Gift of Love [Enhanced, Import]

Sissel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B00000JB0E
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #37 in Music > World Music > Europe > Scandinavia > General

Track Listings

1. Fire in Your Heart

2. The Gift of Love

3. If

4. Breakaway

5. Need I Say More

6. Dream a Little Dream of Me

7. Moonlight

8. Here, There and Everywhere

9. Miracle Song

10. Solitaire

11. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

12. Calling You

13. More Like You

Editorial Reviews

1994 album for Mercury by the Norway's 'Titanic' vocalistwith two bonus tracks: 'Fire In Your Heart' (Duet withPlacido Domingo and Sissel) & 'Hymne Olympique (1896)'. 15tracks total. All tracks are sung in English & have more ofa adult contemporary pop meets Celtic feel to them than theoverall Enya-ish sound of the hit soundtrack. Neil Sedakaco-wrote three of the songs. Also included are covers ofThe Beatles' 'Here, There And Everywhere' and Bread's 'If'. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sissel's Gift of Love, December 29, 2002

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Richard J. Seufert (Shrewsbury, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gift of Love (Audio CD)

I was vacationing in Denmark visiting an exchange student we had here a few years ago and her parents. I mentioned that I wanted to visit a music store and look for CD's by Sissel. Well, the eyes lit up on my host. He was surprised that I had heard of her, and liked her music. At first he said "You mean Sissel Kyrkjebo?" and I said yes. He said he went to most of her concerts in Copenhagen and she has a great Christmas Concert. Anyway, we found the Europe version of "Deep Within My Soul" which was slightly different. And I got "Soria & Moria" mostly in Norwegian and "Gift of Love." All three are favorites I play. The CD "Gift of Love" is all English and it shows what a great voice she has. I am partial to "Dream a Little Dream of Me."

She reminds me of Enya in part when she does her songs in Norwegian and Danish. There are also some similarities to a Danish singer named Lene Siel.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Magnificent Voice That Deserves To Be Popular World-Wide, May 11, 2000

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"d-moonshadow" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gift of Love (Audio CD)

The only reason that this is not a five-star recording is the blandness of some of the selections on this disc. When you listen to this CD, however, it is easy to forgive such a simple flaw. With endearing versions of songs originally done by the likes of the Beatles, Neil Sedaka, and Bread, all in her sweet, lilting yet powerful voice, this CD deserves a place in everyone's collection. Some of the best songs on this disc include the 1994 Olympic Hymn, "Fire In Your Heart" (a bonus track duet with Placido Domingo is included as well), the folk-y "If", the smoky jazz of "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" and the grand melancholy of "Calling You". This Norwegian songbird is already popular in Europe and has sung on the Titanic soundtrack, but now is the time to put her on the top of the charts and purchase this CD.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF PRE-USA SONGS, March 25, 2004

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W. Budris (Rosedale, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gift of Love (Audio CD)

I sampled this at a store prior to ordering it on line. After hearing the samples, I couldn't wait to get to my computer, as Sissel CDs are hard to find here in the states, except for what has been issued here. Stores that stock World Music do not include her for some reason. Regardless, this CD is a must.

Besides her "Fire In Your Heart" from the 1994 Olympics, she does some great covers of oldies, including a duet with Neil Sedaka on his own "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", which is my favorite song on the album. Neil gives her a lovely dedication and describes his first hearing of this great voice. She does two other Neil-penned songs, including an earlier version of "Solitaire". Mama Cass would also be proud of Sissel's version of "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" (if she was still with us). I still can't figure out how to pronounce her last name of Kyrkjebo, but so long as I get Sissel right, and since she goes by that name professionally (like Cher, Madonna), she will always shine just being Sissel!