The Harmonies are exceptional and are not only due to Paul Mealor's Composing or Gareth Malones arrangement. If you fancy getting your hands on a copy, we have five Military Wives Blu-rays up for grabs! This disc was purchased to support the military wives who until the program that led up to the production of this song were the UKs forgotten heros, they sit at home supporting our forces with little or no help from anyone. While researching the Military Wives fact vs. fiction, we learned that in real life, the "Wherever You Are" performance took place on November 12, 2011. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. It was set to music by composer The Military Wives made a guest appearance on the BBC's A campaign was launched to promote sales of the CD single, with the aim of it becoming the 2011 In mid-December 2011 it was reported that "Wherever You Are" had broken sales records in becoming the most pre-ordered music item ever on the UK Following the second day of release, some 242,000 copies of the single had been sold, making it the fastest selling single since On the chart dated 24 December 2011, the song debuted at number 144 on the UK Christmas number-one single downloads in the 2010s There are no military marriage fees and you do not need a special military marriage license. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.Wherever You Are, Military Wives with Gareth Malone, by Paul Mealor Directed by Peter Cattaneo.
It's nice to see quality over quantity. of the choir had to have this CD.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The Military wives have been the subject of a surprise campaign to get them to Christmas #1 after being spotted on TV and personally backed by BBC Radio 2 Breakfast DJ, Chris Evans.
Life as a services wife is a hard one, and the worry of whether your husband returns home in one piece after his Afghanistan tour must fill her daylight day, every day. Up to this single and found it moving. Gareth deserves an Honour for this wonderful recording. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2011 If I could be a bit picky (this is the only reason I did not give it a 5* rating) and no disrespect to Paul Mealor, but I would have liked to have more of the ladies. Though written for Brittish Military wives who are left behind during thier husband's deployment to Afganistan, it really could apply accross country, generational and war theatre boundries. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Well done. Even when Afghanistan develops history, this particular song and the ladies singing will still remain something, on particular days, that one will continue to want to hear . 4:23: 14. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Select your address This group of military wives and most of their young faces were so beautiful and their choir is a good way to have companionship while their men are away. The music is set to a poem Paul compiled from letters to and from the servicemen and their wives on a six month tour of duty in Afghanistan. . Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
For the few people who criticize this song they should learn how and why it was made and the most important factor is , all the people involved made not one penny. The Sun reported that the former Britain's Got Talent judge invited the choir to perform on his US show Piers Morgan Tonight.The text of "Wherever You Are" is a love poem compiled from letters written between the women and their absent husbands and partners.
I'm an 80 yr old woman, lived thru WWII, Korea and on down the line.
I hold a special place in my heart for our military and the sacrifices that they and their families make--each and every day.
The singing on this CD is superb. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. FAVORITE (0 fans) Military Wives. That in itself was a tremendous achievement- let alone what their husbands do. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote.
All we can do is help by supporting their generosity so give freely and happily and buy this. An emotional CD that singularly benifitted from the emotions expressed John Buchanan This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair Decca. If you believe that emotions are important, and need to be expressed as part of being human, this CD needs to be in your collection. So it was just a small way I could tell them just how wonderful they all are and at the same time supporting two first class charities so all I can say go out and buy it it is just so good. . Words sung with love and passion. This record touched a nerve and I love it.
Wherever You Are (Paul Mealor - Military Wives, Gareth Malone & London Metropolitan Orchestra) UK two track CD pressing of this 2011 single. Our best man's daughter was one of the Military Wives. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal, and Singer Pro in Ab Major (transposable). Amazing women, amazing cd. Very good and enjoyable music and a worthy cause Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Military Wives are a British choir group formed of wives and girlfriends of British Military personnel and are located around the country.