Plains (album)
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| Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Windham Hill, Dancing Cat, Valley Entertainment (rerelease) | |||
| Producer | Howard Johnston, Cathy Econom, and George Winston | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Plains is the eleventh album of pianist George Winston and eighth solo piano album, released in 1999. It was his first studio album consisting of original compositions since 1994's Forest. According to Winston, "this album is inspired by the plains and its people. The four seasons there have always been my deepest source of inspiration."[2]
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 12, 2000.[3] It was reissued in 2013 by Valley Entertainment with Dancing Cat Records. The reissue was packaged in a Digipak and features revised cover art.[4]
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubuque | 2:27 | Traditional |
| 2 | Before Barbed Wire | 4:19 | Philip Aaberg |
| 3 | Frangenti | 3:51 | Massimo Gatti |
| 4 | Give Me Your Hand/La Valse Pour Les Petites Jeunes Filles | 2:41 | Traditional |
| 5 | No Ke Ano Ahiahi (In the Evening Time) | 5:12 | Traditional Hawaiian |
| 6 | Graduation | 1:47 | George Winston |
| 7 | Teach Me Tonight | 4:13 | Gene de Paul & Sammy Cahn |
| 8 | Rainsong (Fortune's Lullaby) | 4:41 | George Winston |
| 9 | Merry Go Round | 3:23 | Traditional |
| 10 | The Dance | 3:23 | Tony Arata |
| 11 | Cloudburst | 3:10 | George Winston |
| 12 | The Swan | 6:14 | Angelo Badalamenti |
| 13 | 'Ike Ia Ladana (Queen's Jubilee) | 6:39 | Queen Lili'uokalani |
| 14 | Plains (Eastern Montana Blues) | 3:49 | George Winston |
| 15 | Angel | 6:33 | Sarah McLachlan |
| 16 | Waltz for the Lonely | 3:17 | Chet Atkins, Charles Randolph Goodrum |
| 17 | Sase (Sassy) | 2:10 | Joseph Kokolia |
| 18 | Muliwai | 2:41 | Charles Pokipala |
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Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 76 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Plains at George Winston's official site". Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ "American album certifications – George Winston – Plains". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Plains". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "George Winston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.