O Fortuna (album)

O Fortuna
Studio album by Rhydian
Released	30 November 2009 (2009-11-30)
Genre	Classical, pop
Label	Syco Music
Rhydian chronology
Rhydian (2008) O Fortuna (2009) Waves (2011)

O Fortuna is the second studio album by Welsh classical singer Rhydian. It was nominated for NS&I Album of the Year. The repertoire ranges over English, Welsh and Latin material, featuring four tracks written by Karl Jenkins, who also produced it. Tracks include collaborations with Kiri te Kanawa and Bryn Terfel.

The album sold 29,784 copies in its first week.

Track listing

1. "O Fortuna" (Carl Orff)
2. "Benedictus" (featuring Kiri Te Kanawa) (Karl Jenkins)
3. "Myfanwy" (featuring Bryn Terfel) (Traditional)
4. "Conquest of Paradise" (Vangelis)
5. "How Great Thou Art" [Nigel Wright's Version] (Stuart K Hine)
6. "The Living Years" (Michal Rutherford; B J Robertson)
7. "Ave Verum Corpus" (Karl Jenkins)
8. "Cantilena" (Adiemus) (Karl Jenkins)
9. "I Won't Let You Walk This Road Alone" (Walter Afanasieff, Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight)
10. "Anthem" (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Tim Rice)
11. "Annie's Song" (John Denver)
12. "Land of My Fathers" (Welsh National Anthem) (Traditional)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)	63
Scottish Albums (OCC)	38
UK Albums (OCC)	25

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)	186

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	27 November 2009	Digital download	Syco Music
	30 November 2009	CD