The Essential
Compilation album by
Sarah McLachlan
Released20 August 2013 (2013-08-20)
Recorded1988 – 2010
GenrePop
LabelLegacy
Producer
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Laws of Illusion
(2010)		 The Essential
(2013)		 Shine On
(2014)

The Essential is a compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 20 August 2013 by Legacy Recordings.[1] It includes thirty-six songs, covering McLachlan's career from her debut album Touch (1988) through to 2010's Laws of Illusion. The Essential features the global hits like "Adia" and "Angel", and also tracks recorded especially for soundtracks, as well as covers.

The content

The Essential includes songs from McLachlan's previous albums but also rare tracks recorded over the years. It features songs from Touch (1988) ("Vox", "Steaming", "Ben's Song"), Solace (1991) ("The Path of Thorns (Terms)", "Into the Fire"), Live (1992) ("Drawn to the Rhythm", "Back Door Man"), Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) ("Possession", "Good Enough", "Elsewhere", "Fear"), The Freedom Sessions (1994) ("Ice Cream", "Hold On"), Surfacing (1997) ("Building a Mystery", "Sweet Surrender", "Adia", "Angel"), Afterglow (2003) ("Fallen", "Stupid", "World on Fire"), Afterglow Live (2004) ("Push", "Witness"), Wintersong (2006) ("River"), Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan (2008) ("Don't Give Up on Us", "U Want Me 2"), Laws of Illusion (2010) ("Loving You Is Easy", "Forgiveness", "Illusions of Bliss").[2]

The Essential also contains rare tracks: "Dear God" (from the 1995 tribute album A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC), "I Will Remember You" (from the 1995 Brothers McMullen soundtrack), "Silence" (from Delerium's 1997 album Karma), "When She Loved Me" (from the 1999 Toy Story 2 soundtrack), "Blackbird" (from the 2001 I Am Sam soundtrack), "The Rainbow Connection" (from the 2002 charity album For the Kids), "Time After Time" (duet with Cyndi Lauper from Lauper's 2005 album The Body Acoustic), "Ordinary Miracle" (from the 2006 Charlotte's Web soundtrack). "Dear God" and "I Will Remember You" were later included on McLachlan's 1996 compilation Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff. The remix of "Silence" was later featured on McLachlan's 2001 compilation Remixed. "When She Loved Me", "Blackbird", "The Rainbow Connection", "Time After Time" and "Ordinary Miracle" were later included on McLachlan's 2008 compilation Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2.[2]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vox"Sarah McLachlanGreg Reely4:51
2."Steaming"
  • McLachlan
  • Darren Phillips
Reely4:42
3."Ben's Song"McLachlanReely4:53
4."The Path of Thorns (Terms)"McLachlanPierre Marchand5:49
5."Into the Fire"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand3:29
6."Drawn to the Rhythm" (live)McLachlan
  • Gary Stokes
  • McLachlan
5:15
7."Back Door Man" (live)McLachlan
  • Stokes
  • McLachlan
5:02
8."Possession"McLachlanMarchand4:38
9."Good Enough"McLachlanMarchand5:04
10."Elsewhere"McLachlanMarchand4:44
11."Fear"McLachlanMarchand3:59
12."Ice Cream" (Freedom Sessions)McLachlanPleasure Palace2:35
13."Hold On" (Freedom Sessions)McLachlanMarchand6:43
14."Dear God"Andy PartridgeMarchand3:54
15."I Will Remember You" (Studio Version)
Marchand4:51
16."Building a Mystery"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand4:07
17."Sweet Surrender"McLachlanMarchand4:02
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Adia"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand4:04
2."Angel"McLachlanMarchand4:29
3."Silence" (Radio Edit) (Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan)
4:05
4."When She Loved Me"Randy Newman
  • Newman
  • McLachlan
3:03
5."Blackbird"
Marchand2:19
6."The Rainbow Connection"
3:30
7."Fallen"McLachlanMarchand3:46
8."Stupid"McLachlanMarchand3:23
9."World on Fire"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand4:21
10."Push" (live)McLachlan
  • Potter
  • Ian Stewart
3:45
11."Witness" (live)
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
  • Potter
  • Ian Stewart
5:25
12."Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper with Sarah McLachlan)
4:16
13."River"Joni MitchellMarchand4:01
14."Ordinary Miracle"
  • Ballard
  • Stewart
3:02
15."Don't Give Up on Us"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand3:36
16."U Want Me 2"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand4:06
17."Loving You Is Easy"McLachlanMarchand3:02
18."Forgiveness"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand3:48
19."Illusions of Bliss"
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Marchand3:53

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States[3] 20 August 2013 Legacy 2CD 88883750772
United Kingdom[4] 16 September 2013 88883772432

References

  1. ↑ "The Essential Sarah McLachlan". sarahmclachlan.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The Essential Sarah McLachlan". Amazon. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sarah McLachlan - The Essential". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Essential Sarah Mclachlan". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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