"Faryl" CD – Faryl Smith

Produced and arranged by Jon Cohen, "Faryl" consists of an eclectic mix of 12 stunning tracks ranging from such signature classics as "Amazing Grace" to the lesser known Welsh hymn "Calon Lan," taught lovingly to Faryl over the phone by her Grandfather. The album features Faryl's signature song "Ave Maria" her choice of talent show audition song which has now become synonymous with the youngster, gaining standing ovations whenever she performs it. "River of Light" has been written by Ivor Novello winning writer Frank Musker and is based on "The Blue Danube" by John Strauss one of the most popular tunes of all time. The melody is loved around the world but no one has ever heard it like this before. No doubt one of the album's hidden gems is "The Way Old Friends Do" written by Abba's Bjon Ulvaeus and taken from their 1980 classic "Super Trouper" album. Bjorn personally changed the lyrics to suit the young star...ordinarily Abba are very strict and never sanction lyric changes, but with Faryl, Bjorn offered to change the words personally (Tom Lewis - UCJ)

Adding a new dimension to the album is "Annie's Song" Faryl's rendition of US country star John Denver's number 1 track from 1974. The haunting ballad highlights Faryl's varied vocal range and further showcases the young singers diversity. Faryl sings with precision, emotion and power throughout each of the album's 12 tracks. A testament to her ability, Faryl proves that the young girl from Kettering has a glittering career ahead of her. "Every singer dreams of recording their own album, but to have this chance at my age was amazing," said Faryl. The recording was a challenge - I had to fit it around my schoolwork and so ended up recording right through my Christmas holidays, but I loved every minute of it!

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