A Midwinter Night's Dream
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| A Midwinter Night's Dream | ||||
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| Studio album by Loreena McKennitt | ||||
| Released | October 28, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1995, June 2008 | |||
| Genre | Folk, World music | |||
| Length | 54:29 | |||
| Label | Quinlan Road, Universal | |||
| Producer | Loreena McKennitt | |||
| Loreena McKennitt chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| About.com |  link |
A Midwinter Night's Dream is the eighth studio album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on October 28, 2008.[1]
Origins
The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995). 8 new tracks (recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios during spring 2008) were added to the original 5 songs of the 1995 EP.
A Midwinter Night’s Dream takes the place of A Winter Garden, which has been deleted from the Quinlan Road catalogue.[2]
Track listing
- "The Holly & The Ivy" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:49
- "Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" (traditional) – 3:06
- "The Seven Rejoices Of Mary" (traditional) – 4:34
- "Noël Nouvelet! (Now The Green Blade Rises)" (traditional) – 5:11
- "Good King Wenceslas" (John Mason Neale) – 3:16
- "The Coventry Carol" (traditional, music arranged & adapted by McKennitt) – 2:18
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Abdelli version) (traditional, music arranged and adapted by McKennitt) – 7:19
- "Snow" (lyrics by Archibald Lampman, music by McKennitt) – 5:05
- "Breton Carol" (traditional) – 3:30
- "Seeds Of Love" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:54
- "Gloucestershire Wassail" (traditional) – 2:39
- "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (traditional) – 4:55
- "In The Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst) – 2:43 [3]
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums Chart | 46 |
| Germany Albums Chart | 27[4] |
| Spain Albums Chart | 38[5] |
| Belgium Albums Chart | 42[6] |
| France Albums Chart | 57[7] |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 63[8] |
| Austria Albums Chart | 75[9] |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 77[10] |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 12[11] |
| US Billboard 200 | 140[11] |
| US World Albums | 1[12] |
| US Holiday Albums | 16[12] |
Personnel
- Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, accordion and harp
- Brian Hughes – oud and guitar
- Hugh Marsh – violin
- Caroline Lavelle – cello
- Donald Quan – viola and percussion
- Ben Grossman – hurdy-gurdy and percussion
- Simon Edwards – bass
- Rick Lazar – percussion
- Stratis Psaradellis – Greek lyra and Greek lute [3]
References
- ↑ Release date by territory (Quinlanroad.com) Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Quinlanroad.com - July 1, 2008
- 1 2 A Midwinter's Night Dream on Quinlanroad.com
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – McKennitt,Loreena – A Midwinter Night's Dream". www.musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "spanishcharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "ultratop.be – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "lescharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – austriancharts.at". www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- 1 2 "A Midwinter Night's Dream – Loreena McKennitt". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- 1 2 Billboard.com
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