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Sarah McLachlan: Solace

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Arista Records
Released: 1991.09.10
Time:
 47:46
Category: Folk, Celtic
Producer(s): Pierre Marchand
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.sarahmclachlan.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2003.08.20
Price in €: 13,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Drawn to the Rhythm (S.McLachlan) - 4:08
[2] Into the Fire (P.Marchand/S.McLachlan) - 3:34
[3] The Path of Thorns [Terms] (S.McLachlan) - 5:51
[4] I Will Not Forget You (S.McLachlan/D.Phillips) - 5:20
[5] Lost (S.McLachlan) - 4:03
[6] Back Door Man (S.McLachlan) - 4:00
[7] Shelter (S.McLachlan) - 3:23
[8] Black (S.McLachlan) - 5:04
[9] Home (S.McLachlan) - 4:45
[10] Mercy (S.McLachlan) - 4:23
[11] Wear Your Love Like Heaven (D.P.Leitch) - 3:15

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


SARAH MCLACHLAN - Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals

PIERRE MARCHAND - Organ, Bass, Mandolin, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Engineer, Mixing
DENI BONET - Violin, Arranger, Viola, String Arrangements
PAUL BRENNAN - Drums
PETER CONWAY - Harmonica
BILL DILLON - Acoustic, Steel, 12-string & Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Billatron
MICHEL DUPIRE - Percussion
DARYL EXNICIOUS - Bass, Backgrund Vocals
ALAN GEVAERT - Bass
JOCELYNE LANOIS - Bass
HUGH MCMILLAN - Bass
LEO NOCENTELLI - Guitar
ASHWIN SOOD - Drums
MICHEL DUPIRRE - Percussion
RONALD JONES - Drums, Tambourine

GREG REELY - Engineer
KEN "Hi Watt" MARSHALL - Assistant Engineer
PAT MACCARTHY- Mixing on [9]
KHAREN HILL - Photograpy

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


1991 CD Arista 18631-2
1991 CS Arista 18631-4
2002 LP Classic Compact Disc 2005



Solace is at once comforting, mysterious, expansive, timeless, and familiar. The sophomore jinx was certainly eluded here, as McLachlan sets forth a superior collection of songs and performances with the help of longtime producer Pierre Marchand. The opening track, "Drawn to the Rhythm," serves its title well and does the job of luring you in. Intelligent, intriguing lyrics and lilting melodies abound, whether amidst the pulsing rhythms of "Into the Fire" and "Back Door Man" or the quietly profound stories of "Home" and "Shelter." Although pretty much all of the tunes will grab you at one point or another, "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" and "I Will Not Forget You" are especially memorable, the latter not to be confused with McLachlan's "I Will Remember You," which appears on the 1995 soundtrack for The Brothers McMullen. Solace is a wonderful record that offers a glimpse of the astounding talent of a young Sarah McLachlan.

Kelly McCartney - All-Music Guide, © 1992 - 2003 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



Back in 1989, Halifax, Nova Scotia's Sarah McLachlan released her debut album, Touch, to a swarm of praise and expectation. With even greater anticipation comes her long-awaited follow-up, and Solace surpasses the beauty and style of the debut - quite a feat considering the strength of her first effort. Quietly and unassumingly, Sarah McLachlan has poised herself among the great vocalists recording today. Without much fanfare, and without directly warranting comparisons to colleagues Sinead O'Connor and Kate Bush, McLachlan has the gift to turn a simple melody, a hummable song into a living, breathing physical and emotional being that sends shivers down your spine. Her classically trained voix celeste lifts her touching words with a fire and passion that is nearly incomparable, telling tales of love and fear from childhood to deteriorating relationships of adulthood. The deceptive settings, acoustically based and rhythmically complex, give lines like "If I cried me a river of all my confessions/Would I drown in my shallow regret" (from "Black") that much more of an emotional wallop. Sarah McLachlan makes it all seem effortless, and with Solace gives new meaning to the word beauty. Find Solace in "The Path Of Thorns (Terms)," "Into The Fire," "Drawn To The Rhythm," "Home" and Donovan's "Wear Your Love Like Heaven."

CMJ New Music Report Issue: 271 - Feb 14, 1992
© 1978-2003 College Media, Inc., Inc. All Rights Reserved.



Solace, Nova Scotian Sarah McLachlan's second album, is considerably more mature and musically sophisticated than her 1988 debut, the promising if limited Touch. In fact, this disc is a must-have for McLachlan fans whose first encounter with her work was with her extremely popular later releases, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and Surfacing. The opening track, "Drawn to the Rhythm," is a habit-forming gem of a song that soars on her smooth and heady soprano and Ronald Jones's addictive drums (though the drone of the billatron in the chorus seems incongruous). The rumbling, electric "Into the Fire" grooves with a funky bass line; the lovelorn "Path of Thorns" and "I Will Not Forget You" are straight-ahead and bluesy. Always wise beyond her years, McLachlan displays a new awakening with introspective songs such as the Sinead O'Connor-esque "Lost" and "Shelter." The hymnlike "Mercy" is the least interesting song--spare in comparison to the others--but it is a wondrous showcase of her multifaceted voice. Without a doubt, Solace is a testament to McLachlan's ever-swelling talent.

Rebecca Robinson - Amazon.com essential recording



"...McLachlan mostly comfort[s] herself on the end of a dysfunctional relationship in a voice that blends Kate Bush and Clannad's Maire Brennan over sighing, pulsing musical backdrops..."

Q Magazine (3/95, p.119) - 3 Stars - Good



Solace, das zweite Album der aus Neuschottland stammenden Sarah McLachlan, ist wesentlich reifer, und musikalisch anspruchsvoller, als ihr Debütalbum, das zwar etwas begrenzte aber vielversprechende Touch. Eigentlich sollte jeder ihrer Fans, der erst durch ihre späteren, extrem populären Veröffentlichungen Fumbling Towards Ecstasy und Surfacing auf ihre Arbeit aufmerksam wurde, dieses Album besitzen.

Gleich das erste Stück, "Drawn to the Rhythm", das von ihrem weichen, berauschenden Sopran lebt und Ronald Jones süchtigmachenden Drums (auch wenn das Brummen des Billatrons im Refrain etwas unpassend scheint), möchte man immer und immer wieder hören. Das grollende, elektrische "Into the Fire" grooved mit einer funkigen Basslinie; das Liebesweh von "Path of Thorns" und "I Will Not Forget You" ist geradeheraus mit viel Blues. Wie immer mit mehr Weisheit, als ihrem Alter entspräche, zeigt Sarah Mclachlan mit introspektiven Songs wie dem Sinead O'Connor-mäßigen "Lost" und "Shelter" ein neu erwachtes Bewußtsein. Insgesamt ist Solace eine wunderbare Darstellung ihrer facettenreichen Stimme und ein Zeugnis ihres stetig wachsenden Talents.

Rebecca Robinson - Amazon.de



In besonders hohen Phrasen erinnert die Kanadierin an die irische Kollegin O'Connor, die ihre Stimme auf eben diese magische Art bröckeln zu lassen vermag. Ansonsten rollt hier eine der wenigen hochtalentierten neuen Folk- Ladies ihr Angebot aus, das sowohl in seiner strengen Schlichtheit als auch bei den schlank hochgepeppten Rockern beeindruckt. Zu denen gehört Into The Fire, während klassische Folksongs wie Drawn To The Rhythm den Hörer eigenwillig verzaubern. Fazit: Die filigrane Stimme der 23jährigen kann alles.

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DRAWN TO THE RHYTHM

When we wore a heart of stone, we wandered to the sea
Hoping to find some comfort there, yearning to feel free
And we were mesmerized by the lull of the night
And the smells that filled the air
And we layed us down on sandy ground. It was cold, but we didn't care

[Chorus]
Yes, we were drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea
Yes, we were drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea

We fell asleep and began to dream when something broke the night
Memories stirred inside of us - the struggle and the fight
And we could feel the heat of a thousand voices
Telling us which way to go
And we cried out "Is there no escape from the words that plague me so?"

And we were drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea
Yes, we were drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea

In the still and the silent dawn another day is born
Washed up by the tireless waves, the body bent and torn
In the face of the blinding sun, you wake only to find
That heaven is a stranger place than what I've left behind

And we are drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea
Yes, we are drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea

And we are drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea
Yes, we are drawn to the rhythm
Drawn into the rhythm of the sea


INTO THE FIRE

Mother teach me to walk again
Milk and honey, so intoxicating

I'm reunited
Into the fire
I am the spark
Into the night
I yearn for comfort

Open the doors that lead on into Eden
Don't want no cheap disguise
I follow the signs marked "back to the beginning"
No more compromise

And into the fire
I'm reunited
Into the fire
I am the spark
Into the night
I yearn for comfort

Free the water that carries me to the sea
You, I see as my security

And into the fire
I'm reunited
Into the fire
I am the spark
Into the night
I yearn for comfort

I will stare at the sun until its light doesn't blind me
I will walk into the fire 'til its heat doesn't burn me
And I will feed the fire

Into the fire
I'm reunited
Into the fire
I am the spark
Into the night
I yearn for comfort
Into the night, Into the fire

Into the fire
I'm reunited
Into the fire
Oh, I am the spark
Into the night
I yearn for comfort
Into the fire, Into the fire

into the fire
I'm reunited
Into the fire
I am the spark fade


THE PATH OF THORNS

I knew you wanted to tell me
In your voice there was something wrong
But if you would turn your face away from me
You cannot tell me you're so strong
Just let me ask of you one small thing
As we have shared so many tears
With fervor our dreams we planned a whole life long
Now are scattered on the wind...

[CHORUS]

In the terms of endearment
In the terms of the life that you love
In the terms of the years that pass you by
In the terms of the reasons why

Through the years I've grown to love you
Though your commitment to most would offend
But I stuck by you holding on with my foolish pride
Waiting for you to give in...
You never really tried or so it seems
I've had more than myself to blame
I've had enough of trying everything
And this time it is the end...

[CHORUS]

There's no more coming back this way
The path is overgrown and strewn with thorns
They've torn the life-blood from your naked eyes
Cast aside to be forlorn...

[CHORUS]

Funny, how it seems that all I've tried to do
Seemed to make no difference to you at all...


I WILL NOT FORGET YOU

I remember the nights I watched as you lay sleeping
Your body gripped by some far away dream
Well I was so scared and so in love then
And so lost in all of you that I had seen
But no one ever talked in the darkness
No voice ever added fuel to the fire
No light ever shone in the doorway
Deep in the hollow of earthly desires
But if in some dream there was brightness
If in some memory some sort of sign
And flesh be revived in the shadows
Blessed our bodies would lay so entwined

[CHORUS]

And I will oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will oh I will not forget you

I remember when you left in the morning at daybreak
So silent you stole from my bed
To go back to the one who possesses your soul
And I back to the life that I dread.
So I ran like the wind to the water
Please don't leave me again I cried
And I threw bitter tears at the ocean
But all that came back was the tide...

[CHORUS]


LOST

By the shadows of the night I go
I moved away from the crowded room
That sea of shallow faces masked in warm regret
They don't know how to feel, they don't know what is lost

[CHORUS]

Lost in the darkness of a land
Where all the hope that's offered is
Memories of being taken by the hand
And we are led into the sun

But I don't have a hold on what is real
Though we can only try
What is there to give or to believe
I want it all to go away I want to be alone
Sympathy's wasted on my hollow shell
I feel there's nothing left to fight for
No reason for a cause
And I can't hear your voice and I can't feel you near

[CHORUS]

I wanted a change knowing all I could do was try
I was looking for someone...


BACK DOOR MAN

You open your eyes, look around
You feel the earth it wanders -
Out, from under your feet - the ground
Is not firm but soft and weak - like skin
Under the touch, cannot stop to falter
Now, the damage is done the certainties gone
The spirits altered

[CHORUS]

And now the angry morning
Gives the early signs of warning
You must face alone the plans you make
Decisions they will try to break

Our hands are tied on the table
Maybe you can try at the back door man
While the helpless line up on the doorsteps
'Cause it's all they can do to try to get through
All of your life you've lived in a world as pure
As Eden's sixth day - now all you've been allowed
Is taken away - they will not let you be so proud
And you have felt the fear growing inside
Protest follows far and wide - they'll see how long
It will take 'till you fall - from so much denied
Your soul - it aches relentless from the fear
That they will never guess - so unfair that
They can make you feel so small
And the fear you know is real

[CHORUS]


SHELTER

They're crowded into the smallest spaces
While outside, all of nature cries
It's known to be cruel and unfair
But there is no place to hide
Oh, I've seen a part of people that I never really wanted to share
Oh, I've seen a part of people that I never knew was there

Shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm
Shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm

I can't sleep - haunted by their faces
The sadness in their eyes
It hurts so much to see them helpless
It makes me want to cry
But still there is so much left unanswered
For so many innocent lives
They closed the door and are letting nobody in
And only the strong will survive

Shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm
Give them shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm

I've seen the anger and I've seen all the dreams
And I've watched their existence torn apart at the seams
And though I may seem helpless
I will do all that I can do
I've seen a part of people that I never really wanted to share
Oh, I've seen a part of people that I never knew was there

Shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm
Give them shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm
Shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm
Give them shelter, give them shelter from the coming storm


BLACK

As the walls are closing in
And the colors fade to black
And my eyes are falling fast and deep into me
And I follow the tracks that lead me down
And I never follow what's right
And they wonder sometimes when they see all the
Sadness and pain the truth begins to light

[CHORUS]

'Cause I can't see no reason
What is blind cannot see
'Cause I want what is pleasin'
All I take should be free
What I rob from the innocent ones
What I'd steal from the womb

If I cried me a river of all my confessions
Would I drown in my shallow regret
As the walls are closing in
And the colors fade to black
And the night is falling fast and deep into the sea
And in the darkness all that I can see
The frightened and the weak
Are forced to cling to mistakes they know nothing of
At mercy are the meek

[CHORUS]


HOME

Child walks down to the river's edge
And looks out as far as she can see
And draws each breath as if it were the last
And wipes away the tears across her sleeve
She can see where the river crawls to the sea
Like a baby into mother's care
Somehow the longing is so far away
The innocence so wasted and aware
And look at the child with the dream in her eyes
Holding it deep inside her
Thinking about Home... Home...
So much anger so deeply ingrained
Seemed a burden that was hers alone
She didn't think that there was anything wrong
With wanting a life that she could call her own
How could I explain? You would not want to hear
You wouldn't listen if I talked anyway
For you were too weighed down by your own fears
And look at the child with the dream in her eyes
Holding it deep inside her
Home... home... home... home...


MERCY

Mercy - pure and simple
Longing - cold and hollow
With sweet breath you'd come to warm me
But I held on too hard to only a memory
You lie there on the swollen ground
Deserted in your heart
Still longing for what yesterdays lost
And for all that tomorrow might bring
The passion lost - taken, stolen
The dreams we had and we shared - shattered, broken
With kind words you'd come to soothe me
But I go blind and filled with fear
Would send you away from me
There is no hope in regretting now
All the pain that we could not see
We both knew what we wanted
And we took it believing it free
And we took it believing it free.


WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN

Color in sky prussian blue
Scarlet fleece changes hue
Crimson ball sinks from view

[CHORUS]
Wear your love like heaven
Wear your love like heaven
Wear your love like heaven

Lord kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven
Wear my love like heaven
Color sky havana lake
Color sky rose carmethene
Alizarian crimson

[CHORUS]

Lord kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven
Wear my love like heaven
Lord kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven
Wear my love like heaven
Cannot believe what I see
All I have wished for will be
All of our race proud and free

[CHORUS]

Lord kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven
Wear my love like heaven

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