His debut album entitled The Voice followed in May 2001, a mixture of operatic arias and covers of pop songs, topping the UK classical music charts and eventually reaching number five in the UK album charts. Later when released in the United States the album took the number one spot and made history as the first time a British artist has held both the US and UK classical number one. The album featured a duet with Cleo of girlgroup Cleopatra (band) on the song 'Someone like You'. Cleo also did a duet with Russell on his third album 'Reprise' on the song 'The Best That Love Can Be' Cleo.
Prior to the formation of Velvet Revolver, Russell Watson was asked by Slash (former guitarist of Guns n' Roses and currently in Velvet Revolver) whether he would be their singer, however he rejected; on grounds of continuing his solo career, at least for the time being.
Also in 2001, Watson sang the opening theme of Star Trek: Enterprise, "Where My Heart Will Take Me" (written by Diane Warren), originally sung by Rod Stewart for Patch Adams. The song was remixed to be more upbeat in 2003. Watson also sang it live at the Commonwealth games opening ceremony in England in 2002.
In late 2002, he released the single "Nothing Sacred - A Song For Kirsty" to raise money for the Francis House children's hospice in Didsbury, Manchester. Their 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. [2]
Watson won the Album of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards in both 2001[3] and 2002[4], also collecting Best-Selling Debut Album (2001) and Best-Selling Album (2002). He recently played Parson Nathaniel in the stage adaptation of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds which toured the UK in early 2006.
Perhaps Watson’s most unusual collaboration to date is with former Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder on Watson’s first album The Voice. Ryder lends his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song "Barcelona".
Magia Sarà
Russell Watson Lyrics
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delle cose che insegna la vita
non mi dimenticherò
le carezze di fragili dita
che vive nel fondo del cuore
in noi, per noi.
Sarà come un angelo
e volerà
sopra mari e colline in fiore
nell'immensità
sarà come una musica
e suonerà per noi.
Magia sarà
Io che spiegare non so
il mistero che a volte è la vita
non mi dimenticherò
la dolcezza e la gioia infinita
nella poesia dell'amor
che vive nel fondo del cuore
in noi, per noi
Sarà come un angelo
e volerà
fra le nuvole del tramonto
si addormenterà
con un canto nell'anima
Magia l'amore sarà
e volerà
English Translation:
It Will Be Magic
(lyrics & music by Matteo Saggese/Mino Vergnaghi)
Though I can't really speak
about the things that life teaches
I won't forget
the caresses of fragile fingers
And the poetry of love
that lives in the depths of the heart
Within us, for us
It will be like an angel
And it will fly
Over seas and blossoming hills
In the immensity
It will be like music
And it will play for us
It will be magic
Though I can't explain
the mystery that sometimes is life
I won't forget
The sweetness and the infinite joy
Inside the poetry of love
that lives in the depths of the heart
Within us, for us
It will be like an angel
And it will fly
Among the clouds of the sunset
It will fall asleep
With a chant in the soul
Love will be magic
And it will fly
Over villages and cities
It will spread
Among the people of the world
And the dream will carry on
Now and forever
It will be magic
Magia Sarà is a romantic song by Russell Watson that expresses the poetic and magical nature of love. The lyrics suggest that love is a mysterious force that can't be fully understood or explained, but can be felt in the depths of the heart. The song opens with the singer admitting that he lacks the words to describe the lessons of life, but he won't forget the delicate touch of love and the poetry that lives within the heart. The chorus explains that love will be like an angel that flies over seas, hills, and clouds, playing music for those who feel it. The song ends with the singer proclaiming that love will be magic and it will spread across the world and beyond.
Line by Line Meaning
Though I can't really speak about the things that life teaches
Even though I lack the eloquence to describe life's teachings
I won't forget the caresses of fragile fingers
The gentle touches of frail hands will remain with me
And the poetry of love that lives in the depths of the heart
And the love that exists deep in the heart like a work of art
Within us, for us.
In each of us, by us.
It will be like an angel and it will fly
It will resemble an angel in its beauty as it soars high
Over seas and blossoming hills in the immensity
Above flourishing hills and oceans so vast and so many
It will be like music and it will play for us
It will sound like harmonious music and will freely flow for us
It will be magic
It will be enchanting and inspiring, it will be magic
The sweetness and the infinite joy inside the poetry of love
The infinite bliss and the fondness within love's prose thereof
That lives in the depths of the heart within us, for us
That exists in all our hearts, inside each of us
Among the clouds of the sunset it will fall asleep
Amidst the clouds as the sun sets, it will peacefully sleep
With a chant in the soul, love will be magic and it will fly
With a serene hymn in our beings, love will take flight and float up high
Over villages and cities it will spread, among the people of the world
It will travel across towns and cities, to everyone around the world
And the dream will carry on, now and forever
And this dream will never cease, it will remain with us forever.
Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP
Written by: MATTEO SAGGESE, MINO VERGNAGHI
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