I Won't Hold You Back - Gregorian, Lukather, Steve
Wicked Game - Gregorian, Isaak, Chris
Out of the Cold - Gregorian, Brightman, Amelia
Voyage Voyage - Gregorian, Dubois, Dominique
Join Me ["Schill Out" Version] - Gregorian, Valo, Ville
Asian exclusive release featuring chant versions of tracks by Neil Diamond ('Be'), New Order ('Blue Monday'), Duran Duran ('Ordinary World'), Chris Isaak ('Wicked Game'), & more, plus the exclusive bonus track 'Voyage ... more »Voyage'. Edel. 2002.« less
Asian exclusive release featuring chant versions of tracks by Neil Diamond ('Be'), New Order ('Blue Monday'), Duran Duran ('Ordinary World'), Chris Isaak ('Wicked Game'), & more, plus the exclusive bonus track 'Voyage Voyage'. Edel. 2002.
CD Reviews
Don't let this pass you by!
Clarissa | Ontario, California | 12/29/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Gregorian music set to modern-day electronic beats may be nothing new but on 'Masters Of Chant Chapter III' they interestingly enough revamp well-known classics to give each their own unique twist, such as Depeche Mode's "Blasphemous Rumors", New Order's "Blue Monday", Duran Duran's "Ordinary World", and a heart-wrenchingly beautiful rendition of Sting's "Fields Of Gold" which only serves to elevate my enjoyment because many of the tracks covered here are some of my all-time favorite songs from the 80s and 90s. For a very long time I was reluctant to buy this because I initially thought the concept sounded cheesy but trust me when I say it's anything but that! They brilliantly reconstruct these old masterpieces and make them their own so I'm really happy to have received this as a gift for Christmas. Its been spinning in my stereo ever since and I honestly can't stop listening to it! I was reading a thread at Sarah Brightman's fan forum at her website one day and found out that she guest sung on "Voyage Voyage" and "Join Me" (the original and a stunning trance remix by Schiller are both featured here) under the alias Hepsibah and her breathy operatic voice is as gorgeous as ever. Her appearance on this record was my real motivation when it came to giving this enchanting group a chance because I'm a huge aficionado of her work but I'm hooked for good now and must give Frank Peterson (the producer of Sarah Brightman, Enigma's first album and now Gregorian) my praises for his incredible knack for talent."
A Stunning masterpiece by Peterson!
Sarah | Australia | 09/08/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There is not a dull moment on this CD, the beautiful Gregorian choir is breathtaking, every song is mastered with a standard that amazes me and voices that draw me. Once again Frank Petersons team have created a CD so wonderful that I often wonder "Could it get any better?" There are interludes which guide you from song to song, and these are beautiful, in fact if you listen to the entire CD through, you won't feel like you are listening to a CD, you will feel like you are in heaven!
I do have favourites though. "Join Me" (Written by none other than Ville Valo from HIM) is a stand out (Sarah Brightman sings in this) which makes it simply stunning. 1000 times I have listened to this, and I love it just as much as when I first heard it. "Blue Monday," (New Order) "Ordinary World," (Duran Duran), "Blasphemous Rumours," "Fields of Gold," (Sting) "Before the Dawn," "Wicked Game,(Chris Isaack)" "Out of the Cold" and "Voyage Voyage" (another Sarah Brightman imput) I would give a million stars too and would still pay 100 bucks if these were the only songs on the disc. All the other songs are amazing too, "Be" being very a powerful song, Elton Johns "Sacrifice" recreated perfectly. "I won't hold you back" is very relaxing ... There is wonderful use of electric guitar, piano and strings and don't be put off by the type of songs being sung, and Gregorian Chanting is no laughing matter, the vocals are deep, sometimes dark, and very beautiful. The Gregorian versions of these songs are better than the originals. This CD is simply amazing."
Pop and Rock songs magnificaly sung in an Abbey environment.
Yahann Romero | Guatemala, Guatemala | 08/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Frank Peterson created one of the best sound projects ever made, Gregorian. An essemble of church vocalists and singers from the distant places of Europe decided to give an etherical and sublime twist to well known pop and rock songs. Enhanced by the voice of Sarah Brightman under the pseudonim of Hepsibah, this album shows an incredible quality and a superb sonic magic. Songs such as Only You, Sacrifice and Fields of Gold enhanced their nature with the superb voices of those men. At the same time songs like Join Me, my personal favorite from that album, Wicked Game and Blue Monday traveled through time and space to find their inner sublime poetry when sung by Gregorian and became world music classics. Treat yourself with the wide variety of now-world-music-hits of used-to-be-not-so-nice-one-hit-wonders sung by the outstanding quality of a bunch of interesting and clinicaly severe music dreamers. A must-have album for the people who enjoy being completely different and still going mainstream. No more to say, listen to it and you will be mesmerized by them also."
Love the music, BUT...
MsIzzy | England | 06/28/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"...one star needs to be deducted; CD can't be used in PC drives (which is how I listen to my music). This is a major handicap and ticks me off no end."
Super stuff !!! Go get this.
Vikram Ramanathan | 08/12/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First off, let's get one thing cleared up first, just because, there are Gregorian chants going on this CD, it does not mean this is like Enigma. The guy at the music store told me if you like enigma you will like this. That is not true. Gregorian is a different stream of ambient/new age music, not in anyway related to the enigma kind of sound. Enigma is a class apart, they are unique. The major difference is that Enigma comes up with original content, use samples and basically create moods and sound pictures. On Gregorian, master chant series (There exists no1 to no4) the concept is basically to take a gregorian chant group who basically sing your popular English hits in a Gregorian chant flavor. And this is not a bad thing at all, it's a nice concept and let me tell you, I never imagined, the hits if sung in this manner and with the beautiful soothing music accompanying the Gregorian singing could sound so mind blowingly novel and unique. Infact it is an aural treat. So this CD is great in it's own right as it is a totally different kind of sub-genre within ambient music which I never knew had the right to exist. Imagine Elton john' sacrifice, Sting's Fields of Gold or Duran Duran's Ordinary World sung in a Gregorian flavor. Can you imaging what that would sound like ?. Let me tell you it sounds real beautiful. Cool stuff. If you listen to this volume, you'll be wanting to get your hands on all the other three volumes as well. The music is captivating and the singing is flawless. You can listen to it with the volume up or you can turn the volume down and keep the music in the background which serves as good ambient fare while doing work. This is a fantastic CD. Get this. Vikram's both thumbs go up !!!!. Also the female vocals are by the famous Sarah brightman. You wont see her name on the jacket as she sung under a pseudonym "Hepsibah". There is not a bummer on this CD. The whole CD is pure Gold !!!!
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1