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I'm not familiar with the artist or her other songs on this CD, unfortunately. I ordered this CD for one song-"Angel". I first heard it on a TV ad about the ASPCA and I just loved it from the first hearing so I came here to Amazon to see if I could find it. However, I will listen to them. It's just that the song I bought the CD for so touched me, I had to try to find it.
A truly beautiful song, McLachlan wants to be in a better place emotionally. Despite being a shorter album, every track on here is simply alluring, an expressive outpouring of emotion and with something in each song to which all of us can relate.Track 1: Building a Mystery--(7)--you can tell just by the first verse on this album that McLachlan is a lyrical wordsmith. She knows she can give so much more than she is giving now but she is trapped in her wintry place. You can read an article on this song on [.].Track 8: Black & White--(7)--Have you ever felt the need to please everyone.
The former is a very powerful song that has been used in everything from ASPCA television advertisements, to numerous television sitcoms and shows, to a comfort device for the victims of 9/11. This album features the two songs that any non-avid fan of hers would call to mind upon hearing her name, "Angel" and "Adia". The subject of this song is a man who is so damaged, he crafts lies about himself so you can't get to know the true person inside, thereby sparing him of further hurt and anguish. If the friend was still sour with her, it is easy to imagine that she would become even more bitter, considering the success of this song.
Or "will we burn in heaven like we do down here". If you were unsure of whether to buy this CD in a store and you gave it a quick listen, you might be tempted to buy it just from the quality of this song alone. Track 2: I Love You--(8)--a strong song about loving someone so much, you can't find the words to tell them so. And they keep leaving in the cold with your unrequited feelings because they don't know any better.Track 3: Sweet Surrender--(7)--a song about trusting someone when you've been wronged so many times before. Canadian artist Sarah McLachlan's work was fairly under the radar until her mainstream release in 1997, "Surfacing", which became her bestselling album to date."Surfacing" was released just as McLachlan was preparing for the first of her famous "Lilith Fair" concert tours.
It is a lovely song, nonetheless, with McLachlan's vocals soaring melodically over the notes of the piano.Track 5: Do What You Have to Do--(8)--this song actually became newsworthy in 1998 when it was featured in the Kenneth Starr report of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky's affair. Apparently, Lewinsky had titled a letter to Clinton with this song as the subject line.Track 6: Witness--(8)--is all the pain and suffering ever truly worth it. A slow tempo song questioning the everyday misery we all go through and asking if there will ever be a reprieve or will it only get worse.Track 7: Angel--(8)--This song was written as a tribute to the Smashing Pumpkins' touring keyboard player, Jonathan Melvoin, who overdosed on heroin and died in 1996. This has been used to highlight emotional scenes in television shows such as Alias, Dawson's Creek, and General Hospital, to name a few. All you have left to give to the person is your sweet surrender.Track 4: Adia--(8)--this song was allegedly written as an apology from McLachlan to her best friend. "Adia" achieved steady radio airplay and, along with "Angel" and "Building a Mystery", secured plenty of record sales for McLachlan.In terms of awards, "Surfacing" received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album but actually secured a Grammy win for the final track, "Last Dance", for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.Below is a brief description of each track on the album, with a numerical rating. McLachlan sings here about how she is just trying to survive without unraveling while still keeping up the facade for everyone else.
Every time you took a step forward, it led you to betrayal. Apparently, McLachlan had fallen in love with, and eventually married, her best friend's ex-boyfriend. She can get by as long as she wears her mask, as long as she only feels things in black and white and doesn't allow the gray to seep in.Track 9: Full of Grace--(9)--this song has also been used in television shows, most notably "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer". She is hoping the wings of grace can come and free her love that she is so willing to offer.Track 10: Last Dance--(8)--a pretty instrumental piece to play out the album.Overall album rating: 8
I received my CD in excellent condition. This was the first time I had ordered anything though Amazon that was not brand new. I am very pleased. Will purchase again other items.
i feel this is the best cd she has done.This is not a cd that has a few of her best songs with some okay ones added the whole cd is great.
SURFACING is simply fantastic and should be in any serious music fan's library. Angel 9. Her lyrics are well written and provocative. Sarah McLachlan broke into my world years ago when I first heard the radio hit "Building a Mystery." There are few artists I would say impacted my life in any real way, and Sarah is among them. It is worth every penny. Aida 7.
Sweet Surrender 4.
Stand out tracks on this album: 1.
Well deserved for an artist this good.
With a voice that should make anyone's top 5 female vocalists in the last ten years, McLachlan produces music that is deep, rich, and frankly moving.
Full of Grace It's rare when any album gets 4 songs on the radio like Sarah did with the first 4 tacks of Surfacing.
Building a Mystery 2.
I Love You 3.
If you don't own this album, don't hesitate.
5/5 Stars.
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