The Visit (Loreena McKennitt album)

The Visit
Studio album by Loreena McKennitt
Released	1991 (Canada)
Genre	Folk, World music
Length	49:10
Label	Quinlan Road Warner Bros. Records 26880
Loreena McKennitt chronology
Parallel Dreams (1989) The Visit (1991) The Mask and Mirror (1994)

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The Visit is the fourth studio album by Loreena McKennitt and was released in 1991. The album is certified Gold^[2] in the US.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Song information 3 Personnel 3.1 Other Personnel 4 Certifications 5 References

Track listing

All compositions by Loreena McKennitt except as noted.^[3]

1. "All Souls Night" – 5:09
2. "Bonny Portmore" (Traditional, arranged and adapted by Loreena McKennit) – 4:21
3. "Between the Shadows" – 3:42
4. "The Lady of Shalott" (Lyrics by Alfred Lord Tennyson adapted by Loreena McKennitt, music by Loreena McKennit) – 11:34
5. "Greensleeves" (Traditional music arranged by Loreena McKennitt) – 4:26
6. "Tango to Evora" – 4:10
7. "Courtyard Lullaby" – 4:57
8. "The Old Ways" – 5:44
9. "Cymbeline" (Music by Loreena McKennitt, Lyric by William Shakespeare) – 5:07

Song information

• "All Souls Night" derives from McKennitt's merging of the traditions, mythology, and culture of Japan with old European Samhain rituals. The "bonfires" and "figures dancing" are European, the "candles and lanterns" are from Japanese traditions.
• "Bonny Portmore" is a traditional Celtic folk song about oak forest deforestation. It was featured in the soundtrack of Highlander: the Sorcerer.
• "The Lady of Shalott" is based on the poem The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
• Contrary to the album notes, "Greensleeves" was not actually written by Henry VIII.
• "Tango to Evora" was used in the National Film Board of Canada documentary The Burning Times. A cover to the song has been recorded by one of Greece's most popular and respected singers, Haris Alexiou, entitled "Nefeli's Tango", with lyrics written by herself. Another cover to the song has been recorded by Turkish singer, Nilüfer, entitled "Çok Uzaklarda". Evora is an historical city in Portugal. The song has also been covered by the Iranian singer Ilya Monfared under the title "Gol-e-Orkideh" (Orchid Flower).
• "Cymbeline" is taken from a song in the William Shakespeare play Cymbeline.

Personnel

• Loreena McKennitt – synthesizer, piano, harp, accordion, bodhran, vocals, arranger, producer, adaptation
• Anne Bourne – cello
• Al Cross – drums
• Tom Hazlett - bass
• Brian Hughes – balalaika, electric & acoustic guitar, assistant engineer, assistant producer
• Patrick Hutchinson – uillean pipes
• George Koller – bass, cello, mad fiddle, tamboura, sitar
• Rick Lazar – percussion, udu drum
• Hugh Marsh – fiddle

Other Personnel

• Jeff Wolpert – engineer, mixing, assistant producer

Certifications

• US : Gold^[4] (600 000+)
• BRA : Gold^[5] (100 000+)

References

Loreena McKennitt Studio albums Elemental (1985)  • To Drive the Cold Winter Away (1987)  • Parallel Dreams (1989)  • The Visit (1991)  • The Mask and Mirror (1994)  • The Book of Secrets (1997)  • An Ancient Muse (2006)  • A Midwinter Night's Dream (2008)  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2010) Live albums Live in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts (1995)  • Live in Paris and Toronto (1999)  • Nights from the Alhambra (2007)  • A Mediterranean Odyssey (2009) EPs A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995) Videos No Journey's End (1995)  • Nights from the Alhambra (2007)  • A Moveable Musical Feast (2008) Compilations A Mummers' Dance Through Ireland (2009) Box sets The Journey Begins (2008) Singles "The Lady of Shalott"  • "All Souls Night"  • "Courtyard Lullaby"  • "Greensleeves"  • "The Bonny Swans"  • "Santiago"  • "The Dark Night of the Soul"  • "The Mystic's Dreams"  • "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"  • "The Mummers' Dance"  • "Marco Polo"  • "Caravanserai"  • "Penelope's Song"  • "The Seven Rejoices of Mary"  • "Noël Nouvelet!"  • "Dante's Prayer" Related topics Quinlan Road  • McKennitt v Ash