Title: 3.5 stars
Product review: I am only going to comment on the first track of this CD , "Prayer". Hayley Westenra has a great voice, but she's simply not suited for this song. The song is composed and originally performed by Secret Garden in their release of "Dawn Of A New Century". In "Dawn Of A New Century", the song is performed in such a way that it brings out the feeling of harmony and intimacy of prayers (the singer isn't the center point of the whole song). However, in this CD, Hayley simply sings through the song with her big voice, which totally destroyed the intimacies of prayers. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled that Hayley had chosen Secret Garden's music as her first track on this CD. But she has to either change her singing style for this type of songs, or she will have to sing songs that suit her big voice well. If you like the "Prayer", give Secret Garden's version a try; I am sure you will like it.
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