Watson's debut album, The Voice, was released in September 2000. A mixture of operatic arias and covers of pop songs, it topped the UK Classical Chart and eventually reached number five in the UK Albums Chart. Later, when released in the United States, the album took the number one spot and made history as the first time a British artist had held both the US and UK classical number one. The album contained a collaboration with former Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder, who lent his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song "Barcelona". The album also featured a duet with Cleo of girl groupCleopatra on the song "Someone Like You". Cleo later duetted with Russell again on his third album Reprise on the song "The Best That Love Can Be".
In late 2002, Watson released the single, "Nothing Sacred – A Song for Kirsty", to raise money for the Francis House children's hospice in Didsbury, Manchester. The campaign to raise £5 million was fronted by Kirsty Howard, a seven-year-old girl with a serious heart defect. The song reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The self-styled "People's Tenor", who is also known as "The Voice" after his first album, won the Album of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards in both 2001 and 2002, also collecting awards for Best-Selling Debut Album (2001) and Best-Selling Album (2002).[2][3][4]
Watson collaborated with Welsh singer Aled Jones for albums released in 2018, 2019 and 2022. Their most recent album, Christmas with Aled and Russell was released in November 2022 and charted at number 14 on the UK Albums chart.
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The discography of Russell Watson a British operatic and pop tenor consists of fourteen studio albums six compilation albums seven singles and a number of other appearances Russell Watson discographyWatson performing at Broadlands in Hampshire England in 2007Studio albums14Compilation albums6Singles7Watson s debut album The Voice was released in September 2000 A mixture of operatic arias and covers of pop songs it topped the UK Classical Chart and eventually reached number five in the UK Albums Chart Later when released in the United States the album took the number one spot and made history as the first time a British artist had held both the US and UK classical number one The album contained a collaboration with former Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder who lent his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe song Barcelona The album also featured a duet with Cleo of girl group Cleopatra on the song Someone Like You Cleo later duetted with Russell again on his third album Reprise on the song The Best That Love Can Be In late 2002 Watson released the single Nothing Sacred A Song for Kirsty to raise money for the Francis House children s hospice in Didsbury Manchester The campaign to raise 5 million was fronted by Kirsty Howard a seven year old girl with a serious heart defect The song reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart 1 The self styled People s Tenor who is also known as The Voice after his first album won the Album of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards in both 2001 and 2002 also collecting awards for Best Selling Debut Album 2001 and Best Selling Album 2002 2 3 4 Watson collaborated with Welsh singer Aled Jones for albums released in 2018 2019 and 2022 Their most recent album Christmas with Aled and Russell was released in November 2022 and charted at number 14 on the UK Albums chart Contents 1 Albums 1 1 Studio albums 1 2 Compilation albums 2 Singles 3 Video albums 4 ReferencesAlbums editStudio albums edit Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications sales thresholds UK 5 AUS 6 IRE 7 NZ 8 PT 9 SWE 10 US 11 US Classical 12 2000 The Voice Released 25 September 2000 Label Decca Formats CD 5 10 23 23 1 17 90 1 UK 2 Platinum 13 AUS Gold 14 2001 Encore Released 29 October 2001 Label Decca Formats CD 6 15 27 1 114 1 UK 2 Platinum 13 2002 Reprise Released 18 November 2002 Label Decca Formats CD 13 11 55 6 6 UK Platinum 13 2004 Amore Musica Released 25 October 2004 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 10 10 2 5 6 UK Gold 13 2007 That s Life Released 5 March 2007 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 4 UK Gold 13 Outside In Released 26 November 2007 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 14 24 2008 People Get Ready Released 17 November 2008 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 20 2010 La Voce Released 22 November 2010 Label Epic Formats CD digital download 13 31 56 5 2012 Anthems Music To Inspire A Nation Released 28 May 2012 Label Sony Classical Formats CD digital download 5 2013 Only One Man Released 11 November 2013 Label Sony Classical Formats CD digital download 17 2016 True Stories Released 4 November 2016 Label Sony Classical Formats CD digital download 30 2018 In Harmony with Aled Jones Released 9 November 2018 Label BMG Formats CD digital download streaming 8 2019 Back in Harmony with Aled Jones Released 1 November 2019 Label BMG Formats CD digital download streaming 7 2022 Christmas with Aled and Russell with Aled Jones Released 11 November 2022 Label BMG Formats CD digital download streaming 14 Compilation albums edit Year Album details Peak chart positionsUK 5 AUS 15 IRE 7 NZ 8 PT 9 US Classical 5 2006 The Voice The Ultimate Collection Released 13 March 2006 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 2 90 70 9 40The Very Best of Russell Watson Released June 2006 Label Farol Musica Decca Formats CD 7 2008 The Ultimate Collection Special Edition Released 26 May 2008 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 17 2010 With Love from Russell Watson Released 18 January 2010 Label Decca Formats CD digital download The Platinum Collection Released 15 November 2010 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 14 84 2020 20 Released 23 October 2020 Label Decca Formats CD digital download 10 Singles editYear Single Peak chart positions AlbumUK 5 IRE 7 1999 Swing Low 99 38 Non album single2000 Barcelona Friends Until the End featuring Shaun Ryder 68 The Voice2002 Someone Like You featuring Faye Tozer 10 46 Non album single Nothing Sacred A Song For Kirsty 17 Reprise2006 Can t Help Falling in Love 69 The Ultimate Collection2022 A Spaceman Came Travelling with Aled Jones Christmas with Aled and Russell O Holy Night with Aled Jones Video albums editYear Details Notes2001 The Voice Live Released 12 November 2001 Label Decca Format VHS DVD Concert footage from Millennium Square on 25 May 2001 2002 The Voice Live in New Zealand Released 11 November 2002 Label Decca Format VHS DVD Concert footage from Auckland New Zealand 2006 Live 2002 The Voice Live Released 27 November 2006 Label Decca Format DVD Two live performances from Watson 2007 The Voice The Ultimate Collection Released 26 November 2007 Label Decca Format DVD Compilation of highlights from Watson s live concerts in Leeds Atlantic City and Auckland References edit Single to boost Kirsty appeal BBC News 3 November 2002 Jane Wheatley 19 February 2007 You have a brain tumour the doctor told me Quite a big one The Times times2 Classical Brits for ex factory worker BBC News 1 June 2001 Salford singer wins again BBC News 23 May 2002 a b c d UK Charts gt Russell Watson Official Charts Company Retrieved 9 November 2019 Australian Charts gt Russell Watson australian charts com Hung Medien Retrieved 24 April 2010 a b c Irish Charts gt Russell Watson irish charts com Hung Medien Retrieved 24 April 2010 a b New Zealand Charts gt Russell Watson charts nz Hung Medien Retrieved 24 April 2010 a b Portuguese Charts gt Russell Watson portuguesecharts com Hung Medien Retrieved 17 November 2010 Swedish Charts gt Russell 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