A Year of Songs

A Year of Songs
2015
Studio album by
Alexander Armstrong
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
Genre
Length47:21
Label
ProducerSimon Franglen
Alexander Armstrong chronology
A Year of Songs
(2015) 		Upon a Different Shore
(2016)

A Year of Songs is the debut studio album by English comedian and actor Alexander Armstrong. The album was released on 6 November 2015 by Rhino and East West. It debuted at six on the UK Albums Chart, and at one on the Official Classical Artist Albums Chart.[1][2][3]

As of November 2016, the album has sold 187,671 copies in the UK.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."On Days Like These"
Simon Franglen3:41
2."Stranger in Paradise"
Franglen4:07
3."A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
Franglen4:00
4."Hushabye Mountain"
Franglen3:27
5."Summertime"
Franglen3:06
6."The Water Is Wide (O Waly Waly)"TraditionalFranglen4:35
7."Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)"Frederic WeatherlyFranglen4:38
8."Down by the Salley Gardens"William Butler YeatsFranglen4:10
9."Over the Hills"TraditionalFranglen4:34
10."Ca' the yowes"TraditionalFranglen3:43
11."Bleak Midwinter"Christina RossettiFranglen3:33
12."Rothbury Hills"TraditionalFranglen3:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 6
UK Classical Artist Albums (OCC)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Charts (2015) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 32

References

  1. ^ "Alexander Armstrong: Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ^ Fane Saunders, Tristram (13 November 2015). "Comedian Alexander Armstrong tops the classical charts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ^ Kyriazis, Stefan (6 November 2015). "Alexander Armstrong releases debut album today". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ Jones, Alan (4 November 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: James Arthur tops albums chart with Back from the Edge". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Official Classical Artist Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2015 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.



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