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Sarah McLachlan
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A quick look at Sarah McLachlan's career:
Born: Halifax, Jan. 28, 1968.
School: Received classical training in guitar and piano at the Nova Scotia
Royal Conservatory.
Big break: Nettwerk Records executives caught her playing in an university
bar with her New Wave band and offered her a deal.
First album: Touch, 1988.
Hits: Adia, Hold On, Into the Fire, Sweet Surrender, Angel, Building a
Mystery, I Will Remember You.
Awards: Three Grammys, Six Junos, Order of Canada.
Sales: Has sold over 25 million records worldwide.
Upcoming appearances: Late Night with David Letterman on Nov. 3, 2003, Live with
Regis & Kelly on Nov 5 2003 and Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Nov. 12. 2003
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An album like this could cement Sarah McLachlan as a middle-of-the-road crooner ready for the Andy Williams Christmas Show, but there's more beneath the surface of Wintersong than just Christmas chestnuts, over-roasting on an open fire. Longtime McLachlan producer Pierre Marchand blurs the borders with ambient sound effects, distorted guitars, and subtle echoes. He adds a Mark Isham-esque muted trumpet solo emerging out of reverse echoes on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" as if viewing the song through a distorted mirror. Violins that sound like they're being blown through a Leslie speaker combine unpredictably with a banjo on "O Little Town of Bethlehem." And on the seventh song, McLachlan finally kicks the album into another gear, turning "The First Noël" into a storming entreaty backed by tribal drums and surging low strings. Her voice is like the serene angel amidst the raging storm. I wish McLachlan had taken more chances like this, instead of the subtle framing she employs around melodies that remain true to form. Surprisingly, the more contemporary songs by John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, and Gordon Lightfoot are the least inventive. Her reading of Mitchell's incandescently wistful "River" is overly faithful to the original, and Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" sounds like karaoke, right down to the Spector-esque production and children's choir. But given that Lennon's prayer for peace still remains unanswered, that fidelity could be intentional. Regardless, this is familiar Christmas fare delivered in an intimate and ethereal fashion that will satisfy those who believe in the nostalgic spirit of the season. --John Diliberto
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From the Album Afterglow (2003), Afterglow,Fallen, World On Fire Stupid ,Drifting,Train Wreck, Push,Answer,Time,Perfect Girl, Dirty Little Secret,From the Album Freed, Freed Elsewhere,Good Enough,Hold On Lyrics,I Will Not Forget You,Ice, Ice Cream,Mary, Ol' 55,Plenty,
From the Album Mirrorball (1999), Adia,Angel, Building A Mystery,Do What You Have To Do,Fear Lyrics,Fumbling Towards Ecstasy,Good Enough,Hold On,I Love You,I Will Not Forget You,Ice Cream, Possession, Sweet Surrender, The Path Of Thorns (Terms),
From the Album Surfacing (1997) Surfacing,Building A Mystery,I Love You,Sweet Surrender,Adia Lyrics,Do What You Have To Do,Witness ,
Angel Black And White ,Full Of Grace,Last Dance, Prayer Of Saint Francis, From the Album Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff (1996) Rarities, B-Sides & Other StuffmDear God Lyrics,I Will Remember You, Fear Lyrics,Gloomy Sunday Lyrics,Full Of Grace Lyrics,
Song For A Winter's Night Lyrics,Blue Lyrics,Drawn To The Rhythm Lyrics,Shelter Lyrics,As The End Draws Near Lyrics,Vox Lyrics,Into The Fire Lyrics,
Possession Lyrics From the Album Freedom Sessions (1995) Elsewhere Lyrics,Good Enough Lyrics,Hold On Lyrics,
Ice Lyrics,Ice Cream Lyrics,Mary Lyrics,Ol' 55 Lyrics,Plenty Lyrics, From the Album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy,Possession Lyrics,Wait Lyrics,Plenty Lyrics,Good Enough Lyrics,Mary Lyrics,Elsewhere Lyrics,Circle Lyrics,
Ice Lyrics,Hold On Lyrics,Ice Cream Lyrics,Fear Lyrics,Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Lyrics, From the Album Solace (1991)
Solace,Drawn To The Rhythm Lyrics,Into The Fire Lyrics,The Path Of Thorns (Terms) Lyrics,I Will Not Forget You Lyrics,Lost Lyrics,Back Door Man Lyrics,Shelter Lyrics,Black Lyrics,Home Lyrics,Mercy Lyrics,Wear Your Love Like Heaven Lyrics,From the Album Touch (1988)
Touch,Out Of The Shadows Lyrics,Vox Lyrics,Strange World Lyrics,Trust Lyrics,Touch Lyrics,Steaming Lyrics,Sad Clown Lyrics,Uphill Battle Lyrics,
Ben's Song Lyrics,
Other Songs: Full Of Grace Lyrics,As The End Draws Near Lyrics,As The End Draws Near (Extended Remix) Lyrics,Basted In Blood Lyrics,
Big Yellow Taxi Lyrics,Blackbird Lyrics,Blue Lyrics,Captive Lyrics,Dear God Lyrics,Fallen Lyrics,Gloomy Sunday Lyrics,Grind Lyrics,I Know How To Let You Go Lyrics,In The Arms Of An Angel Lyrics,I Shall Be Released Lyrics,I Will Remember You Lyrics,Ol' 55 Lyrics,Put a Little Love in Your Heart Lyrics,Sad Lisa Lyrics,Shook (Part 2) Lyrics,Silence Lyrics,Solsbury Hill Lyrics,Song For A Winter's Night Lyrics,Soul Searching Lyrics,Sweet Surrender (Dj Tiesto Remix) Lyrics,The Water is Wide Lyrics,Unchained Melody Lyrics,What Lies Beyond (Two Birds Flying) Lyrics,When She Loved Me Lyrics,
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