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Shine On captures Sarah McLachlan at a period of transition, switching labels (she's signed with Verve after decades at Arista) and experiencing the death of her father and divorce from her husband. Some of this turbulence can be heard underneath the surface of Shine On -- explicitly so on "Song for My Father" and "Broken Heart," whose titles give their game away -- but the defining characteristic of this seventh McLachlan studio album is not despair but rather hope. Certainly, there is melancholy here -- a feeling that surfaces in the slower, gentler moments, the kind of sound that is heavily associated with McLachlan's mid-'90s hits -- but there's also a surprising, resilient buoyancy here, manifesting itself in big, ringing adult alternative pop tunes that pepper the album. Surrounding these songs -- the best of which are "In Your Shoes" and "Monsters" -- are those signature McLachlan swoons, the surprisingly soulful "Love Beside Me" and an effective, swinging coda called "The Sound That Love Makes" that's built on a simple ukulele but soon expands. Shine On, as a whole, has a similar trajectory; it starts from simple, sad emotions, then builds out into an embrace of love and life.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Pierre Marchand, Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Doucet, ComposerLyricist - Michel Pépin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Ethier, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Melanson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jamie Edwards, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Hillary Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - Blair Daly, ComposerLyricist - Bob Rock, Producer - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah McLachlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Vincent Jones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ashwin Sood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Chamberlain, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Ethier, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Melanson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Sarah McLachlan, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer - Sarah McLachlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Christine Jensen, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Miller, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Gossage, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ingrid Jensen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - David Grott, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Marchand, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Matt Morris, ComposerLyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dean, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jamie Edwards, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Rock, Producer - Lyle Workman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah McLachlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Felder, ComposerLyricist - Luke Doucet, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ashwin Sood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Matt Morris, ComposerLyricist - Bob Rock, Producer - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Lyle Workman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah McLachlan, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joel Shearer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Sarah McLachlan, Harmonium, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Jones, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Ethier, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer - Sarah McLachlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Melissa McClelland, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Doucet, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Gossage, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sarah McLachlan, Producer, MainArtist - Luke Doucet, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Jones, Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sarah McLachlan, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jamie Edwards, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah McLachlan, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Giustra, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Shine On captures Sarah McLachlan at a period of transition, switching labels (she's signed with Verve after decades at Arista) and experiencing the death of her father and divorce from her husband. Some of this turbulence can be heard underneath the surface of Shine On -- explicitly so on "Song for My Father" and "Broken Heart," whose titles give their game away -- but the defining characteristic of this seventh McLachlan studio album is not despair but rather hope. Certainly, there is melancholy here -- a feeling that surfaces in the slower, gentler moments, the kind of sound that is heavily associated with McLachlan's mid-'90s hits -- but there's also a surprising, resilient buoyancy here, manifesting itself in big, ringing adult alternative pop tunes that pepper the album. Surrounding these songs -- the best of which are "In Your Shoes" and "Monsters" -- are those signature McLachlan swoons, the surprisingly soulful "Love Beside Me" and an effective, swinging coda called "The Sound That Love Makes" that's built on a simple ukulele but soon expands. Shine On, as a whole, has a similar trajectory; it starts from simple, sad emotions, then builds out into an embrace of love and life.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:35
- Main artists: Sarah McLachlan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sarah McLachlan
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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