1990 Sarah Brightman – As I Came Of Age
As I Came Of Age is the second studio album by English soprano Sarah Brightman. The album features a diverse collection of songs including “Good Morning Starshine” from the musical Hair, “Yesterday” by Aimee Mann, “Love Changes Everything” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love, and “Some Girls” by Lisa Burns and Sal Maida. Cover art showcases a Robert Blakeman photograph of Brightman imposed onto the Arthur Hughes painting “The Kings’ Orchard” (c. 1858).
Tracks
1 River Cried (Billy Steinberg; Tom Kelly) 04:04
2 Something To Believe In (Phil Palmer; Paul Bliss) 03:48
3 As I Came Of Age (Lisa Burns; Sal Maida) 04:22
4 Take My Life (Billy Steinberg; Andrew Lloyd Webber) 03:48
5 Some Girls (Lisa Burns; Sal Maida) 03:14
6 Brown Eyes (Phil Everly; John Durrill) 03:28
7 Love Changes Everything (Andrew Lloyd Webber; Don Black; Charles Hart) 03:33
8 Good Morning Starshine (James Rado; Gerome Ragni; Galt MacDermot) 03:49
9 Alone Again Or (Bryan MacLean) 03:15
10 Yesterday (Aimee Mann) 03:36
11 Bowling Green (Phil Everly; Terri Slater) 03:15
12 It Must Be Tough … To Be That Cool (Charlotte Deaver) 03:09
Musicians
1 River Cried
| Guitar | Phil Palmer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Phil Palmer |
| Keyboards | Steve Goldstein |
| Programming | Steve Goldstein |
| Finger Cymbal | Val Garay |
| Percussion | Steve Goldstein |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
2 Something To Believe In
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Steve Goldstein |
| Percussion | Steve Goldstein |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
3 As I Came Of Age
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Berton Averre |
| Acoustic Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Steve Goldstein |
| Piano | Steve Goldstein |
| Effects | Steve Goldstein |
| Programming | Steve Goldstein |
| Percussion | Steve Goldstein |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
4 Take My Life
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Acoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Piano | Steve Goldstein |
| Tambourine | Val Garay |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
5 Some Girls
| Bass | John Giblin |
| Drums | Stuart Elliott |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Phil Palmer |
| Organ | Steve Goldstein |
| Programming | Steve Goldstein |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
6 Brown Eyes
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Keyboards | Steve Goldstein |
| Programming | Steve Goldstein |
| Percussion | Steve Goldstein |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
7 Love Changes Everything
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| 12 String Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Claves | Peter Asher |
| Tambourine | Peter Asher |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
8 Good Morning Starshine
| Acoustic Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Steve Goldstein |
| Programming | Steve Goldstein |
| Tambourine | Val Garay |
| Percussion | Steve Goldstein |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
9 Alone Again Or
| Guitar | Berton Averre |
| Keyboards | Steve Goldstein |
| Background Vocals | Berton Averre |
| Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
10 Yesterday
| Bass | Bob Getter |
| Guitar | Berton Averre |
| Keyboards | Steve Goldstein |
| Percussion | Steve Goldstein |
| Background Vocals | Berton Averre |
| Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
11 Bowling Green
| Bass | Bob Getter |
| Acoustic Guitar | Berton Averre |
| Acoustic Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Programming | Steve Goldstein |
| Percussion | Steve Goldstein |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
12 It Must Be Tough … To Be That Cool
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Berton Averre |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Steve Goldstein |
| Vocals | Sarah Brightman |
Liner Notes
Producer – Val Garay
Co-Producer – Peter Asher (Track 7)
Coordinator – Ivy Skoff
Arranged By – Val Garay (Tracks 3, 6)
Arranged By – Peter Asher (Track 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Paul Buckmaster (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jimmie Haskell (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell (Tracsk 4, 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Cullen (Track 9)
Concertmaster – Pavel Farkas (Tracks 4, 7)
Concertmaster – Gavyn Wright (Track 1)
Concertmaster – Sid Sharp (Track 3)
Concertmaster – Dermot Crehan (Track 9)
Engineer- Richard Bosworth
Engineer – Dan Bosworth (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Engineer – Geoff Foster (Tracks 1, 5)
Engineer – Al Stone (Track 2)
Engineer – Clark Germain (Tracks 4, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Matt Howe
Engineer (Assistant) – Al Stone (Track 1)
Mixed By – Val Garay
Mixed By – Richard Bosworth (Tracks 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Recorded By – Val Garay, Richard Bosworth
Cover Art – Arthur Hughes
Photography – Robert Blakeman
Recorded At Air Studios, London
Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London
Recorded At Marcus Studios, London
Recorded At Olympic Studios, London
Recorded At Record One/Ocean Way, LA
Phonographic Copyright Polydor Ltd, UK
Copyright Polydor Ltd, UK