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==Sales==
==Sales==
''Wintersong'' debuted on the [[Billboard 200]] at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003314423 "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years"], Billboard.com, October 25, 2006.</ref> The album later peaked at number seven on the chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=11266&model.vnuAlbumId=795409 Artist chart history for Sarah McLachlan (albums)], Billboard.com.</ref> It has so far sold 759,162 copies{{Fact|date=March 2007}}<!--unreliable source removed - read [[WP:A]] - old reference to Proboards --> in the U.S.A, and is certified Platinum.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/index.jsp billboard.com]</ref> and over 200,000 copies in Canada, and certified 2x Platinum.<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/0107_g.php CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January 2007]. Retrieved July 25, 2007.</ref> It has sold 1.1 million copies world wide.
''Wintersong'' debuted on the [[Billboard 200]] at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003314423 "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years"], Billboard.com, October 25, 2006.</ref> The album later peaked at number seven on the chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=11266&model.vnuAlbumId=795409 Artist chart history for Sarah McLachlan (albums)], Billboard.com.</ref> It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA with sales of over one million units.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/index.jsp billboard.com]</ref> and has sold over 200,000 copies in Canada, and certified 2x Platinum.<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/0107_g.php CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January 2007]. Retrieved July 25, 2007.</ref>


==Credits==
==Credits==

Revision as of 14:50, 14 June 2010

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Wintersong is a Grammy-nominated album of Christmas songs 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.[1] The album also includes a duet with Jazz musician Diana Krall.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono) – 3:28
  2. "What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)" (William Chatterton Dix) – 3:31
  3. "River" (Joni Mitchell) – 4:02
  4. "Wintersong" (Sarah McLachlan) – 3:31
  5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon) – 3:15
  6. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:51
  7. "The First Noel / Mary Mary" (Traditional) – 5:00
  8. "Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber) – 3:48
  9. "Song for a Winter's Night" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:48
  10. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 3:44
  11. "In the Bleak Mid Winter" (Traditional) – 3:46
  12. "Christmas Time Is Here" (featuring Diana Krall) (Vince Guaraldi) – 3:59

A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas," "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.[3] The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and reached #71 in the Billboard Hot 100.[4] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on November 1, 2006.

Charts

Year Single Chart Peak Position[4]
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 at number 42, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.[5] The album later peaked at number seven on the chart.[6] It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA with sales of over one million units.[7] and has sold over 200,000 copies in Canada, and certified 2x Platinum.[8]

Credits

  • Sarah McLachlan: Vocals, Piano, Harp, Dobro[9]
  • 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

References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty (2006-08-06). "McLachlan Salutes Holiday Season On New CD". Billboard. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  2. ^ http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/wintersong.html SarahMcLachlan.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  3. ^ http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/news/story.jsp?story_id=3204 SarahMcLachlan.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  4. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=11266&model.vnuAlbumId=795409 Billboard.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  5. ^ Katie Hasty, "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years", Billboard.com, October 25, 2006.
  6. ^ Artist chart history for Sarah McLachlan (albums), Billboard.com.
  7. ^ billboard.com
  8. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  9. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pu6m963oaepo~T2 Allmusic.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
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