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 Pierre Marchand
Professional reviews
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Mirrorball: The Complete Concert
(2006)		 Wintersong
(2006)		 Live From Etown: 2006 Christmas Special
(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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on November 1, 2006.

[edit] Charts

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

[edit] Sales

Wintersong debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.[6] The album later peaked at number seven on the chart.[7] It has so far sold 759,162 copies[citation needed] in the U.S.A, and is certified Platinum[1], and over 200,000 copies in Canada, and certified 2x Platinum.[8] It has sold 1.1 million copies world wide.

[edit] Credits

  • Sarah McLachlan: Vocals, Piano, Harp, Dobro[9]
  • 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] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty (2006-08-06). McLachlan Salutes Holiday Season On New CD. Billboard. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
  2. ^ http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/wintersong.html SarahMcLachlan.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  3. ^ http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/news/story.jsp?story_id=3204 SarahMcLachlan.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=11266&model.vnuAlbumId=795409 Billboard.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=11266&model.vnuAlbumId=795409 Billboard.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  6. ^ Katie Hasty, "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years", Billboard.com, October 25, 2006.
  7. ^ Artist chart history for Sarah McLachlan (albums), Billboard.com.
  8. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  9. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pu6m963oaepo~T2 Allmusic.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
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