Henkäys Ikuisuudesta (officially translated as: Breath From Heaven) is the first solo album by the Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, and focuses on the Christmas holiday season. On November 26, 2010, Nuclear Blast released a re-mastered version of the CD, bringing a new artwork and a semi-new track list, with "Heinillä Härkien" replacing "Happy New Year" and "Maa On Niin Kaunis" replacing "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)"; the new edition also contains the previously unpublished track "Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä", which replaced "The Eyes of a Child".
Background All of the tracks are covers, except for "Kuin Henkäys Ikuisuutta" which was written by Tarja and Esa Nieminen. "En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa" was released on Tarja's "Yhden Enkelin Unelma" single in 2004, but the vocals have been re-recorded for this album. The music is composed by Jean Sibelius and the lyrics by Zacharias Topelius; Tarja also released "Walking in the Air" when she was a member of Nightwish, on their 1998 album Oceanborn. "Marian Poika" is the Finnish version of "Mary's Boy Child" and "Jouluyö, Juhlayö" is "Silent Night". The ABBA cover "Happy New Year" consists of both English and Spanish lyrics. The first single of the album, "You Would Have Loved This", was released in Finland on October 25.
Sales performance The album reached Gold and Platinum status in Finland with more than 50,000 sold copies, and charted as N° 2 on the official Finnish Albums Chart.
Track listing
Sales and certifications Country Certification(sales thresholds)Finland2× Platinum
Personnel
Credits for Henkäys Ikuisuudesta adapted from liner notes.
Musicians Tarja Turunen - Lead vocals Maria Ilmoniemi & Esa Nieminen - Keyboards and piano Juha Lanu - Electric and acoustic guitar Ako Kiiski - Bass guitar Harri Ala-Kojola - Drums Iiris Pyrhönen, Heikki Hämäläinen - Violin Tiia Makkonen & Veli-Matti Iljin - Cello Mauri Pietikäinen - Viola Emilia Kauppinen - Flute Heikki Pohto - Saxophone
Main crew Esa Nieminen - Music arrangements Mika Jussila - Mastering engineer Travis Smith - Cover artwork Toni Härkönen - Photography
References
External links Tarja's Official Website