Masters of Chant

Masters of Chant
album by Gregorian
Released	6 December 1999 19 December 2000 (re-release)
Recorded	1999
Genre	Gregorian chant, Pop, Rock
Length	22 tracks
Label	Edel America Records
Producer(s)	Carsten Heusmann, Jan-Eric Kohrs & Michael Soltau
"Save A Prayer"
cover song

Masters of Chant is the second album by German band Gregorian, released by Edel America Records in 1999. The re-release features a cover version of Duran Duran's "Save A Prayer".

About the album

The album features Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs, with both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment.

The criteria for song selection were strict; in order to be considered, a song needed to be translatable into the 7-tone scale. Vocalists were hired to record their parts in a church atmosphere with dimmed lights and candles, in order to escape what band member Frank Peterson referred to in a 2001 interview as the 'cold and technical' studio atmosphere.

Production work was done at Angel Studios in London, UK and Nemo Studios in Hamburg, Germany.

Track listing

LDB-526

1. "Brothers in Arms" (5:09) (original by Dire Straits)
2. "Scarborough Fair" (4:06) (traditional)
3. "Tears in Heaven" (4:43) (original by Eric Clapton)
4. "Still I'm Sad" (4:02) (original by The Yardbirds)
5. "When a Man Loves a Woman" (4:08) (original by Percy Sledge)
6. "Nothing Else Matters" (5:30) (original by Metallica)
7. "Fade to Grey" (3:38) (original by Visage)
8. "Losing My Religion" (5:01) (original by R.E.M.)
9. "Vienna" (4:22) (original by Ultravox)
10. "The Sound of Silence" (3:35) (original by Simon & Garfunkel)
11. "Sebastian" (3:05) (original by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)
12. "Don't Give Up" (5:22) (original by Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush)

Re-release bonus tracks:

1. "Save A Prayer" (4:54) (original by Duran Duran)
2. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (4:14) (original by U2)
3. "Make Us One" (original by Cindy Morgan)
4. "Breathe" (original by Sixpence None The Richer)

Personnel

Gregorian are:

• Frank Peterson
• Jan-Eric Kohrs
• Michael Soltau
• Carsten Heusmann