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Surfacing was released as the first Lilith Fair tour hit the road, and Sarah McLachlan benefited enormously from the timing. As the organizer of Lilith Fair, McLachlan was on the cover of magazines across America and Canada, which helped Surfacing debut at number two on the U.S. charts -- a particularly remarkable feat since its predecessor, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, peaked at number 50. All the commercial success and media hype disguised the fact that Surfacing not only didn't offer anything new from McLachlan, but it wasn't a particularly strong consolidation of her talents. That it isn't to say it's a bad record, because it certainly isn't -- there are several fine songs on the album, including the single "Building a Mystery" -- but it doesn't offer anything new, and the songs aren't as consistently captivating as they were on Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. And that suggests that even though McLachlan was at the height of her popularity, she may have begun to run out of ideas.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ash Sood, Drums - Brian Minato, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Background Vocal - Pierre Marchand, Composer - Pierre Marchand, Lyricist - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Electric Guitar - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Performer
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Pierre Marchand, Drums - Pierre Marchand, Keyboards - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Ash Sood, Drums - Ash Sood, Percussion - Brian Minato, Electric Guitar - Michel Pepin, Electric Guitar - Pierre Marchand, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Drums - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Electric Guitar - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Piano - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Ash Sood, Background Vocal - Ash Sood, Drums - Ash Sood, Percussion - Brian Minato, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Composer - Pierre Marchand, Keyboards - Pierre Marchand, Lyricist - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Piano - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Ash Sood, Percussion - Coleen Wolstenholme, Composer - Coleen Wolstenholme, Lyricist - Jim Creeggan, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Piano - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Ash Sood, Background Vocal - Ash Sood, Drums - Ash Sood, Percussion - Jim Creeggan, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Composer - Pierre Marchand, Keyboards - Pierre Marchand, Lyricist - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal - Yves Desrosiers, Guitar
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Jim Creeggan, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Drums - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Piano - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Ash Sood, Drums - Pierre Marchand, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Keyboards - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Performer - Sarah McLachlan, Piano
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Ash Sood, Percussion - Pierre Marchand, Keyboards - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Piano - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Jim Creeggan, Bass - Pierre Marchand, Keyboards - Pierre Marchand, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer - Pierre Marchand, Recording Engineer - Sarah McLachlan, Composer - Sarah McLachlan, Lyricist - Sarah McLachlan, Piano - Sarah McLachlan, Vocal
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Surfacing was released as the first Lilith Fair tour hit the road, and Sarah McLachlan benefited enormously from the timing. As the organizer of Lilith Fair, McLachlan was on the cover of magazines across America and Canada, which helped Surfacing debut at number two on the U.S. charts -- a particularly remarkable feat since its predecessor, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, peaked at number 50. All the commercial success and media hype disguised the fact that Surfacing not only didn't offer anything new from McLachlan, but it wasn't a particularly strong consolidation of her talents. That it isn't to say it's a bad record, because it certainly isn't -- there are several fine songs on the album, including the single "Building a Mystery" -- but it doesn't offer anything new, and the songs aren't as consistently captivating as they were on Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. And that suggests that even though McLachlan was at the height of her popularity, she may have begun to run out of ideas.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:15
- Main artists: Sarah McLachlan
- Composer: Sarah McLachlan
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1997 Arista Records, Inc.
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