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album by Sting
If on a Winter's Night... is the ninth studio album from British musician Sting .[10] The album is a collection of Christmas and winter-themed songs mostly written by others, including folk songs , madrigals and religious hymns from past centuries. Dozens of musicians appear on the album in various configurations, including jazz, folk and classical players.
It was released in most countries on 26 October 2009,[11] [12] on 27 October 2009 in the United States[13] and 2 November 2009 in the United Kingdom.[citation needed ] The album was released in several formats: vinyl LP, a single-disc CD, a limited edition CD and making-of DVD entitled The Genesis of 'If on a Winter's Night...' in Six Chapters in hardback book packaging, an Amazon.com exclusive version, as well as various import editions (of note is the Japanese edition). The limited edition and Amazon exclusive both include bonus songs; the Japanese edition include them as well but adds "The Coventry Carol." The album includes a reworking of "The Hounds of Winter" from his album Mercury Falling .
The title of the album is based on the novel If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino .[14]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Gabriel's Message " Traditional 2:32 2. "Soul Cake " Paul Stookey , Tracey Batteast, Elena Mezetti3:26 3. "There Is No Rose of Such Virtue" Anonymous 4:01 4. "The Snow It Melts the Soonest" Traditional 3:42 5. "Christmas at Sea" Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson , music by Sting, Mary Macmaster 4:34 6. "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming " Music by Michael Praetorius , English translation by Theodore Baker 2:40 7. "Cold Song " Music by Henry Purcell , lyrics by John Dryden 3:14 8. "The Burning Babe" Music by Chris Wood , lyrics by Robert Southwell 2:46 9. "Now Winter Comes Slowly" Music by Henry Purcell, lyrics by Thomas Betterton 3:04 10. "The Hounds of Winter" Sting 5:45 11. "Balulalow " Music by Peter Warlock , lyrics traditional 3:08 12. "The Cherry-Tree Carol " Traditional 3:10 13. "Lullaby for an Anxious Child" Music and lyrics by Sting and Dominic Miller 2:52 14. "The Hurdy-Gurdy Man" Music by Franz Schubert , poem by Wilhelm Müller , adapted by Sting 2:48 15. "You Only Cross My Mind in Winter" Music by J. S. Bach , lyrics by Sting 2:36
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Personnel
Sting – vocals, percussion, guitar, lute, snare drum, composer, arranger
Mary Macmaster – harp, vocals
Dominic Miller – guitar
David Mansfield – dulcimer , twelve-string guitar , mandocello , mandolin
Edin Karamazov – lute
Dean Parks – guitar, mandolin
David Hartley – harmonium
Julian Sutton – accordion
David Sancious – Hammond organ
Ira Coleman – bass guitar
Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes , violin
Chris Botti , Chris Gekker, Ibrahim Maalouf – trumpet
Chris Dudley – trombone
Leslie Neish, Marcus Rojas – tuba
John Clark – horn
John Ellis – bass clarinet
Kenny Garrett – soprano saxophone
Daphna Mor – recorder
Vincent Ségal , Melissa Meell, Charles Curtis – cello
Daniel Hope , Peter Tickell – violin
Dov Scheindlin – viola
MusicAeterna – strings
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Bashiri Johnson – drums , percussion
Bassam Saba – ney , oud
Daniel Druckman – drums, snare
Bijan Chemirani, Rhani Krija, Cyro Baptista , Daniel Freedman, Donald Hay – percussion
Joe Sumner – background vocals
Lisa Fischer – background vocals
The Webb Sisters – background vocals
Jasmine Thomas – background vocals
Stile Antico – vocal ensemble
Production
References
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^ "Italian album certifications – Sting – If on a Winter's Night" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "If on a Winter's Night" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' If on a Winter's Night...' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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