Hushabye | ||||
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Released | 14 June 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Classical, Traditional music | |||
Length | 43:36 | |||
Label | Decca, Universal | |||
Producer | Jon Cohen | |||
Hayley Westenra chronology | ||||
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Hushabye is the sixth international studio album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. The album consists of lullabies and other gentle songs, and is intended to be a calming experience for both children and adults; Westenra sang closer to the microphone than normal in order to create an appropriate atmosphere.[1]
The fourth track on the album, "Sleep On", was composed by Paul Mealor with lyrics by Brendan Graham as a lullaby for the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby.[2][3] Westenra and her record company, Decca Records, will be giving away a copy of the album to every new parent in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand whose child was born on the same day as the royal baby.[4][5]