Editing Voice of an Angel

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Voice of an Angel
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Charlotte Church]]
| cover      = Charlotte Church - Voice of an Angel.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = 9 November 1998
| recorded   = 1998
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Crossover music|Crossover]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Sony Masterworks|Sony Classical]] (U.S.)
| producer   =
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Charlotte Church (album)|Charlotte Church]]
| next_year  = 1999
}}

{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000014795|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Voice of an Angel'' – Charlotte Church|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = C<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/04/23/voice-angel/|title=''Voice of an Angel'' Review|last=Considine|first=J. D.|author-link=J. D. Considine|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=23 April 1999|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
}}

'''''Voice of an Angel''''' is the debut studio album by the Welsh singer-songwriter and actor [[Charlotte Church]]. It was released on 9 November 1998, by [[Sony Music]]. The album sold millions of copies, and made Church the youngest artist in history with a number 1 album on the British classical crossover charts.<ref name=bpi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|title=BPI – Certified Awards Search|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=9 May 2010}}</ref><ref name=riaa>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=9 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|archive-date=26 June 2007}}</ref> It is a collection of [[aria]]s, sacred songs and traditional pieces.

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| headline        = ''Voice of an Angel'' track listing
| extra_column    = 
| total_length    = 
| title1          = [[Pie Jesu]]
| writer1         = [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
| length1         = 3:29
| title2          = [[Panis angelicus]]
| writer2         = [[César Franck]]
| length2         = 4:13
| title3          = [[Carmina Burana (Orff)|In Trutina]]
| writer3         = [[Carl Orff]]
| length3         = 2:06
| title4          = [[The Lord's Prayer (Albert Hay Malotte song)|The Lord's Prayer]]
| writer4         = [[Albert Hay Malotte]]
| length4         = 2:56
| title5          = [[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]
| writer5         = [[Hubert Parry]], [[William Blake]]
| length5         = 2:17
| title6          = [[Ave Maria (Vavilov)|Ave Maria (Funeral for a Friend)]]
| writer6         = [[Elton John]], [[Vladimir Vavilov (composer)|Vladimir Vavilov]] (misattributed to [[Giulio Caccini]])
| length6         = 4:14
| title7          = [[Psalm 23]]
| writer7         = [[Colin Mawby]]
| length7         = 2:45
| title8          = [[I Vow to Thee, My Country]]
| writer8         = [[Gustav Holst]], [[Cecil Spring Rice]]
| length8         = 3:57
| title9          = [[Danny Boy]]
| writer9         = [traditional]
| length9         = 2:46
| title10         = [[My Lagan Love]]
| writer10        = [traditional]
| length10        = 3:16
| title11         = [[Suo Gân]]
| writer11        = [traditional]
| length11        = 3:15
| title12         = [[Lullaby|A Lullaby]]
| writer12        = [[Hamilton Harty]]
| length12        = 3:00
| title13         = [[Amazing Grace]]
| writer13        = [traditional]
| length13        = 2:47
| title14         = Y Gylfinir
| writer14        = [[Dilys Elwyn-Edwards]]
| length14        = 2:18
| title15         = Tylluanod
| writer15        = Elwyn-Edwards
| length15        = 2:43
| title16         = Mae Hiraeth Yn y Môr
| writer16        = Elwyn-Edwards
| length16        = 2:43
| title17         = [[Hansel and Gretel (opera)|When at Night I Go to Sleep]]
| writer17        = [[Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]]
| length17        = 2:52
}}

'''Note''': [[Sian Edwards]] conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of [[Welsh National Opera]], with Meinir Huelyn on harp.

==Charts and certifications==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1998–99)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|22|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|26|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|France|49|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|id=2931|51|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|15|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|33|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|42|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|4|artist=Charlotte Church|album=Voice of an Angel}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Charlotte Church}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardClassical|1|artist=Charlotte Church}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1998)
! Position
|-
|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19980104/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|28
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1999)
! Position
|-
|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|84
|-
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|work=Billboard|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|128
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Chart (2000)
!Position
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184459/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 29, 2022}}</ref>
|144
|}

===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry |region=Australia |artist=Charlotte Church |title=Voice of an Angel |type=album |award=Platinum |relyear=1998 |certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |artist=Charlotte Church |title=Voice of an Angel |type=album |award=Platinum |relyear=1999 |certyear=1999}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=United Kingdom |artist=Charlotte Church |title=Voice of an Angel |type=album |award=Platinum |number=2 |relyear=1998 |certyear=1998 |id=8010-3585-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=United States |artist=Charlotte Church |title=Voice of an Angel |type=album |award=Platinum |number=2 |relyear=1999 |certyear=2000}}
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==Release history==
{| class="wikitable"
! Country
! Release date
|-
| United Kingdom
| 9 November 1998
|-
| United States
| 16 March 1999
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1998 debut albums]]
[[Category:Charlotte Church albums]]
[[Category:Classical crossover albums]]
[[Category:Sony Classical Records albums]]
[[Category:1990s covers albums]]


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