Innerst i sjelen (album)

Innerst i sjelen, in the United Kingdom: Deep Within My Soul, is a 1994 album by Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. It is named for the song "Innerst i sjelen", written by Ole Paus Lars Børke & Örjan Englund. Kyrkjebø's cover version of the song gained wide popularity in the 1990s.

After a tour in Scandinavia countries, Kyrkjebø wanted to gather songs that could comfort and give hope, songs that told the story of longing, strong beliefs and hope, trust and love through countries and generations. As a special treat, the Olympic Hymn and Olympic Theme song from Lilehammer Olympic Winter Games in 1994 is included. The latter was in duet with Plácido Domingo.

The song Fire In Your Heart was recorded in a canteen. Because of the tight schedules of both Plácido Domingo and Kyrkjebø, they had only a few hours to record this English version of the Olympics anthem before the opening ceremony. When they recorded the song in the canteen, coffee cups and food could still be seen on the tables!

James Horner, the composer of the music in the movie Titanic, knew Kyrkjebø from this album and he particularly liked how she sang Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg (I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle). Horner had tried 25 or 30 singers and, in the end, he chose Kyrkjebø to sing the wordless tune.

Scandinavia version
01. Innerst i sjelen

02. Våkn opp, min sjel

03. Se ilden lyse

04. Eg veit i himmerik ei borg

05. Alma Redemtoris

06. Som fagre blomen

07. Stevtone

08. I skovens dybe stille ro

09. Stolt Margjit

10. Tíðin rennur

11. Bred dina vida vingar

12. Fire In Your Heart (duet with Plácido Domingo)

Olympic bonus tracks

01. Prosesjon

02. Hymne Olympique

UK version
01. Deep Within My Soul (Innerst i sjelen)

02. Awaken My Soul (Våkn opp, min sjel)

03. Fire In Your Heart (Se ilden lyse)

04. Castle In The Sky (Eg veit i himmerik ei borg)

05. Mother Of Our Saviour (Alma Redemtoris)

06. Flower Of Beauty (Som fagre blomen)

07. Folk Song (Stevtone)

08. In The Quiet Of The Forest (I skovens dybe stille ro)

09. Proud Margijt (Stolt Margjit)

10. Time Flows (Tíðin rennur)

11. Spread Your Wide Wings (Bred dina vida vingar)

12. Fire In Your Heart (Solo Version)

13. Castle In The Sky (1995 Remix)

Japan version
01. Innerst i sjelen

02. Våkn opp, min sjel

03. Se ilden lyse

04. Eg veit i himmerik ei borg

05. Alma Redemtoris

06. Som fagre blomen

07. Stevtone

08. I skovens dybe stille ro

09. Stolt Margjit

10. Tíðin rennur

11. Bred dina vida vingar

12. Fire In Your Heart (duet with Plácido Domingo)

Olympic bonus tracks:

01. Prosesjon

02. Hymne Olympique

03. Våren, vatnet og fela

04. Imagine