The Book of Secrets
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| Studio album by Loreena McKennitt | ||||
| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Folk, World music, New Age | |||
| Length | 53:00 | |||
| Label | Quinlan Road Warner Bros. Records  46719 |
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| Loreena McKennitt chronology | ||||
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The Book of Secrets is an album by Loreena McKennitt released in 1997. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200.[2] Its single "The Mummers' Dance," remixed by DNA, was released during the winter of 1997–98, and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[3] The album is certified double-platinum in the US.[4] It has now sold more than 3 million copies worldwide
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[edit] Track listing
All compositions by Loreena McKennitt except as noted.[5]
- "Prologue" – 4:22
- "The Mummers' Dance"[2] – 6:07
- "Skellig" – 6:07
- "Marco Polo" – 5:15
- "The Highwayman" (Lyrics by Alfred Noyes, abridged by Loreena McKennit) – 10:19
- "La Serenissima" – 5:09
- "Night Ride across the Caucasus" – 8:30
- "Dante's Prayer" – 7:11
[edit] Song information
- The DNA remix of "The Mummers' Dance" was made into a music video.
- "The Highwayman" is an adaptation of the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes.
- "Dante's Prayer" is a reference to Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart[6] | 33 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[7] | 34 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[8] | 25 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[9] | 3 |
| Danish Albums Chart[10] | 14 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[11] | 29 |
| French Albums Chart[12] | 16 |
| German Albums Chart[13] | 18 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[14] | 9 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[15] | 30 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[16] | 16 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[17] | 30 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 17 |
| US World Albums[18] | 1 |
[edit] Personnel
This information is directly from the sleeve notes.
- Loreena McKennitt – vocals (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,7,8), piano (track 8), keyboards, harp (track 6), kanun (track 1), accordion (tracks 4,5)
- Anne Bourne – cello (track 6)
- Aidan Brennan – acoustic guitar (track 3), mandola (tracks 4, 7)
- Martin Brown – acoustic guitar (track 5), mandolin (track 5), mandola (track 5)
- Stuart Bruce – assembled drone (track 1), vocal drone (4)
- Paul Clarvis – snare drum (track 5)
- Nigel Eaton – hurdy gurdy (track 2,4)
- Steáfán Hannigan – bodhrán (track 5)
- Nick Hayley – serang (track 7), rebec (track 7), lira da braccio (track 7)
- Brian Hughes – oud (tracks 2,4,7), electric guitar (tracks 1,5), acoustic guitar (tracks 4,5,7), irish bouzouki (tracks 4,5,7), guitar synthesizer (track 4), classical guitar (track 6), vocal drone (track 4)
- Robin Jeffrey – Victorian guitar (track 6)
- Martin Jenkins – mandocello (tracks 3,4,5,7)
- Manu Katché – drums (tracks 1,2,4,7)
- Caroline Lavelle – cello (tracks 2,5,8)
- Rick Lazar – percussion (tracks 1,2,4,5,7)
- Joanna Levine – viola da gamba (tracks 3,6)
- Hugh Marsh – violin (tracks 2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
- Osama – violin (track 4)
- Steve Pigott – additional keyboards (tracks 3,8)
- Donald Quan – tabla (tracks 2,4,7), timba (track 1), esraj (track 1), viola (tracks 2,4,5,6,8), additional keyboards (tracks 3,4), vocal drone (track 4)
- Hossam Ramzy – percussion (tracks 2,4,5,7)
- David Rhodes – electric guitar (track 2)
- Danny Thompson – acoustic bass (tracks 2,3,4,5,7,8)
- Bob White – tin whistle (track 3), shawm (track 4)
- String Quartet:
- Jonathan Rees – 1st violin (tracks 3,7)
- Iain King – 2nd violin (tracks 3,7)
- Andy Brown – viola (tracks 3,7)
- Chris van Kampen – cello (tracks 3,7)
- Caroline Dale – string arrangements for tracks 3,6,7
- Additional string arrangements – Brian Gascoigne and Doug Riley
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=85749&model.vnuAlbumId=986206
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=85749&model.vnuAlbumId=986206
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=loreena%20&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ CD liner notes
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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- ^ "The Book of Secrets - Loreena McKennitt". www.billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/loreena-mckennitt/the-book-of-secrets/261464. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "danishcharts.com - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". danishcharts.com. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - MCKENNITT,LOREENA - THE BOOK OF SECRETS". www.musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/McKennitt%2CLoreena/The+Book+Of+Secrets/longplay. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ http://www.promusicae.com
- ^ "hitparade.ch - Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Book+Of+Secrets&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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