Wintersong

For the Paul Winter album, see Wintersong (Paul Winter album).
Wintersong
Studio album by Sarah McLachlan
Released October 17, 2006
Genre Christmas music
Length 45:43
Label Nettwerk (Canada), Arista
Producer Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Afterglow
(2003)		 Wintersong
(2006)		 Laws of Illusion
(2010)
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Wintersong is a Grammy-nominated album of Christmas songs 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.[3] The album also includes a duet with Jazz musician Diana Krall.[4]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
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. "Winter Song"   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" ((feat. Diana Krall) Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelsen 3:59

A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Song for a Winter's Night," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

Singles

"River" was released as a single from that album in September 2006.[5] The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and reached #71 in the Billboard Hot 100.[6] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on November 1, 2006.

Charts

Year Single Chart Peak Position[6]
2006 River Billboard Hot 100 71
2006 Pop 100 70
Hot Digital Songs 66
2007 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 8
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 6
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 5

Sales

Wintersong debuted on the Billboard 200 album sales chart at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.[7] The album later peaked at number 7 on the chart.[8]

Wintersong was also the best-selling holiday album of 2006 in the United States according to sales figures from Nielsen/SoundScan, with total sales of 759,000 copies that year.[9]

On December 13, 2007, Wintersong was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S.[10] In Canada, it has sold over 200,000 copies, and has been certified Double Platinum.[11]

On the week of December 17, 2011, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 195. [12]

Credits

External links

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Blogcritics review
  3. ^ Katie Hasty (2006-08-06). "McLachlan Salutes Holiday Season On New CD". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002952362. Retrieved 2006-12-21. 
  4. ^ http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/wintersong.html SarahMcLachlan.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  5. ^ http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/news/story.jsp?story_id=3204 SarahMcLachlan.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  6. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=11266&model.vnuAlbumId=795409 Billboard.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  7. ^ Katie Hasty, "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years", Billboard.com, October 25, 2006.
  8. ^ Artist chart history for Sarah McLachlan (albums), Billboard.com.
  9. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Billboard. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/43185/chart-watch-extra-bring-on-christmas/. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 
  10. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database - Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Wintersong&artist=Sarah%20Mc%20Lachlan&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=SOLO&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&awardDescription=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=12&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  11. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  12. ^ "Music Albums", Billboard.com, December 8, 2011.
  13. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r857256/credits Allmusic.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
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