBS YouTube Channel BELIEVE trailer on YouTube
7. "Austriancharts.at – Celtic Woman – Believe" (in German). Hung Medien.
8. "Ultratop.be – Celtic Woman – Believe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Celtic Woman – Believe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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11. "Swisscharts.com – Celtic Woman – Believe". Hung Medien.
12. "Celtic Woman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
13. "Celtic Woman Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard.