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{{Infobox album
| name = Masters of Chant
| type = cover
| artist = [[Gregorian (band)|Gregorian]]
| cover = Masters_of_Chant.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1999|12|6|df=yes}}
| recorded = 1999 [[Angel Recording Studios]]/London, Nemo Studios/Hamburg
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Gregorian chant]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| length = 71:00
| label = [[Edel America Records]]
| producer = [[Frank Peterson]], Carsten Heusmann, Jan-Eric Kohrs & Michael Soltau
| prev_title = [[Sadisfaction]]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[Masters of Chant Chapter II]]
| next_year = 2001
}}

'''''Masters of Chant''''' is the first album of the second incarnation of [[Gregorian (band)|Gregorian]] and second overall under the Gregorian name, released in 1999. It is the first in the ''Masters of Chant'' series of albums.

In 2008, [[Barnes & Noble]]/[[Curb Records]] released a Gregorian compilation album with the ''Masters of Chant'' name, containing tracks from various ''Masters of Chant'' albums.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Original artist
| title1 = [[Brothers in Arms (song)|Brothers in Arms]]
| writer1 = [[Mark Knopfler]]
| extra1 = [[Dire Straits]]
| length1 = 5:09

| title2 = [[Scarborough Fair (ballad)|Scarborough Fair]]
| writer2 = (Traditional)
| extra2 = [[Simon & Garfunkel]]
| length2 = 4:06

| title3 = [[Tears in Heaven]]
| writer3 = [[Eric Clapton]], [[Will Jennings]]
| extra3 = [[Eric Clapton]]
| length3 = 4:43

| title4 = [[Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds|Still I'm Sad]]
| writer4 = [[Jim McCarty]], [[Paul Samwell-Smith]]
| extra4 = [[The Yardbirds]]
| length4 = 4:02

| title5 = [[When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]
| writer5 = Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
| extra5 = [[Percy Sledge]]
| length5 = 4:08

| title6 = [[Nothing Else Matters]]
| writer6 = [[James Hetfield]], [[Lars Ulrich]]
| extra6 = [[Metallica]]
| length6 = 5:30

| title7 = [[Fade to Grey (Visage song)|Fade to Grey]]
| writer7 = [[Billy Currie]], Christopher John Payne, [[Midge Ure]]
| extra7 = [[Visage (band)|Visage]]
| length7 = 3:38

| title8 = [[Losing My Religion]]
| writer8 = [[Bill Berry]], [[Peter Buck]], [[Mike Mills]], [[Michael Stipe]]
| extra8 = [[R.E.M.]]
| length8 = 5:01

| title9 = [[Vienna (Ultravox song)|Vienna]]
| writer9 = [[Midge Ure]], Billy Currie, [[Chris Cross]], [[Warren Cann]]
| extra9 = [[Ultravox]]
| length9 = 4:22

| title10 = [[The Sound of Silence]]
| writer10 = [[Paul Simon]]
| extra10 = [[Simon & Garfunkel]]
| length10 = 3:35

| title11 = [[Sebastian (song)|Sebastian]]
| writer11 = [[Steve Harley]]
| extra11 = [[Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel]]
| length11 = 3:05

| title12 = [[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]
| note12 = featuring [[Sarah Brightman]]
| writer12 = [[Peter Gabriel]]
| extra12 = [[Peter Gabriel]] & [[Kate Bush]]
| length12 = 5:22

|total_length = 52:41 }}

{{Track listing
| headline = Re-release bonus track
| extra_column = Original artist
| title13 = [[Save a Prayer]]
| writer13 = [[Duran Duran]]
| extra13 = [[Duran Duran]]
| length13 = 4:14

| title14 = [[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]
| note14 = Radio edit
| writer14 = [[Bono]]
| extra14 = [[U2]]
| length14 = 4:54

| title15 = [[Exodus (compilation album)|Make Us One]]
| writer15 = [[Cindy Morgan]], [[Michael W. Smith]]
| extra15 = Cindy Morgan
| length15 = 3:15

| title16 = [[Streams (1999 album)|Breathe]]
| writer16 = Leigh Nash, Michelle Tumes, John M. Mallory
| extra16 = [[Sixpence None the Richer]]
| length16 = 3:53
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Limited repackaged edition
| extra_column = Original artist
| title13 = [[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]
| note13 = Radio edit
| writer13 = [[Bono]]
| extra13 = [[U2]]
| length13 = 4:54

| title14 = [[Save a Prayer]]
| writer14 = [[Duran Duran]]
| extra14 = [[Duran Duran]]
| length14 = 4:14
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Chants & Mysteries (Box Set), 2007, Disc 1
| extra_column = Original artist
| title13 = [[Save a Prayer]]
| writer13 = [[Duran Duran]]
| extra13 = [[Duran Duran]]
| length13 = 4:14

| title14 = [[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]
| note14 = Radio edit
| writer14 = [[Bono]]
| extra14 = [[U2]]
| length14 = 4:54
}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1999–2001)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|14|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|10|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|13|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|33|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|10|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|4|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|France|11|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|38|id=3539|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|5|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Poland|45|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|11|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|38|artist=Gregorian|album=Masters of Chant|rowheader=true}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|accessdate=12 February 2021}}</ref>
| 93
|}
{{col-end}}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=1999|certyear=2003|title=Masters of Chant|artist=Gregorian|type=album|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|title=Masters of Chant|artist=Gregorian|type=album|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Masters of Chant|type=album|artist=Gregorian|relyear=1999|region=Finland|award=Gold|salesamount=33,258|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|title=Les Maitres Du Chant|artist=Gregorian|type=album|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|relyear=1999|relmonth=12|certyear=2000|title=Masters Of Chant|artist=gregorian|type=album|award=Gold}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Masters Of Chant|artist=Gregorian|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|region=Hungary|accessdate=5 December 2018|award=Gold|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|relyear=1999|title=Masters of Chant|artist=Gregorian|type=album|id=2001-10-19|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|title=Masters of Chant|artist=Gregorian|type=album|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1999 albums]]
[[Category:1990s covers albums]]
[[Category:Gregorian (band) albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Frank Peterson]]

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Masters of Chant - Revision history

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