Wherever You Are [Single, Maxi]

Product Description

CD Description

‘Wherever You Are’, performed by the stars of the BBC TV series The Choir along with their choir master Gareth Malone, is a moving love song written by Royal Wedding composer Paul Mealor for the choir to sing at The Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance. The music is set to a poem compiled from letters to and from the servicemen and their wives on a 6-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. It is the raw emotion of the song that has touched so many of the British public.

By : Military Wives with Gareth Malone (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
Price : £1.39

Product Details

• Audio CD (19 Dec 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Maxi
• Label: Decca (UMO)
• ASIN: B006DWW4SA
• Other Editions: MP3 Download
  

 

Wherever You Are [Single, Maxi]

 

Costumer Evaluations

Ordering a pre - release CD meant that I got my copy early. Lucky me! The song was already so familiar from the radio and television - and it still moved me to tears. Paul Mealor's beautiful lyrics, put together from the letters, poems and prayers of the Military Wives and their guys as they served in Afghanistan are deeply moving.

They are also reproduced on the CD insert, although the words are sung so clearly that they are practically unnecessary.

The story of how Gareth Malone put together a choir of military wives and partners to give them an option focus for their lives whilst their men had been in Afghanistan has now been told a large number of occasions in the media. Gareth's exploits in forming choirs have been the concentrate of three earlier Tv programmes, and his skill in drawing out the ideal in people today by way of the medium of choral music is unsurpassed. This fourth choir challenge has been the one particular that has certainly caught the imagination of the public.

This song emerged as a efficiency piece to be sung by the choir at the televised Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Following the screening of each the Festival and the final episode of The Choir - Military Wives, it became clear this song HAD to be released. Nine months ago these women had by no means sung together and particularly couple of had any experience of singing. You genuinely wouldn't know. The soloist, Samantha Stevenson, has to be mentioned - what a definitely spectacular voice.

The extra Paul Mealor composition on the CD, A Spotless Rose, is sung by the nicely-recognized choir Tenebrae. It really is a beautiful extra surprise, an exquisitely sung piece that has a real Christmas really feel.

A minimal of 40p from every CD is being split among the Royal British Legion and the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Families Association - Forces Help. A fantastic way to give a small to two pretty deserving charities - and the very best song to be (hopefully) a Christmas No 1 for many, countless years - in truth, possibly the finest ever. Cease reading this and go and invest in it!

Nicely here goes for what its worth,I have been in the Military most of my life and at 63 can say I have noticed and heard stuff that nonetheless haunts me these days.

Take a bunch of woman,wives and sweethearts of serving Royal Marines,Royal Navy etc. and just prior to the Marines going to Afghanistan ask the wives,Fancy Joining A Choir Ladies,seeing and feeling the discomfort and be concerned of these ladies manifest itself in tears and jumpy nerves brings it into your property,not understanding when there will be a knock on the door and hearing that there has been an incident!involving your loved one and trying to cope with that,Could You.

Nicely Gareth Malone took that bunch of woman and moulded them and referred to as them a choir,he then went to Plymouth and carried out the similar there till the two Choirs were around 100 robust,then he hit them with their initial public appearance,the Chivenor choir had been going to sing in Barnstable,The Pannier Industry no much less,that was the get started,then once again he took them to the exalted grounds of Sandhurst and in front of all the newly Passed out Officers and Staff had both Choirs sing,IN LATIN,then a real bouncy song,Bugle Boy of Company C,it was a awesome achievement which got them a Standing Ovation from all the Officers.

On the 12th November the full Choir went to London,in front of the Royal Household and audience,and all those watching on Television,sang Wherever You Are,there was not a dry eye in The Royal Albert Hall,once more they received a thunderous round of applause and rightly so,the nerves were popping the tears had been flowing and it was outstanding.

THE SONG.

The words of the song Wherever You Are,written by Paul Mealor,comes from letters written by the wives and loved ones of all those serving in Afghanistan and other locations abroad,the music once more written by Paul Mealor,the name of the song is from an inscription on a Bracelet a Royal Marine gave his his wife prior to he deployed to Afghanistan.All this is for actual,its not Rambo,or some actor in a film saying lines from a script so it does add reality to what this song is all about,when all those wives stated Goodbye to their loved ones it actually was Goodbye,out in Afghanistan one particular step was all that was essential to end a life or to maim terribly,but that is their lot and its a dirty job that desires carrying out and our Military get on with it as only our Military can.

I can not express my Admiration for our Military out there,and the Wives and Loved ones waiting at home have brought into the Public eye what becoming a Military Wife is all about,the choir have highlighted and in such a wonderful way the plight of our Military and their wives and Loved Ones,Gareth Malone is without having a doubt a Magician,Paul Mealor is a writer of great Lyrics and Music,the Wives and Sweethearts who are the Military Choir are beyond belief,and have my utmost RESPECT.

Okay the Bottom line,go out and get this CD as it is only £1 99p,proceeds are divided among Royal British Legion And SSAFA,and this Christmas lets give back to our Military by means of the wives and Loved Ones our Respect and Admiration for what they do and Attain out there by obtaining this Cd and placing it in the No 1 Slot this Christmas,I have bought a load and giving them to All good friends and Family members this Christmas and will be Obtaining extra after that so please do this as well,put a really feel great Song in the Major Slot and know you have carried out One thing extremely unique this Christmas.

 

Wherever You Are [Single, Maxi]