16-Track Anthology Surveys The Spectacular Career Of The Multi-Platinum
Singer/Songwriter and Includes Two Brand New and Previously Unissued Recordings
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 7th, 2008, multi-platinum Arista
recording artist Sarah McLachlan will release the first best-of collection of
her long and illustrious career.
Closer: The Best Of Sarah McLachlan contains 14 classic tracks personally
selected by the artist from her award-winning catalog, as well as two newly
recorded and previously unreleased songs, "U Want Me 2" and "Don't Give Up On
Us," working with her longtime producer Pierre Marchand. Additionally, a deluxe
2-CD version will be available, which will include the 16-song album plus a
bonus disc of additional songs from Sarah's discography.
Since joining Arista two decades ago, every one of Sarah McLachlan's studio
and live albums and videos have been certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum
by the RIAA, starting with Touch (1988) and Solace (1991), both gold sellers.
Her 1994 breakthrough, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (triple-platinum) was followed
by the digitally enhanced multimedia version of The Freedom Sessions (1995,
gold). Sarah's landmark fifth album, the 8x-platinum Surfacing (1997), contained
two Grammy Award-winning tracks, as "Building a Mystery" won for Best Female Pop
Vocal, and "Last Dance" was voted Best Pop Instrumental. 1999's triple-platinum
Mirrorball, and its platinum long-form video counterpart, were both culled from
that year's Lilith Fair tour, and spun off Sarah's third Grammy-winning
performance, as "I Will Remember You" won for Best Female Pop Vocal. The
double-platinum Afterglow followed in 2003, and received a Grammy nomination for
Best Pop Vocal Album, while its opening track, "Fallen" was nominated for Best
Female Pop Vocal. 2007's Wintersong, was the #1 best seller on the Holiday Album
charts that year, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal
Album, and was certified Platinum, marking her 15th release to be certified
gold, platinum, or multi-platinum by the RIAA.
Here are some of the highlights of Closer: The Best Of Sarah
McLachlan:
-- "Good Enough," "Possession" - Both tracks are culled from Sarah
McLachlan's third Arista album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (released 10/22/1993),
her commercial breakÂthrough and first Billboard Top 50 chart entry. "...
McLachlan never flinches, never takes the easy route of cliche and formula. This
care and attention given to her art allows each song to stand strong
individually, making the whole an extraordinary collection."
(AllMusic.com)
-- "Building A Mystery" -- Taken from the Diamond-certified (10X-platinum)
album Surfacing (released 7/15/1997), which entered the Billboard chart at
Number Two, "Building A Mystery" won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal.
("Last Dance," a second track from Surfacing not included on the new collection,
was voted Best Pop Instrumental.)
-- "I Will Remember You" -- Sarah McLachlan founded the legendary Lilith Tour
in 1997 and her quadruple-platinum album, Mirrorball (released 6/15/1999), was
recorded live during the 1999 tour. "I Will Remember You" from Mirrorball earned
Sarah her third career Grammy Award, again in the category of Best Female Pop
Vocal.
-- "Fallen" -- The opening track from Sarah's double-platinum album Afterglow
(released 11/4/2003), which reached Number Two on the Billboard Top 200.
"Fallen" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal. In
addition, Afterglow was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album.
-- "U Want Me 2," "Don't Give Up On Us" -- Composed by Sarah McLachlan and
co-produced by Sarah and Pierre Marchand, these new recordings will be a special
treat for fans who eagerly await the follow-up to Afterglow, Sarah's last album
of all-original material.
