The Visit (Loreena McKennitt album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from The Visit (album))
| The Visit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Loreena McKennitt | ||||
| Released | 1991 (Canada) | |||
| Genre | Folk, World music | |||
| Length | 49:10 | |||
| Label | Quinlan Road Warner Bros. Records  26880 |
|||
| Loreena McKennitt chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Visit is the fourth studio album by Loreena McKennitt and was released in 1991. The album is certified Gold in the US.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All compositions by Loreena McKennitt except as noted.[3][4]
- "All Souls Night" – 5:09
- "Bonny Portmore" (Traditional, arranged and adapted by Loreena McKennit) – 4:21
- "Between the Shadows" – 3:42
- "The Lady of Shalott" (Lyrics by Alfred Lord Tennyson adapted by Loreena McKennitt, music by Loreena McKennit) – 11:34
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional music arranged by Loreena McKennitt) – 4:26
- "Tango to Evora" – 4:10
- "Courtyard Lullaby" – 4:57
- "The Old Ways" – 5:44
- "Cymbeline" (Music by Loreena McKennitt, Lyric by William Shakespeare) – 5:07
[edit] Song information
- "All Souls Night" derives from McKennitt's merging of the traditions, mythology, and culture of Japan with old European Samhain rituals. The "bonfires" and "figures dancing" are European, the "candles and lanterns" are from Japanese traditions.
- "Bonny Portmore" is a traditional Celtic folk song about oak forest deforestation. It was featured in the soundtrack of Highlander: the Sorcerer.
- "The Lady of Shalott" is based on the poem The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
- Contrary to the album notes, "Greensleeves" was not actually written by Henry VIII.
- "Tango to Evora" was used in the National Film Board of Canada documentary The Burning Times. A cover to the song has been recorded by one of Greece's most popular and respected singers, Haris Alexiou, entitled "Nefeli's Tango", with lyrics written by herself. Another cover to the song has been recorded by Turkish singer, Nilüfer, entitled "Çok Uzaklarda". Evora is an historical city in Portugal. The song has also been covered by the Iranian singer Ilya Monfared under the title "Gol-e-Orkideh" (Orchid Flower).
- "Cymbeline" is taken from a song in the William Shakespeare play Cymbeline.
[edit] Personnel
- Loreena McKennitt – synthesizer, piano, harp, accordion, bodhran, vocals, arranger, producer, adaptation
- Anne Bourne – cello
- Al Cross – drums
- Tom Hazlett - bass
- Brian Hughes – balalaika, electric & acoustic guitar, assistant engineer, assistant producer
- Patrick Hutchinson – uillean pipes
- George Koller – bass, cello, mad fiddle, tamboura, sitar
- Rick Lazar – percussion, udu drum
- Hugh Marsh – fiddle
[edit] Other Personnel
- Jeff Wolpert – engineer, mixing, assistant producer
[edit] Certifications
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "RIAA certification for "The Visit" Album". The Recording Industry Association of America. June 16, 1997. 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 February 20, 2012.
- ^ CD liner notes
- ^ "Explore the Music: Loreena McKennitt - The Visit". Quinlan Road. http://www.quinlanroad.com/explorethemusic/thevisit.asp. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Associaусo Brasileira de Produtores de Disco". ABPD. 2012-01-19. http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
