''The Fire Within'' is the sixth album by American Yamaha Artist Jennifer Thomas. It was released on 12 October 2018, debuting in the ''

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charts at number 3, at number 2 in the classical

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chart and 25 in the Heatseekers chart.

Development

The album was recorded using

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, London; Opus 4 Studios,

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; the Yamaha Entertainment Group,

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;

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Music Studios,

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; and Tickled Ivory Music Home Studios,

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. Co-produced with

and mixed by six-time

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-award-winning

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Track listing

* Sources: iTunes and album sleeve notes.

Personnel

Musicians * Jennifer Thomas * Kimberly StarKey, also known as The Rogue Pianist (piano) *

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(cello) * Eurielle (vocals) * The English Session Orchestra,

, London * Session players from the Ensign Symphony Seattle Production *Produced by Jennifer Thomas and

*Orchestration Glen Gabriel *Engineered by

*Additional engineering by Ryan Nelson *Mastered by Cristofer Stannow

Preview

* In July 2018 the album was previewed with the Ensign Symphony & Chorus at a live

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Seattle concert.

Reviews

* mormonmusic.org * ''

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Gazette''

References

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