Pure (Hayley Westenra album)

Pure is the first internationally released album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. It became the highest selling New Zealand album, which Westenra was awarded by at the New Zealand Music Awards of 2004. It was published by the Decca Music Group label in 2003. It was distributed in the United States by Universal Classics in 2004. During its first week of sales it sold 19,068 copies. As of 2007, Pure is the best selling classical album for the 21st century in the UK, and in New Zealand remains the best selling album from a New Zealand artist.

Pure gives a new freshness to well known classical repertoire, as well as exploring the world of pop and traditional Maori choral singing, including renditions of "Who Painted the Moon Black?", "Hine e Hine" (a song in Māori), "In Trutina", from Orff's Carmina Burana, "Wuthering Heights" (a cover of the Kate Bush hit), and the perennial spiritual classic "Amazing Grace". Sir George Martin co-wrote the track "Beat of Your Heart" just for the album. Also on the album is "Pokarekare Ana", a New Zealand love song which has enduring popularity, and has become Hayley's signature song. "Never Say Goodbye" is an adaptation of the tune from Maurice Ravel's solo piano piece Pavane pour une infante défunte.

Pure topped the New Zealand Album Chart for eighteen weeks, being certified 12× Platinum, as well as topping the Australian and UK Classical Album Charts.

Pure was recorded at Air Lyndhurst, Eastcote Studios, London, England.

New Zealand version
Collector's edition bonus CD
 * 1) Who Painted the Moon Black
 * 2) Beat of Your Heart
 * 3) Never Say Goodbye
 * 4) Dark Waltz
 * 5) Heaven
 * 6) In Trutina
 * 7) Across the Universe of Time
 * 8) River of Dreams
 * 9) Wuthering Heights
 * 10) My Heart and I
 * 11) Benedictus
 * 12) Hine E Hine
 * 1) Pokarekare Ana
 * 2) Amazing Grace
 * 3) The Mummers' Dance
 * 4) Mary Did You Know
 * 5) Silent Night Holy Night
 * 6) Away in a Manger

Australian version
Collector's edition bonus CD
 * 1) Across The Universe of Time
 * 2) Never Say Goodbye
 * 3) Beat of Your Heart
 * 4) Pokarekare Ana
 * 5) Who Painted The Moon Black?
 * 6) River of Dreams
 * 7) Benedictus
 * 8) Hine E Hine
 * 9) Dark Waltz
 * 10) Amazing Grace
 * 11) My Heart And I
 * 12) In Trutina
 * 13) Heaven
 * 14) Wuthering Heights
 * 15) Pokarekare Ana (duet with Russell Watson)
 * 1) Silent Night
 * 2) Away in a Manger
 * 3) Mary Did You Know
 * 4) The Mummers' Dance

UK version
Collector's edition bonus CD
 * 1) Pokarekare Ana
 * 2) Never Say Goodbye
 * 3) Who Painted the Moon Black?
 * 4) River of Dreams
 * 5) Benedictus
 * 6) Hine e Hine
 * 7) Dark Waltz
 * 8) Amazing Grace
 * 9) In Trutina
 * 10) Beat of Your Heart
 * 11) Heaven
 * 12) Wuthering Heights
 * 13) Hine e Hine (Māori mix)
 * 1) Mary Did You Know
 * 2) Bridal Ballad
 * 3) Pokarekare Ana (Vocalise)
 * 4) My Heart And I
 * 5) Across the Universe of Time
 * 6) Silent Night, Holy Night
 * 7) Away in a Manger

US version

 * 1) Pokarekare Ana (Come Back to Me) – 3:18
 * 2) Never Say Goodbye – 3:13
 * 3) Who Painted the Moon Black? – 3:38
 * 4) River of Dreams – 4:21
 * 5) Beat of Your Heart – 3:13
 * 6) Amazing Grace – 3:42
 * 7) Benedictus – 3:50
 * 8) Hine E Hine (Maiden, O Maiden) – 5:06
 * 9) Across the Universe of Time – 3:42
 * 10) Dark Waltz – 4:18
 * 11) In Trutina (From Carmina Burana) – 2:22
 * 12) Heaven – 4:09
 * 13) Wuthering Heights – 3:44

Japanese version

 * 1) ポカレカレ・アナ (マオリ族の伝承歌 / arr. Sarah Class) (Pokarekare Ana)
 * 2) ネヴァー・セイ・グッバイ（ラヴェル：亡き王女のためのパヴァヌからの編曲） (Never Say Goodbye)
 * 3) フー・ペインティッド・ザ・ムーン・ブラック (Sonia Aletta Nel / arr. Sarah Class) (Who Painted the Moon Black?)
 * 4) リヴァー・オブ・ドリームス (ヴィヴァルディ：四季 – 冬からの編曲 / arr. Sarah Class) (River of Dreams)
 * 5) ベネディクトゥス (Karl Jenkins) (Benedictus)
 * 6) ヒネ・エ・ヒネ (マオリ族の子守歌 / arr. Sarah Class) (Hine e Hine)
 * 7) ダーク・ワルツ (Author Frank Musker / arr. Sarah Class) (Dark Waltz)
 * 8) マイ・ハート・アンド・アイ (TVドラマ「ラ・ピオーヴラ」主題歌) (My Heart and I)
 * 9) イン・トゥルティナ (オルフ：カルミナ・ブラーナからの編曲) (In Trutina)
 * 10) ビート・ユア・ハート (サー・ジョージ・マーティン / Giles Martin) (Beat of Your Heart)
 * 11) アクロス・ザ・ユニバース・オブ・タイム (Sarah Class) (Across the Universe of Time)
 * 12) ヘヴン (Frank Musker / Ronan Hardiman) (Heaven)
 * 13) 嵐が丘 (Kate Bush / arr. Sarah Class) (Wuthering Heights)
 * 14) ．メアリー・ディド・ユー・ノウ？ [ボーナス・トラック] (Mary Did You Know?) (bonus track)
 * 15) ．アメイジング・グレイス (arr.サー・ジョージ・マーティン) (「白い巨塔」主題歌)[ボーナス・トラック] (Amazing Grace) (bonus track)

Personnel

 * Hayley Westenra (vocals)
 * Giles Martin (guitar, keyboards, programming)
 * Robbie McIntosh (guitar)
 * Tony Ingelby (guitar)
 * Dave Hartley (piano)
 * James Brett (keyboards)
 * Steve Pearce (bass)
 * Mark Brown (bass)
 * Andres Kallmark (programming)
 * Mary Hammond (background vocals)
 * Royal Philharmonic Orchestra