| "You Would Have Loved This" | ||||
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| Single by Tarja Turunen | ||||
| from the album Henkäys ikuisuudesta | ||||
| Released | 25 October 2006 | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cori Connors | |||
| Tarja Turunen singles chronology | ||||
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You Would Have Loved This is Tarja's second solo single which is a dedication to her mother and predates the release of her Christmas album, Henkäys Ikuisuudesta. Five fans watched the single being made after winning the promotion, "Win a Day With Tarja Turunen", made in the official web forum.[1] The single was released with only 1,000 copies,[2] that were sold out in the first selling week, taking the 5th place in the official Finnish parades, the highest position for a new music in the first week.[3]
"You Would Have Loved This" was recorded originally by Cori Connors to the album "Sleepy Little Town". The music was written for Connors' mother-in-law, Helen Roy Connors, who died in 1994. Tarja saw similarities with the lyrics, and decided to put on the album:
I found this song in America. The story in the lyrics fits this album perfectly. It’s about a big loss of a dear one. With this in mind, we tried an even more intimate version on the album than on the single. It has a very touching and beautiful melody.[4]
— Tarja Turunen, about the song
- ^ "Win a day with Tarja Turunen". 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ ""You would have loved this" Finnish single became a collectors' item!!". November 9, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2007.
- ^ "Tarja- You Would Have Loved This on Finnish charts". Hung Medien & eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta Album". Retrieved July 11, 2007.