Peace is a studio album by London-based boy choir Libera, which was released in March 2010 by record label EMI Classics.
Two singles were released, the first single Sanctissima was released as a free download and featured Benedict Philipp as the soloist. Another song entitled Time came in a form of music video, this time 2 soloists were featured, Joshua Madine and Benedict Philipp. In February another 4 album tracks: Ave Virgo, Exsultate, Lacrymosa and The Fountain were made available as audio stream by inserting Libera CD with Opendisc software inside.
The album ranked 8th at its peak on the Billboard charts for classical albums and remained on the charts for 12 weeks.
The album was reviewed by BBC Music's Daniel Ross, who criticised it for being too commercial and musically unchallenging.
Vocal Soloist: Benedict Philipp, Joshua Madine, Tom Cully, Stefan Leadbeater, James Threadgill, Jakob De Menezes-Wood, Daniel Fontannaz, James Mordaunt, Ralph SkanDuets: Stefan Leadbeater - Daniel Fontannaz, Benedict Philipp - Jakob De Menezes-WoodDirected and conducted by Robert PrizemanProduced by Ian Tilley, Robert Prizeman and Sam CoatesAssisted by Steven Geraghty, Ben Crawley and Tom CullyMusicians: Robert Prizeman, Ian Tilley, Steven Geraghty, Fiona Pears, Jonathan HowellRelease Date: Nov 22, 2010 (EU and Japan) / Dec 7, 2010 (US)Vocal Soloist: Benedict Philipp, Joshua Madine, Tom Cully, Stefan Leadbeater, James Threadgill, Jakob De Menezes-Wood, Daniel Fontannaz, James Mordaunt, Ralph SkanDuets: Stefan Leadbeater - Daniel Fontannaz, Benedict Philipp - Jakob De Menezes-WoodDirected and conducted by Robert PrizemanProduced by Ian Tilley, Robert Prizeman and Sam CoatesAssisted by Steven Geraghty, Ben Crawley and Tom CullyMusicians: Robert Prizeman, Ian Tilley, Steven Geraghty, Fiona Pears, Jonathan HowellLimited Edition Deluxe Package features:
1) Album "Peace" (2010) with 5 bonus tracks (total 18 tracks)Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel) (Solo: Joshua Madine)Eternal Light (Solos: Stefan Leadbeater, Ralph Skan)Going Home (Solos: Joshua Madine, Ben Philipp, Tom Cully)Have yourself a merry little Christmas (Solos: James Mordaunt, Ralph Skan)Silent Night (Solo: Tom Cully)2) DVD with 7 Libera videosLullabye (Goodnight my Angel)TimeGaelic Blessing (Deep Peace)Going HomeLiberaPlus exclusiveIntroducing LiberaBehind the scenes featurette3) 18 month desktop calendar (Jan 2011 - Jun 2012) with photos and lyrics, and desktop stand4) Fold-out Libera poster
