Solace (Sarah McLachlan album)
| Solace | ||||
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| Studio album by Sarah McLachlan | ||||
| Released |
June 29, 1991 (Canada) January 28, 1992 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Martin Heights at Lars Westvind's house, in Vancouver at Mushroom Studio and Venture Studios and in New Orleans at Karen's House | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 47:46 | |||
| Label |
Nettwerk (Canada) W2-30055 Arista (US) ARCD 8631 | |||
| Producer | Pierre Marchand | |||
| Sarah McLachlan chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Solace | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Solace is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter album by Sarah McLachlan, released on June 29, 1991, on Nettwerk in Canada and January 28, 1992, on Arista Records in the United States. It was the album that first made her a star in Canada, spawning the hit singles "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" and "Into the Fire" and being certified double platinum for sales of 200,000 copies in Canada.
Although the album received favourable reviews internationally, her commercial breakthrough outside of Canada would not come until her next full album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.
Track listing
All songs by McLachlan, except where otherwise noted.
| CD: Nettwerk / W2-30055 (Canada) | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Drawn to the Rhythm" | Sarah McLachlan | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Into the Fire" | McLachlan, Pierre Marchand | 3:34 |
| 3. | "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" | McLachlan | 5:51 |
| 4. | "I Will Not Forget You" | McLachlan, Darren Phillips | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Lost" | McLachlan | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Back Door Man" | McLachlan | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Shelter" | McLachlan | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Black" | McLachlan | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Home" | McLachlan | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Mercy" | McLachlan | 4:23 |
| CD: Arista / ARCD 8631 (US) | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Drawn to the Rhythm" | Sarah McLachlan | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Into the Fire" | McLachlan, Pierre Marchand | 3:30 |
| 3. | "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" | McLachlan | 5:50 |
| 4. | "I Will Not Forget You" | McLachlan, Darren Phillips | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Lost" | McLachlan | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Back Door Man" | McLachlan | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Shelter" | McLachlan | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Black" | McLachlan | 5:08 |
| 9. | "Home" | McLachlan | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Mercy" | McLachlan | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" | Donovan | 3:19 |
- In Canada, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" appeared on Nettwerk's Donovan tribute album, Island of Circles. McLachlan fought hard to not have the song on her album but she eventually let Arista Records include it on the release.
Musicians
- Sarah McLachlan: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano
- Pierre Marchand: Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Accordion Reeds, Percussion
- Bill Dillon: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Guitorgan, Billatron
- Leo Nocentelli: Electric Guitar
- Daryl Exnicious: Bass, Background Vocals
- Hugh McMillan: Bass
- Jocelyne Lanois: Bass
- Alan Gevaert: Bass
- Deni Bonet: Violin, Viola
- Peter Conway|Peter "Harpy" Conway: Harmonica
- Ronald Jones: Drums, Percussion
- Paul Brennan: Drums
- Ashwin Sood: Drums
- Michel Dupirre: Percussion
- Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall, Greg Reely: Engineers
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canadian Albums Chart[2] | 21 | 2x platinum | 200,000[3] |
| U.S. Billboard 200[4] | 167 | Gold | 500,000[5] |
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