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The Fire Within (Jennifer Thomas album)

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The Fire Within
Studio album by
Released12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
GenreClassical music, crossover music, Cinematic music
LabelTickled Ivory Music ASCAP
ProducerJennifer Thomas, Glen Gabriel

The Fire Within is the sixth album by American Yamaha Artist Jennifer Thomas. It was released on 12 October 2018, debuting in the Billboard classical music charts at number 3, at number 2 in the classical crossover music chart and 25 in the Heatseekers chart.[1][2] [3]

Development

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The album was recorded using Abbey Road Studios, London; Opus 4 Studios, Bothell, Washington; the Yamaha Entertainment Group, Franklin, Tennessee; Glen Gabriel Music Studios, Stockholm; and Tickled Ivory Music Home Studios, Sequim, Washington. Co-produced with Glen Gabriel and mixed by six-time Grammy-award-winning audio engineer Brian Vibberts.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Fire Within" (ft Thomas and The Rogue Pianist (dual piano))Thomas and Kimberley StarKey5:21
2."Awakening" (ft Thomas (piano) and Tina Guo (cello))Thomas5:01
3."Girl in the Mirror" (ft Thomas (piano) and Rose Johnson (flute))Thomas3:48
4."Rise of the Phoenix" (ft Thomas (piano))Thomas with themes from the Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky4:04
5."Ascension" (ft Thomas (piano and violin))Thomas4:26
6."Soaring" (ft Thomas (piano and Eurielle (vocals))Thomas5:31
7."Because of You" (ft Thomas (piano))Thomas with themes from Paganini by Rachmaninoff4:15
8."Believer" (arranged and ft Thomas (piano))Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons4:12
9."Time" (arranged and ft Thomas (piano))Hans Zimmer4:38
10."Glorious" (ft Thomas piano)Thomas3:47
  • Sources: iTunes[4] and album sleeve notes.

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Jennifer Thomas
  • Kimberly StarKey, also known as The Rogue Pianist (piano)
  • Tina Guo (cello)
  • Eurielle (vocals)
  • The English Session Orchestra, Abbey Road Studios, London
  • Session players from the Ensign Symphony Seattle

Production

  • Produced by Jennifer Thomas and Glen Gabriel
  • Orchestration Glen Gabriel
  • Engineered by Brian Vibberts
  • Additional engineering by Ryan Nelson
  • Mastered by Cristofer Stannow

Preview

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  • In July 2018 the album was previewed with the Ensign Symphony & Chorus at a live Benaroya Hall Seattle concert.[5]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ "Classical Music: Top Classical Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  2. ^ "Classical Crossover Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  4. ^ The Fire Within by Jennifer Thomas, 2018-10-12, retrieved 2018-10-24
  5. ^ "Ensign Symphony & Chorus presents God Bless America featuring Jennifer Thomas and friends". www.seattlesymphony.org. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Thomas' New Masterpiece – The Fire Within". Mormon Music. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  7. ^ "Sequim pianist Jennifer Thomas finds The Fire Within". Sequim Gazette. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-10-24.