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The Visit is the fourth studio album by Loreena McKennitt. Released in 1991, the album has been certified four times platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. It was produced by Loreena McKennitt and Brian Hughes.[2]

The Visit
Studio album by
Released1991
GenreFolk, world
Length49:10
LabelQuinlan Road, Warner Bros.
Loreena McKennitt chronology
Parallel Dreams
(1989)
The Visit
(1991)
The Mask and Mirror
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was a cowinner, with the compilation album Saturday Night Blues, of the 1992 Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album of the Year.[3]

The album was released as a limited edition, numbered, 180 gram vinyl in 2016.

A 30th anniversary edition of the album is slated for release in September, 2021. loreenarevisited.com


Track listing


No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."All Souls Night"  5:09
2."Bonny Portmore"traditionaltraditional, arr. McKennitt4:21
3."Between the Shadows"  3:42
4."The Lady of Shalott"Alfred, Lord Tennyson (adapted by McKennitt) 11:34
5."Greensleeves"traditionaltraditional, arr. McKennitt4:26
6."Tango to Evora"  4:10
7."Courtyard Lullaby"  4:57
8."The Old Ways"  5:44
9."Cymbeline"William Shakespeare 5:07
Total length:49:10

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Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[6] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 646,000[10]
Summaries
Worldwide 1,400,000[11]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Allmusic review
  2. "RIAA certification for "The Visit" Album". The Recording Industry Association of America. June 16, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. "Here's who took top music prizes". Vancouver Sun, March 31, 1992.
  4. e.g., see https://earlymusicmuse.com/greensleeves1of3mythology/
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. "Brazilian album certifications – Loreena McKennitt – The Visit" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. "Canadian album certifications – Loreena McKennitt – The Visit". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 950. ISBN 8480486392.
  9. "American album certifications – Loreena Mc Kennitt – The Visit". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  11. "McKennnit to unleash 'Book of Secrets'". Billboard. 23 August 1997. Retrieved 12 April 2018.



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