Voices of the W.I. is the debut album by Women's Institute-founded British group The Harmonies, released on 25 October 2010Amazon.com: Voices of the Wi: Harmonies: Music by Universal Music. The album is a collection of covers, including the Women's Institute theme song "Jerusalem", as well as two new songs. The album's first single, "Jerusalem" was released on 12 December 2010.The Harmonies for No. 1 at Christmas
History The five members of the band were picked in July 2010 and following a £1 million record deal signed with Universal,Universal sign Women's Institute group work on the album began immediately in Abbey Road Studios, London.I joined Women's Institute for company... now I've got £1m record deal The album was finished by September 2010, around the time the line-up of the band was announced.
Promotion The group appeared on many UK TV and radio shows including Daybreak, This Morning,Gino D'Acampo and The Harmonies have a scone bake-off QVC, The One Show and BBC Radio 2, to name a few, over September and October 2010. Dates for a national arena tour have yet to be announced for early 2011.
Reviews
The Express newspaper gave the album a favourable review of three out of five, stating that "the voices are a delight and the production sweet but it’s the song choices that make this a winner, from the WI theme tune Jerusalem through You’ve Got a Friend, Wonderful World and Annie’s Song" saying further that the album is "even more delicious than a pot of home-made jam".Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Music :: Review: Voices of the WI: The Harmonies (Island)
Track listing
Charts Chart (2010)PeakpositionUK Albums Chart42Harmonies - Voices Of The Wi - Music Charts acharts.us
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