A Touch of Music in the Night
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| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Label | Telstar | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
A Touch of Music in the Night is the fourth studio album by English actor and singer Michael Crawford. It was released in 1993 on Telstar Records. Like with his previous albums, A Touch of Music in the Night features Crawford singing show tunes from various musical theatre and films, but also includes covers of pop songs.
A Touch of Music in the Night reached number one in Australia[2] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards.[3] From the album, "The Music of the Night", a duet with Barbra Streisand, was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[3] "The Music of the Night" was also released as a single in the UK, reaching number 54 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1994.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "The Power of Love" | Jennifer Rush (Jennifer Rush album) | 4:51 | |
| 2. | "With Your Hand Upon My Heart" (with Patti LaBelle) |
| The Happy Ending | 4:02 |
| 3. | "If You Could See Me Now" | Celine Dion (Celine Dion album) | 5:10 | |
| 4. | "Stormy Weather" | Stormy Weather | 3:59 | |
| 5. | "It Goes Like It Goes" | Norma Rae | 3:19 | |
| 6. | "She Used to be Mine" | New song | 4:35 | |
| 7. | "The Music of the Night" (with Barbra Streisand) | The Phantom of the Opera | 5:37 | |
| 8. | "Serenade in Blue" | Orchestra Wives | 3:35 | |
| 9. | "Speak Low" | One Touch of Venus | 3:53 | |
| 10. | "Since You Stayed Here" |
| Brownstone | 3:47 |
| 11. | "One of My Best Friends" | New song | 3:42 | |
| 12. | "Papa, Can You Hear Me?/ A Piece of Sky" | Yentl | 6:14 |
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 12 |
References
- ^ "A Touch of Music in the Night - Michael Crawfo... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com.
- ^ a b "36th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.
- ^ "MICHAEL CRAWFORD". Official Charts. January 10, 1987.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Crawford – A Touch of Music in the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Michael Crawford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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