Songs from a Secret Garden


Songs from a Secret Garden is the first international album by Secret Garden. Released in 1995, it includes the Norwegian winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, "Nocturne".

Reception

The Allmusic reviewer Carol Wright awarded the album 4 stars, and it achieved platinum awards in Norway and South Korea. It stayed on the Billboard New Age chart for 101 weeks.
The track «Song from a Secret Garden» became famous in Korea by being featured in the drama 젊은이의 양지 in 1995 and was also used in the 2018 italian drama film "Vittima della mia libertà" by Davide Guida. Another track from the album, «Adagio», was featured in the 2004 Wong Kar-wai film 2046.
The title track was covered by Greek melodic death metal band Nightrage in 2019 and included as a Japanese bonus track on Wolf to Man.

Track listing

All songs and arrangements by Rolf Løvland, except where noted

In Korea

In Korea, Serenade to Spring was given a lyric and is sung under the name of '10월의 어느 멋진 날에' which means 'One Fine Day in October'. A popular baritone in Korea, Kim Dong-kyu sang the song on TV and a few professional singers sung in duo.

Republish

In December 2010, Universal Music Group started to publish this album again in K2HD CD format by technology of K2HD by JVC. Since 100 kHz 24bit sound signal is processed during remastering by K2HD technology, high frequency is highlighted, especially in the better sound quality of violin.

Personnel