Wintersong

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Wintersong
Wintersong cover
Studio album by Sarah McLachlan
Released October 17, 2006
Genre Holiday music
Length 45:43
Label Nettwerk, Arista Records
Producer(s) Pierre Marchand
Professional reviews
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Bloom: Remix Album
(2005)		 Wintersong
(2006)


Wintersong is a Grammy-nominated, holiday album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released in October 2006. It was produced by longtime collaborator Pierre Marchand and includes contributions from Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies.[1] The album also includes a duet with Jazz musician Diana Krall. [1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono) – 3:28
  2. "What Child Is This (Greensleeves)" (William Chatterton Dix) – 3:31
  3. "River" (Joni Mitchell) – 4:02
  4. "Wintersong" (Sarah McLachlan) – 3:31
  5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon) – 3:15
  6. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:51
  7. "The First Noel / Mary Mary" (Traditional) – 5:00
  8. "Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber) – 3:48
  9. "Song for a Winter's Night" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:48
  10. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 3:44
  11. "In the Bleak Mid Winter" (Traditional) – 3:46
  12. "Christmas Time Is Here" featuring Diana Krall (Vince Guaraldi) – 3:59

[edit] Singles

"River" was released as a single from that album in September 2006.[2] The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and currently sits at #78 in the Billboard Hot 100.[citation needed] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on November 1, 2006.

[edit] Sales

Wintersong debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.[2] The album later peaked at number seven on the chart.[3] It has so far sold 759,162 copies[citation needed] in the U.S.A. and 226,567 copies[citation needed] in Canada.

[edit] Credits

  • Sarah McLachlan: Vocals, Piano, Harp, Dobro [3]
  • Pierre Marchand: Keyboards, Programming, Synth Bass, Quartet Manipulations, Vienna Keyboard Strings
  • Jim Creeggan: Double Bass
  • Colin Cripps: Guitar, Dobro
  • Diana Krall: Piano
  • Ashwin Sood: Drums, Percussion
  • Luke Doucet: Guitar
  • Bill Dillon: Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Bass
  • Bob Doige: Sleigh Bells
  • Daryl Johnson: Bass
  • Vince Mai: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
  • Brian Minato: Bass
  • David Kershaw: Keyboards
  • David Sinclair: Guitar

[edit] References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty (2006-08-06). McLachlan Salutes Holiday Season On New CD. Billboard. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
  2. ^ Katie Hasty, "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years", Billboard.com, October 25, 2006.
  3. ^ Artist chart history for Sarah McLachlan (albums), Billboard.com.
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Discography
Studio Albums: Touch · Solace · Fumbling Towards Ecstasy · Surfacing · Afterglow · Wintersong
Live Albums: Live EP · The Freedom Sessions · Mirrorball · Afterglow Live · Mirrorball: The Complete Concert · Live From Etown: 2006 Christmas Special
Other Albums: Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff · Remixed · Bloom: Remix Album
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