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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Your ShoesLuke Doucet, Pierre Marchand, Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Flesh and BloodBlair Daly, Hillary Lindsey, Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | MonstersPierre Marchand, Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Broken HeartPierre Marchand, Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Surrender and CertaintySarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Song for My FatherTom Douglas, Sarah McLachlan, Matt Morris | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Turn the Lights Down LowDon Felder, Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Love Beside MeTom Douglas, Sarah McLachlan, Matt Morris | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Brink of DestructionPierre Marchand, Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Beautiful GirlLuke Doucet, Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | The Sound That Love MakesLuke Doucet | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 12 | What's It Gonna Take | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 13 | Little B | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 47 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 273 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Anderson | Design |
| 2 | Brian Blade | Drums |
| 3 | Fred Bouchard | Engineer |
| 4 | Paul Bushnell | Bass, Vocals |
| 5 | Matt Chamberlain | Percussion |
| 6 | Blair Daly | Composer |
| 7 | Kevin Dean | Trumpet |
| 8 | Luke Doucet | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 9 | Tom Douglas | Composer |
| 10 | Jamie Edwards | Keyboards |
| 11 | Emmanuel Ethier | Guitar |
| 12 | Don Felder | Composer |
| 13 | Bill Gossage | Bass |
| 14 | David Grott | Trombone |
| 15 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 16 | Crystal Heald | Art Direction |
| 17 | Eric Helmkamp | Engineer |
| 18 | Kharen Hill | Photography |
| 19 | Christine Jensen | Horn Arrangements, Sax (Alto) |
| 20 | Ingrid Jensen | Trumpet |
| 21 | Vincent Jones | Bass, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar, Hammond B3, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer |
| 22 | Abe Laboriel, Jr. | Drums |
| 23 | Hillary Lindsey | Composer |
| 24 | Pierre Marchand | Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing, Piano, Producer |
| 25 | Melissa McClelland | Vocals |
| 26 | Sarah McLachlan | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Pump Organ, Ukulele, Vocals |
| 27 | Philippe Melanson | Drums, Percussion |
| 28 | Joel Miller | Sax (Tenor) |
| 29 | Moon:and:6 | Engineer |
| 30 | Evelyn Morgan | A&R |
| 31 | Matt Morris | Composer |
| 32 | Jamie Muhoberac | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 33 | Chris Potter | Bass, Engineer, Mixing |
| 34 | Bob Rock | Producer |
| 35 | Joel Shearer | Guitar, Vocals |
| 36 | Pascal Shefteshy | Engineer, Mixing |
| 37 | Ashwin Sood | Drums |
| 38 | Christine Telleck | Production Manager |
| 39 | Lyle Workman | Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |