music.wikisort.org - CompositionWintersong is the sixth album and first Christmas 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.[6] The album also includes a collaboration with Jazz musician Diana Krall.[7] In 2015, all songs from Wintersong plus five more tracks were released as The Classic Christmas Album.
2006 studio album by Sarah McLachlan
Wintersong |
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Released | 17 October 2006 |
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Recorded | 1994, Spring-Summer 2006[1] |
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Genre | Christmas music |
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Length | 45:43 |
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Label | Nettwerk (Canada) Arista (US) |
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Producer | Pierre Marchand |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic | [2] |
Blogcritics | (?)[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Slant Magazine | [5] |
Track listing
A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "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.[8] The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and reached No. 71 in the Billboard Hot 100.[9] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on 1 November 2006. Silent Night from this album was used in an ASPCA commercial
Charts
Year |
Single |
Chart |
Peak position[9] |
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.[10] The album later peaked at number 7 on the chart.[11]
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.[12]
On 13 December 2007, Wintersong was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S.[13] In Canada, it has sold over 200,000 copies, and has been certified Double Platinum.[14]
On the week of 17 December 2011, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 195.[15]
Personnel
- Sarah McLachlan - Vocals, Piano, Harp, Dobro[16]
- Pierre Marchand - Keyboards, Programming, Synth Bass, Quartet Manipulations, Vienna Keyboard Strings
- Jim Creeggan - Double Bass
- Colin Cripps - Guitar, Dobro
- Diana Krall - Piano on "Christmas Time Is Here".
- 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
Charts
Certifications and sales
See also
References
External links
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- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Lilith Fair
- Nettwerk
- Music of Canada
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