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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Two Hearts
| name = Two Hearts
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Jackie Evancho]]
| artist = [[Jackie Evancho]]
| Cover = File:Two Hearts Jackie Evancho album cover.jpg
| cover = File:Two Hearts Jackie Evancho album cover.jpg
| Alt = Head and shoulders color photo of Evancho in a strapless gown, looking downwards pensively as her hair billows over her shoulder
| alt = Two Hearts album cover photo showing Evancho in black dress with colored clouds behind.
| Released = {{startdate|2017|3|31|mf=yes}}
| released = {{startdate|2017|3|31|mf=yes}}
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Classical crossover]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=61|s=20}}
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| Label = [[Portrait Records|Portrait]]
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| genre = [[Classical crossover]]
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| Last album = ''[[Someday at Christmas (Jackie Evancho album)|Someday at Christmas]]''<br />(2016)
| length = {{Duration|m=61|s=20}}
| This album = '''''Two Hearts'''''<br />(2017)
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| label = [[Portrait Records|Portrait]]
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| prev_title = [[Someday at Christmas (Jackie Evancho album)|Someday at Christmas]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[The Debut (Jackie Evancho album)|The Debut]]
| next_year = 2019
}}
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'''''Two Hearts''''' is a two-disc studio album by [[Jackie Evancho]], consisting of a [[classical crossover]] disc with 10 tracks and a [[pop music]] EP with 5 tracks, including four songs on which Evancho has a songwriting credit. The album was released on March 31, 2017, on [[Sony Masterworks]]' [[Portrait Records]] imprint.<ref name=Moving/><ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jackie-Evancho-to-Release-New-Album-Two-Hearts-Preorder-Now-20170313 "Jackie Evancho to Release New Album ''Two Hearts''; Preorder Now"], BroadwayWorld.com, March 13, 2017</ref> Evancho included several songs from the album in her concerts in 2016 and 2017, and she gave ten performances at [[Carlyle Hotel#Entertainment and dining|Café Carlyle]] in New York City that included songs from the album.<ref name=Carlyle10/> She was the youngest artist ever to perform at this venue.<ref name=CarlyleYoungest/>
'''''Two Hearts''''' is a two-disc studio album by [[Jackie Evancho]], consisting of a [[classical crossover]] disc with 10 tracks and a pop music EP with 5 tracks, including four songs on which Evancho has a songwriting credit. The album was released on March 31, 2017, on [[Sony Masterworks]]' [[Portrait Records]] imprint.<ref name=Moving/><ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jackie-Evancho-to-Release-New-Album-Two-Hearts-Preorder-Now-20170313 "Jackie Evancho to Release New Album ''Two Hearts''; Preorder Now"], BroadwayWorld.com, March 13, 2017</ref> Evancho included several songs from the album in her concerts in 2016 and 2017, and she gave ten performances at [[Carlyle Hotel#Entertainment and dining|Café Carlyle]] in New York City that included songs from the album.<ref name=Carlyle10/> She was the youngest artist ever to perform at this venue.<ref name=CarlyleYoungest/>


The tracks on Disc 1 include the ballad "[[Caruso (song)|Caruso]]" by [[Lucio Dalla]]; "Attesa", arranged from the instrumental Intermezzo in the opera ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]'' by [[Pietro Mascagni]]; and "[[How Great Thou Art]]", an 1885 hymn with words by [[Carl Boberg]], translated by Stuart K. Hine. It also includes a song from the eponymous 2004 [Il Divo (album)|Il Divo album]], "Mama". Five of the last six songs on the disc are from film soundtracks. The first two of these are "[[May It Be]]" from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' and "[[The Way We Were (song)|The Way We Were]]", from [[The Way We Were|the 1973 film of the same name]]. Next is the 2014 song "Have You Ever Been in Love" by Jimmie Linville, followed by two songs that Evancho released as singles in 2016: "[[Safe & Sound (Taylor Swift song)|Safe & Sound]]", from ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'', and "[[Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)|Writing's on the Wall]]" from ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''. The disc concludes with "[[A Thousand Years (Christina Perri song)|A Thousand Years]]" from ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]'', sung live as a duet between Evancho and tenor [[Fernando Varela (opera singer)|Fernando Varela]] on his 2017 PBS special.<ref name=YF>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jackie-evancho-releases-album-two-160000807.html "Jackie Evancho Releases New Album Two Hearts Available March 31, 2017 – Preorder Now"], Yahoo! Finance, PR Newswire, March 10, 2017; and http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Sony/88985426512 "Jackie Evancho: ''Two Hearts''"], Presto Classical, accessed March 29, 2017</ref> [[Walmart]] is offering a special edition that includes three additional songs on Disc 1.<ref>[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Two-Hearts-Walmart/55640411 "Two Hearts (Walmart)"], Walmart.com, accessed April 1, 2017</ref> Disc 2 consists of five original songs, on four of which Evancho has a writing credit. Evancho released the fifth song, "Apocalypse", by [[Peter Zizzo]] and others, as a single in April 2016.<ref name=YF />
The tracks on Disc 1 include the ballad "[[Caruso (song)|Caruso]]" by [[Lucio Dalla]]; "Attesa", arranged from the instrumental Intermezzo in the opera ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]'' by [[Pietro Mascagni]]; and "[[How Great Thou Art]]", an 1885 hymn with words by [[Carl Boberg]], translated by Stuart K. Hine. It also includes the song "Mama" from [[Il Divo]]'s eponymous [[Il Divo (album)|2004 album]]. Five of the last six songs on the disc are from film soundtracks. The first two of these are "[[May It Be]]" from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' and "[[The Way We Were (song)|The Way We Were]]", from [[The Way We Were|the 1973 film of the same name]]. Next is the 2014 song "Have You Ever Been in Love" by Jimmie Linville, followed by two songs that Evancho released as singles in 2016: "[[Safe & Sound (Taylor Swift song)|Safe & Sound]]", from ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'', and "[[Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)|Writing's on the Wall]]" from ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''. The disc concludes with "[[A Thousand Years (Christina Perri song)|A Thousand Years]]" from ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]'', sung live as a duet between Evancho and tenor [[Fernando Varela (opera singer)|Fernando Varela]] on his 2017 PBS special.<ref name=YF>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jackie-evancho-releases-album-two-160000807.html "Jackie Evancho Releases New Album Two Hearts Available March 31, 2017 – Preorder Now"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507104949/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jackie-evancho-releases-album-two-160000807.html |date=2017-05-07 }}, Yahoo! Finance, PR Newswire, March 10, 2017; and http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Sony/88985426512 "Jackie Evancho: ''Two Hearts''"], Presto Classical, accessed March 29, 2017</ref> [[Walmart]] is offering a special edition that includes three additional songs on Disc 1.<ref>[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Two-Hearts-Walmart/55640411 "Two Hearts (Walmart)"], Walmart.com, accessed April 1, 2017</ref> Disc 2 consists of five original songs, on four of which Evancho has a writing credit. Evancho released the fifth song, "Apocalypse", by [[Peter Zizzo]] and others, as a single in April 2016.<ref name=YF />


The album debuted at No. 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name=Billboard200/> and No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Classical Albums chart, Evancho's seventh consecutive release to reach the top of that chart.<ref name=Fifth>Caulfield, Keith. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6274048/billboard-200-chart-moves-jackie-evancho-arrives-with-awakening "''Billboard'' 200 Chart Moves: Jackie Evancho Arrives with ''Awakening''"], Prometheus Global Media, October 3, 2014</ref><ref name=Consecutive7/>
The album debuted at No. 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name=Billboard200/> and No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Classical Albums chart, Evancho's seventh consecutive release to reach the top of that chart.<ref name=Fifth>Caulfield, Keith. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6274048/billboard-200-chart-moves-jackie-evancho-arrives-with-awakening "''Billboard'' 200 Chart Moves: Jackie Evancho Arrives with ''Awakening''"], Prometheus Global Media, October 3, 2014</ref><ref name=Consecutive7/> The album remained on the Billboard Classical Albums chart for 36 weeks.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=113&artist=Jackie%20Evancho&f&#91;0&#93;=ts_chart_artistname%3AJackie%20Evancho&f&#91;1&#93;=itm_field_chart_id%3A-&f&#91;2&#93;=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&solrsort=ds_peakdate%3Aasc&type=2 "Jackie Evancho"], Billboard.biz, accessed May 23, 2019</ref>


== Production ==
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== Development and promotion ==
== Development and promotion ==
On December 16, 2015, Evancho released a single cover of "[[Safe & Sound (Taylor Swift song)|Safe & Sound]]", by [[Taylor Swift]].<ref>Evancho, Jackie. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0192NX1R4?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&ref_=cm_cd_asin_lnk "Safe & Sound"], Amazon.com, accessed December 8, 2015</ref> together with a video.<ref name=Nelson2015>Nelson, Jeff. [http://www.people.com/article/jackie-evancho-releases-safe-and-sound-cover-music-video "Jackie Evancho Releases Stunning Cover of Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars' ''Safe and Sound''"], ''People'' magazine, December 17, 2015, accessed March 11, 2017</ref> On January 29, 2016, she released a single and video covering [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]]'s "[[Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)|Writing's on the Wall]]" on her own JE Touring label, telling reporters that she expected the singles to appear on an upcoming album.<ref name=Kowalski2016>Kowalski, Kristine Hope. [http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/jackie-evancho-covers-sam-smith-s-writing-s-on-the-wall-89155 "Jackie Evancho Covers Sam Smith's 'Writing's on the Wall'"], ''Twist'' magazine, January 29, 2016, accessed March 11, 2017</ref> On April 19, 2016, Evancho released "Apocalypse", an original song by [[Peter Zizzo]], also on the JE Touring label. ''Billboard'' wrote that she "has found a brand-new sound. The 16-year-old singer ... is taking a step outside the classical world that made her famous", but Evancho told ''Billboard'': "I'm not going to get rid of my classical voice, because that's my roots, that's what I love the most."<ref name=BillboardReleaseApocalypse>Atkinson, Katie. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7334249/jackie-evancho-pop-debut-song-apocalypse-premiere "Jackie Evancho Trades Classical for Pop on Brand-New Song 'Apocalypse': Exclusive Premiere"], ''Billboard'', April 19, 2016</ref> She also released a video of the song<ref>Ledbetter, Carly. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/get-an-exclusive-look-at-jackie-evanchos-new-music-video-apocalypse_us_5717dd49e4b024dae4f0e209 "Get an Exclusive Look at Jackie Evancho’s New Music Video for 'Apocalypse'"], ''The Huffington Post'', April 21, 2016</ref> and performed it on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'' and ''[[Live! with Kelly and Michael]]''.<ref>[http://www.today.com/video/jackie-evancho-now-16-performs-apocalypse-on-today-673959491844 "Jackie Evancho, now 16, performs 'Apocalypse' on ''Today''"], Today.com, April 26, 2016; and [http://www.wtae.com/entertainment/photos-pittsburgh-native-jackie-evancho-performs-on-live-with-kelly-and-michael/39219222 "Photos: Pittsburgh native Jackie Evancho performs on ''Live! With Kelly and Michael''"], WTAE.com, April 26, 2016</ref> A reviewer for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', found the track "cloying", writing that Evancho "sounds unremarkable outside her genre."<ref name=Tolentino>Tolentino, Jia. [http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/jackie-evancho-and-the-politics-of-childhood "Jackie Evancho, Trump’s Inauguration, and the Politics of Childhood"], ''The New Yorker'', January 19, 2017</ref> On March 29, 2017, Evancho released a music video for "Atessa".<ref>Savitsky, Sasha. [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/03/29/exclusive-jackie-evancho-releases-music-video-for-atessa-song-about-lost-love.html "Exclusive: Jackie Evancho releases music video for 'Atessa,' song about lost love"], Fox News, March 29, 2017</ref>
On December 16, 2015, Evancho released a single cover of "[[Safe & Sound (Taylor Swift song)|Safe & Sound]]", by [[Taylor Swift]].<ref>Evancho, Jackie. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0192NX1R4?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&ref_=cm_cd_asin_lnk "Safe & Sound"], Amazon.com, accessed December 8, 2015</ref> together with a video.<ref name=Nelson2015>Nelson, Jeff. [http://www.people.com/article/jackie-evancho-releases-safe-and-sound-cover-music-video "Jackie Evancho Releases Stunning Cover of Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars' ''Safe and Sound''"], ''People'' magazine, December 17, 2015, accessed March 11, 2017</ref> On January 29, 2016, she released a single and video covering [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]]'s "[[Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)|Writing's on the Wall]]" on her own JE Touring label, telling reporters that she expected the singles to appear on an upcoming album.<ref name=Kowalski2016>Kowalski, Kristine Hope. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160201181904/http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/jackie-evancho-covers-sam-smith-s-writing-s-on-the-wall-89155 "Jackie Evancho Covers Sam Smith's 'Writing's on the Wall'"], ''Twist'' magazine, January 29, 2016, accessed March 11, 2017</ref> On April 19, 2016, Evancho released "Apocalypse", an original song by [[Peter Zizzo]], also on the JE Touring label. ''Billboard'' wrote that she "has found a brand-new sound. The 16-year-old singer ... is taking a step outside the classical world that made her famous", but Evancho told ''Billboard'': "I'm not going to get rid of my classical voice, because that's my roots, that's what I love the most."<ref name=BillboardReleaseApocalypse>Atkinson, Katie. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7334249/jackie-evancho-pop-debut-song-apocalypse-premiere "Jackie Evancho Trades Classical for Pop on Brand-New Song 'Apocalypse': Exclusive Premiere"], ''Billboard'', April 19, 2016</ref> She also released a video of the song<ref>Ledbetter, Carly. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/get-an-exclusive-look-at-jackie-evanchos-new-music-video-apocalypse_us_5717dd49e4b024dae4f0e209 "Get an Exclusive Look at Jackie Evancho’s New Music Video for 'Apocalypse'"], ''The Huffington Post'', April 21, 2016</ref> and performed it on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'' and ''[[Live! with Kelly and Michael]]''.<ref>[http://www.today.com/video/jackie-evancho-now-16-performs-apocalypse-on-today-673959491844 "Jackie Evancho, now 16, performs 'Apocalypse' on ''Today''"], Today.com, April 26, 2016; and [http://www.wtae.com/entertainment/photos-pittsburgh-native-jackie-evancho-performs-on-live-with-kelly-and-michael/39219222 "Photos: Pittsburgh native Jackie Evancho performs on ''Live! With Kelly and Michael''"], WTAE.com, April 26, 2016</ref> A reviewer for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', found the track "cloying", writing that Evancho "sounds unremarkable outside her genre."<ref name=Tolentino>[[Jia Tolentino|Tolentino, Jia]]. [http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/jackie-evancho-and-the-politics-of-childhood "Jackie Evancho, Trump’s Inauguration, and the Politics of Childhood"], ''The New Yorker'', January 19, 2017</ref> On March 29, 2017, Evancho released a music video for "Atessa".<ref>Savitsky, Sasha. [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/exclusive-jackie-evancho-releases-music-video-for-attesa-song-about-lost-love "Exclusive: Jackie Evancho releases music video for 'Atessa,' song about lost love"], Fox News, March 29, 2017</ref>


Evancho's 2016 holiday album, ''[[Someday at Christmas (Jackie Evancho album)|Someday at Christmas]]'', was her last commitment to Sony, but after her January 2017 performance of the US national anthem at the presidential [[inauguration of Donald Trump]], she experienced a bump in her album sales.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7646982/donald-trump-jackie-evancho-album-sales-fact-check-skyrocket "Fact-Checking Donald Trump's Claim About Jackie Evancho's Album Sales"], ''Billboard'', January 4, 2017; and Rucker, Philip and Danielle Paquette. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/week-of-trump-tweets "How a week of Trump tweets stoked anxiety, moved markets and altered plans"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', January 7, 2017</ref> She received new offers from several labels but chose to distribute her new album with Sony.<ref>Rowe, Matt. [http://www.pressmentor.com/blogs/20170212/new-jackie-evancho-album-two-hearts-scheduled-for-march "New Jackie Evancho Album, ''Two Hearts'', Scheduled for March"], MusicTap, February 12, 2017</ref>
Evancho's 2016 holiday album, ''[[Someday at Christmas (Jackie Evancho album)|Someday at Christmas]]'', was her last commitment to Sony, but after her January 2017 performance of the US national anthem at the presidential [[First inauguration of Donald Trump|inauguration of Donald Trump]], she experienced a bump in her album sales.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7646982/donald-trump-jackie-evancho-album-sales-fact-check-skyrocket "Fact-Checking Donald Trump's Claim About Jackie Evancho's Album Sales"], ''Billboard'', January 4, 2017; and Rucker, Philip and Danielle Paquette. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170108044501/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/week-of-trump-tweets/ "How a week of Trump tweets stoked anxiety, moved markets and altered plans"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', January 7, 2017</ref> She received new offers from several labels but chose to distribute her new album with Sony.<ref>Rowe, Matt. [http://www.pressmentor.com/blogs/20170212/new-jackie-evancho-album-two-hearts-scheduled-for-march "New Jackie Evancho Album, ''Two Hearts'', Scheduled for March"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217115914/http://www.pressmentor.com/blogs/20170212/new-jackie-evancho-album-two-hearts-scheduled-for-march |date=2017-02-17 }}, MusicTap, February 12, 2017</ref>


Evancho included several of the songs from the album in her [[Jackie Evancho concert tours#Live in Concert Tour (2016–2017)|2016–2017 US Live in Concert Tour]].<ref>Valadez, Eloise Marie. [http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/219/jackie-evancho-to-entertain-fans-at-star-plaza-theatre/article_43ca23a2-811b-5d6f-ac2a-ce792f96c175.html "Jackie Evancho to entertain fans at Star Plaza Theatre"], NWITimes.com, October 6, 2016; Benson, John. [http://www.news-herald.com/article/HR/20161006/FEATURES/161009590 "''America’s Got Talent'' alum Jackie Evancho visiting Ohio Theatre"], ''The News-Herald'', October 6, 2016; and [http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/show/pittsburgh-today-live/video-3625576-jackie-evancho-making-tour-stop-in-hometown-of-pittsburgh "Jackie Evancho Making Tour Stop In Hometown of Pittsburgh"], ''Pittsburgh Today Live'', [[KDKA-TV]], February 21, 2017 at 4:45</ref> On March 31, 2017, she released a music video of one of the songs on the album, "Attesa".<ref>[http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/jackie-evancho-releases-music-video-attesa-produced-by-studio-11-pittsburgh/507902641 "Jackie Evancho releases new music video produced by Studio 11 Pittsburgh"], WPXI.com, March 31, 2017</ref> She began television promotions for the album with a performance of "[[Caruso (song)|Caruso]]" on the ''Today Show'', on April 4, 2017,<ref>[http://www.today.com/video/watch-jackie-evancho-sing-caruso-live-in-the-today-studio-913645635881 "Watch Jackie Evancho sing 'Caruso' live in the ''Today'' studio"], NBC, April 4, 2017</ref> followed by appearances on NBC's ''New York Live'', and ABC's ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'' in April 2017.<ref>[http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Catching-Up-with-Jackie-Evancho_New-York-419164674.html "Catching Up with Jackie Evancho"], ''New York Live'', April 11, 2017; and Gilchrist, Tracy E. [http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/4/15/jackie-evancho-and-sister-juliet-hope-talk-trump-about-trans-rights "Jackie Evancho and Sister Juliet Hope to Talk to Trump About Trans Rights"], ''[[The Advocate]]'', April 15, 2017</ref> She gave ten performances at [[Carlyle Hotel#Entertainment and dining|Café Carlyle]] in New York City, from April 11 to 22, which included songs from the album.<ref name=Carlyle10>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/John-OHurley-Jackie-Evancho-and-Lisa-Loeb-to-Make-Cafe-Carlyle-Debuts-This-Spring-20170223# "John O'Hurley, Jackie Evancho and Lisa Loeb to Make Cafe Carlyle Debuts this Spring"], BroadwayWorld.com, February 23, 2017; and [https://thecitiview.com/display/files/JACKIE-EVANCHO-Band-Info-and-Set-List-REVpdf Evancho's set list at Cafe Carlyle"], TheCitiView.com, April 12, 2017</ref> She was the youngest artist ever to ever perform at this venue.<ref name=CarlyleYoungest>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Jackie-Evancho-Will-Make-Cafe-Carlyle-Debut-This-April-20170303 "Jackie Evancho Will Make Cafe Carlyle Debut This April"], BroadwayWorld.com, March 3, 2017</ref> The same month, she released a music video of another song from the album, "Pedestal". Evancho told ''People'' magazine that the music-box inspired song is "about breaking free of your childhood image and coming into your own; finding out who you are as an adult."<ref>Nelson, Jeff. [http://people.com/music/jackie-evancho-pedestal-music-video-premiere "Jackie Evancho Premieres Music Video for New Pop Crossover Track 'Pedestal'"], ''People'', April 27, 2017</ref> In May 2017, on the same day that she began her [[Jackie Evancho concert tours#Two Hearts tour (2017–2018)|''Two Hearts'' tour]], Evancho performed "Pedestal" on [[WGN-TV]], Chicago.<ref>Barnas, T. M. [http://wgntv.com/2017/05/19/americas-got-talent-alum-jackie-evancho-performs "America’s Got Talent alum Jackie Evancho performs"], WGNTV.com, May 19, 2017</ref>
Evancho included several of the songs from the album in her [[Jackie Evancho concert tours#Live in Concert Tour (2016–2017)|2016–2017 US Live in Concert Tour]].<ref>Valadez, Eloise Marie. [http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/219/jackie-evancho-to-entertain-fans-at-star-plaza-theatre/article_43ca23a2-811b-5d6f-ac2a-ce792f96c175.html "Jackie Evancho to entertain fans at Star Plaza Theatre"], NWITimes.com, October 6, 2016; Benson, John. [http://www.news-herald.com/article/HR/20161006/FEATURES/161009590 "''America’s Got Talent'' alum Jackie Evancho visiting Ohio Theatre"], ''The News-Herald'', October 6, 2016; and [http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/show/pittsburgh-today-live/video-3625576-jackie-evancho-making-tour-stop-in-hometown-of-pittsburgh "Jackie Evancho Making Tour Stop In Hometown of Pittsburgh"], ''Pittsburgh Today Live'', [[KDKA-TV]], February 21, 2017 at 4:45</ref> On March 31, 2017, she released a music video of one of the songs on the album, "Attesa".<ref>[http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/jackie-evancho-releases-music-video-attesa-produced-by-studio-11-pittsburgh/507902641 "Jackie Evancho releases new music video produced by Studio 11 Pittsburgh"], WPXI.com, March 31, 2017</ref> She began television promotions for the album with a performance of "[[Caruso (song)|Caruso]]" on the ''Today Show'', on April 4, 2017,<ref>[http://www.today.com/video/watch-jackie-evancho-sing-caruso-live-in-the-today-studio-913645635881 "Watch Jackie Evancho sing 'Caruso' live in the ''Today'' studio"], NBC, April 4, 2017</ref> followed by appearances on NBC's ''New York Live'', and ABC's ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'' in April 2017.<ref>[http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Catching-Up-with-Jackie-Evancho_New-York-419164674.html "Catching Up with Jackie Evancho"], ''New York Live'', April 11, 2017; and Gilchrist, Tracy E. [http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/4/15/jackie-evancho-and-sister-juliet-hope-talk-trump-about-trans-rights "Jackie Evancho and Sister Juliet Hope to Talk to Trump About Trans Rights"], ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]'', April 15, 2017</ref> She gave ten performances at [[Carlyle Hotel#Entertainment and dining|Café Carlyle]] in New York City, from April 11 to 22, which included songs from the album.<ref name=Carlyle10>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/John-OHurley-Jackie-Evancho-and-Lisa-Loeb-to-Make-Cafe-Carlyle-Debuts-This-Spring-20170223# "John O'Hurley, Jackie Evancho and Lisa Loeb to Make Cafe Carlyle Debuts this Spring"], BroadwayWorld.com, February 23, 2017; and [https://thecitiview.com/display/files/JACKIE-EVANCHO-Band-Info-and-Set-List-REVpdf Evancho's set list at Cafe Carlyle"], TheCitiView.com, April 12, 2017</ref> She was the youngest artist ever to ever perform at this venue.<ref name=CarlyleYoungest>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Jackie-Evancho-Will-Make-Cafe-Carlyle-Debut-This-April-20170303 "Jackie Evancho Will Make Cafe Carlyle Debut This April"], BroadwayWorld.com, March 3, 2017</ref> The same month, she released a music video of another song from the album, "Pedestal". Evancho told ''People'' magazine that the music-box inspired song is "about breaking free of your childhood image and coming into your own; finding out who you are as an adult."<ref>Nelson, Jeff. [http://people.com/music/jackie-evancho-pedestal-music-video-premiere "Jackie Evancho Premieres Music Video for New Pop Crossover Track 'Pedestal'"], ''People'', April 27, 2017</ref> In May 2017, on the same day that she began her [[Jackie Evancho concert tours#Two Hearts tour (2017–2018)|''Two Hearts'' tour]], Evancho performed "Pedestal" on [[WGN-TV]], Chicago.<ref>Barnas, T. M. [http://wgntv.com/2017/05/19/americas-got-talent-alum-jackie-evancho-performs "America’s Got Talent alum Jackie Evancho performs"], WGNTV.com, May 19, 2017</ref>


== Chart performance ==
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| title4 = [[Il Divo (album)#Track listing|Mama]]
| writer4 = [[Andreas Romdhane]], [[Josef Larossi]], [[Savan Kotecha]]
| writer4 = [[Andreas Romdhane]], [[Josef Larossi]], [[Savan Kotecha]] <small>(music and lyrics)</small>
| length4 = 3:24
| length4 = 3:24
| title5 = [[May It Be]]
| title5 = [[May It Be]]
| note5 = from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001)
| note5 = from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001)
| writer5 = [[Enya]] <small>(music)</small> [[Roma Ryan]], [[Nicky Ryan]] and [[Howard Shore]] <small>(lyrics)</small>
| writer5 = [[Enya]] <small>(music)</small> [[Roma Ryan]] <small>(lyrics)</small>
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| title6 = [[The Way We Were (song)|The Way We Were]]
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| writer6 = [[Marvin Hamlisch]] <small>(music)</small> [[Alan Bergman]] and [[Marilyn Bergman]] <small>(lyrics)</small>
| length6 = 3:27
| length6 = 3:27
| title7 = Have You Ever Been in Love
| title7 = Have You Ever Been in Love?
| writer7 = Jimmie Linville <small>(music and lyrics)</small>
| writer7 = Jimmie Linville <small>(music and lyrics)</small>
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| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = [[A Thousand Years (Christina Perri song)|A Thousand Years]]
| title10 = [[A Thousand Years (Christina Perri song)|A Thousand Years]]
| note10 = live; with [[Fernando Varela (opera singer)|Fernando Varela]]; from ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (soundtrack)|The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]'' (2011)
| note10 = live; with [[Fernando Varela (opera singer)|Fernando Varela]]; from ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (soundtrack)|The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]'' (2011); lyrics in Italian
| writer10 = [[Christina Perri]] and [[David Hodges]] <small>(music and lyrics)</small>
| writer10 = [[Christina Perri]] and [[David Hodges]] <small>(music and lyrics)</small>
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| length10 = 5:04
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| title11 = Coming Home, Pt. II
| writer11 = [[Jay Z|Shawn Carter]], [[J. Cole|Jermaine Cole]], [[Alex da Kid|Alexander Grant]] and [[Skylar Grey|Holly Hafermann]]<small> (music and lyrics)</small>
| writer11 = [[Jay Z|Shawn Carter]], [[J. Cole|Jermaine Cole]], [[Alex da Kid|Alexander Grant]] and [[Skylar Grey|Holly Hafermann]]<small> (music and lyrics)</small>
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| headline = Disc 2
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| title1 = Sane
| writer1 = [[Dina Fanai]] and [[Heather Holley]]<small> (music)</small><br /> Jackie Evancho, Dina Fanai and Heather Holley <small> (lyrics)</small>
| writer1 = [[Dina Fanai]] and [[Heather Holley]]<small> (music)</small><br /> Jackie Evancho, Dina Fanai and Heather Holley <small> (lyrics)</small>
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Two Hearts
Two Hearts album cover photo showing Evancho in black dress with colored clouds behind.
Studio album by
Jackie Evancho
ReleasedMarch 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
GenreClassical crossover
Length61:20
LabelPortrait
Jackie Evancho chronology
Someday at Christmas
(2016) 		Two Hearts
(2017) 		The Debut
(2019)

Two Hearts is a two-disc studio album by Jackie Evancho, consisting of a classical crossover disc with 10 tracks and a pop music EP with 5 tracks, including four songs on which Evancho has a songwriting credit. The album was released on March 31, 2017, on Sony Masterworks' Portrait Records imprint.[1][2] Evancho included several songs from the album in her concerts in 2016 and 2017, and she gave ten performances at Café Carlyle in New York City that included songs from the album.[3] She was the youngest artist ever to perform at this venue.[4]

The tracks on Disc 1 include the ballad "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla; "Attesa", arranged from the instrumental Intermezzo in the opera Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni; and "How Great Thou Art", an 1885 hymn with words by Carl Boberg, translated by Stuart K. Hine. It also includes the song "Mama" from Il Divo's eponymous 2004 album. Five of the last six songs on the disc are from film soundtracks. The first two of these are "May It Be" from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and "The Way We Were", from the 1973 film of the same name. Next is the 2014 song "Have You Ever Been in Love" by Jimmie Linville, followed by two songs that Evancho released as singles in 2016: "Safe & Sound", from The Hunger Games, and "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre. The disc concludes with "A Thousand Years" from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, sung live as a duet between Evancho and tenor Fernando Varela on his 2017 PBS special.[5] Walmart is offering a special edition that includes three additional songs on Disc 1.[6] Disc 2 consists of five original songs, on four of which Evancho has a writing credit. Evancho released the fifth song, "Apocalypse", by Peter Zizzo and others, as a single in April 2016.[5]

The album debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200,[7] and No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart, Evancho's seventh consecutive release to reach the top of that chart.[8][9] The album remained on the Billboard Classical Albums chart for 36 weeks.[10]

Production

Evancho began recording music for the album in 2015[11] and released three of the songs included on the album as singles by early 2016.[12][13] On Disc 1, production, arrangements and accompaniments are provided by William Joseph, Nick Patrick, David Kahne, Michael Mangini, Peter Zizzo and Chris Craker, among others. The Czech National Symphony Orchestra accompanied tracks 1–3, 5 and 6 (and bonus track 13); Gavin Greenaway conducted a London studio orchestra that accompanies track 10. Evancho's vocals were mostly recorded at Audible Images in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[14]

Disc 2 is Evancho's first release that includes her own songwriting (other than contributions that she made in 2010 to the lyrics of the title song of Dream With Me). Dina Fanai and Heather Holley, who produced Evancho's last album, Someday at Christmas, returned as producers for Disc 2,[15] provided accompaniment, background vocals and co-wrote the first four songs on the disc with Evancho.[1][14] Robert Kinkel, formerly of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, who worked with Evancho on Someday at Christmas, also co-wrote one of the album's original songs and played keyboards for several of them.[15] Arrangements and cello accompaniment on the first four songs are by Dave Eggar. Michael Mangini and Peter Zizzo co-wrote, produced and provided accompaniments for track 5.[14]

Development and promotion

On December 16, 2015, Evancho released a single cover of "Safe & Sound", by Taylor Swift.[16] together with a video.[11] On January 29, 2016, she released a single and video covering Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" on her own JE Touring label, telling reporters that she expected the singles to appear on an upcoming album.[12] On April 19, 2016, Evancho released "Apocalypse", an original song by Peter Zizzo, also on the JE Touring label. Billboard wrote that she "has found a brand-new sound. The 16-year-old singer ... is taking a step outside the classical world that made her famous", but Evancho told Billboard: "I'm not going to get rid of my classical voice, because that's my roots, that's what I love the most."[13] She also released a video of the song[17] and performed it on The Today Show and Live! with Kelly and Michael.[18] A reviewer for The New Yorker, found the track "cloying", writing that Evancho "sounds unremarkable outside her genre."[19] On March 29, 2017, Evancho released a music video for "Atessa".[20]

Evancho's 2016 holiday album, Someday at Christmas, was her last commitment to Sony, but after her January 2017 performance of the US national anthem at the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, she experienced a bump in her album sales.[21] She received new offers from several labels but chose to distribute her new album with Sony.[22]

Evancho included several of the songs from the album in her 2016–2017 US Live in Concert Tour.[23] On March 31, 2017, she released a music video of one of the songs on the album, "Attesa".[24] She began television promotions for the album with a performance of "Caruso" on the Today Show, on April 4, 2017,[25] followed by appearances on NBC's New York Live, and ABC's The View in April 2017.[26] She gave ten performances at Café Carlyle in New York City, from April 11 to 22, which included songs from the album.[3] She was the youngest artist ever to ever perform at this venue.[4] The same month, she released a music video of another song from the album, "Pedestal". Evancho told People magazine that the music-box inspired song is "about breaking free of your childhood image and coming into your own; finding out who you are as an adult."[27] In May 2017, on the same day that she began her Two Hearts tour, Evancho performed "Pedestal" on WGN-TV, Chicago.[28]

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200,[7] and No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart, Evancho's seventh consecutive release to reach the top of that chart.[8][9]

Track listing

Sources: AllMusic and Portrait[29]

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caruso" (featuring William Joseph, piano)Lucio Dalla (music and lyrics)4:27
2."Attesa" (the instrumental Intermezzo in the opera Cavalleria rusticana)Pietro Mascagni (music) Chiara Ferraú (lyrics)4:30
3."How Great Thou Art"German traditional (music) Carl Boberg and Stuart K. Hine (lyrics)5:18
4."Mama"Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Savan Kotecha (music and lyrics)3:24
5."May It Be" (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001))Enya (music) Roma Ryan (lyrics)3:50
6."The Way We Were" (from The Way We Were (1973))Marvin Hamlisch (music) Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)3:27
7."Have You Ever Been in Love?"Jimmie Linville (music and lyrics)4:06
8."Safe & Sound" (from The Hunger Games (2012))Taylor Swift, Joy Williams, John Paul White and T-Bone Burnett (music and lyrics)3:42
9."Writing's on the Wall" (from Spectre (2015))Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes (music and lyrics)3:50
10."A Thousand Years" (live; with Fernando Varela; from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011); lyrics in Italian)Christina Perri and David Hodges (music and lyrics)5:04
Total length:41:38
Bonus tracks included only on Disc 1 of the Walmart version of the album
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Coming Home, Pt. II"Shawn Carter, Jermaine Cole, Alexander Grant and Holly Hafermann (music and lyrics)3:10
12."Fix You"Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion and Christopher Martin (music and lyrics)4:20
13."America the Beautiful"Samuel Ward (music) Katharine Lee Bates (lyrics) (lyrics)3:24
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sane"Dina Fanai and Heather Holley (music)
Jackie Evancho, Dina Fanai and Heather Holley (lyrics)		3:33
2."Pedestal"Dina Fanai, Heather Holley and Robert Kinkel (music)
Jackie Evancho, Dina Fanai and Heather Holley (lyrics)		3:43
3."The Haunting"Dina Fanai and Heather Holley (music)
Jackie Evancho, Dina Fanai and Heather Holley (lyrics) 		3:59
4."Wonderland"Dina Fanai and Heather Holley (music)
Jackie Evancho, Dina Fanai and Heather Holley (lyrics) 		4:22
5."Apocalypse"Peter Zizzo, Jillette Johnson, et al. (music and lyrics)4:05
Total length:19:42

Charts

References

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  2. ^ "Jackie Evancho to Release New Album Two Hearts; Preorder Now", BroadwayWorld.com, March 13, 2017
  3. ^ a b "John O'Hurley, Jackie Evancho and Lisa Loeb to Make Cafe Carlyle Debuts this Spring", BroadwayWorld.com, February 23, 2017; and Evancho's set list at Cafe Carlyle", TheCitiView.com, April 12, 2017
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