Shine On (Sarah McLachlan album)

Shine On
Studio album by Sarah McLachlan
Released	May 6, 2014
Genre	Pop rock, adult contemporary, Adult Alternative
Length	41:05
Label	Verve Records
Producer	Pierre Marchand, Bob Rock, Vincent Jones
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Laws of Illusion (2010) Shine On (2014)
Singles from Shine On
"In Your Shoes" Released: April 1, 2014 [1] "Monsters" Released: November 17, 2014[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Slant Magazine	[4]
Popmatters	[5]
Glide Magazine	[6]

Shine On is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on May 6, 2014 by Verve Records. It was recorded in Vancouver and produced by longtime collaborator Pierre Marchand.

According to McLachlan, the album was inspired by her father's passing and her own appreciation of life.^[7]

Background

Three years since her last release, Laws of Illusion, McLachlan began production of the new album with her longtime collaborator/producer, Pierre Marchand. Unlike its predecessor, which dissected the dissolution of her marriage, Shine On eases up on the heartbreak and lets McLachlan show an earthier side. “I needed to challenge myself a lot,” she said. “I needed to step outside my comfort zone. For that reason, I made an effort to write with people I hadn't written with before and to try different producers, like Bob Rock, to take some of the songs in a different direction."

In addition to experiment new sounds, McLachlan also changed things on the lyrical front: “I wanted to tell a new story. I was feeling more hopeful, more positive and light and open, and I wanted to mirror that.”

Songs such as "Surrender and Certainty" and "Song for My Father" were inspired on McLachlan's father passing away in December 2010.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In Your Shoes"	Sarah McLachlan, Luke Doucet, Pierre Marchand	3:53
2.	"Flesh and Blood"	Blair Dally, Hillary Lindsay, McLachlan.	4:19
3.	"Monsters"	McLachlan, Marchand	3:13
4.	"Broken Heart"	McLachlan, Marchand	3:18
5.	"Surrender and Certainty"	McLachlan	4:47
6.	"Song for My Father"	McLachlan, Tom Douglas	3:17
7.	"Turn the Lights Down Low"	McLachlan, Don Felder	3:56
8.	"Love Beside Me"	McLachlan, Douglas, Matt Morris[9]	4:37
9.	"Brink of Destruction"	McLachlan, Marchand	3:58
10.	"Beautiful Girl"	McLachlan, Doucet	3:34
11.	"The Sound that Love Makes"	Doucet	2:17

Deluxe Edition [10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"What's It Gonna Take"	McLachlan	3:02
13.	"Little B"	McLachlan, Frank Giustra	2:45

References

1. "Sarah McLachlan News and Blog | The Official Sarah McLachlan Site". Sarahmclachlan.com. April 1, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
2. "iTunes - Music - Monsters (Radio Mix) - Single by Sarah McLachlan". iTunes. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
3. Thomas Erlewine. "Shine On by Sarah McLachlan - Review on Allmusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
4. Sal Cinquemani (April 28, 2014). "Shine On Album Review". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
5. Kevin Catchpole (May 13, 2014). "Sarah McLachlan: Shine On - Album Review". popmatters.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
6. Jeremy Lukens (May 12, 2014). "Sarah McLachlan- Shine On (Album Review)". glidemagazine.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
7. Chris Payne (January 30, 2014). "Sarah McLachlan Signs to Verve; New Album 'Shine On' Coming May 6". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
8. "Sarah McLachlan Biography on Verve© Music Group". vervemusicgroup.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
9. Love Beside Me - Sarah McLachlan | Listen, Appearances, Song Review » AllMusic
10. "Shine On Deluxe Edition on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.