2018's Hymn marked the mult-iplatinum Grammy award-nominated classical crossover pioneer's first new studio recording since she released the international chart-topper Dreamchaser in 2013. Brightman returned to the recording studio in 2016 to begin working on Hymn with long time producer and collaborator Frank Peterson who notably helmed production on eight seminal recordings by the artist, including Dive [1993], Fly [1995], Timeless (Time To Say Goodbye) [1997], Eden [1998], La Luna [2000], Harem [2003], and Symphony and Winter Symphony [2008]. The spiritually themed Hymn is an inspirational collection of orchestrated, choir-based songs that Brightman says felt soothing to record at that moment in her life. Hymn's mystical, uplifting tone is set with its title track – a song by British prog-rock band Barclay James Harvest. The release also encompasses songs by such modern composers as Eric Whitacre ("Fly To Paradise"), Japanese superstar musician and songwriter Yoshiki ("Miracle"), and German DJ Paul Kalkbrenner ("Sky and Sand"). The album closes with a new rendition of Brightman's signature smash duet with Andrea Bocelli, "Time To Say Goodbye", singing lyrics that she wrote herself, and sung in English for the first time.