Sarah McLachlan may have a quarter century of recording under her belt, but she has very few compilations in her discography.
Prior to 2013's The Essential Sarah McLachlan, there was really only one: 2008's Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan and, as she only released one other album since that compilation (2010's Laws of Illusion), there would seem not to be much territory for this set to cover, but The Essential is a very different compilation than Closer.
That 2008 collection served up 16 basics, but this double-disc set runs 30 tracks, digging deep into her early pre-hit material as well as the music she made after she turned into a star.
That doesn't mean that this skimps on the hits.
"Possession," "Hold On," "Good Enough," "I Will Remember You," "Building a Mystery," "Sweet Surrender," "Adia," "Angel," "Silence," "Ice Cream," "Fallen," and "U Want Me 2" are all here, along with deep album cuts and a few other minor hits, providing a thorough, near-definitive portrait of McLachlan's peak years.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vox | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Steaming | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Ben's Song | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | The Path of Thorns (Terms) | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Into the Fire | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Possession | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Good Enough | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Elsewhere | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Fear | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Dear God | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Building a Mystery | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Sweet Surrender | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Adia | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Angel | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | When She Loved Me | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | BlackbirdJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Stupid | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | World on Fire | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Push | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Witness | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Time After TimeCyndi Lauper | Sarah McLachlan, Cyndi Lauper | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | River | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | Don't Give Up on Us | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | U Want Me 2 | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Loving You Is Easy | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Forgiveness | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Illusions of Bliss | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | Ice Cream | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | Hold On | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Drawn To The Rhythm (Live) | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 | Fallen (Album Mix) | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 | Back Door Man (Live) | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 33 | I Will Remember You (From "The Brothers McMullen") | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 | The Rainbow Connection (from the Sony Wonder album "Return to Pooh Corner" LT/LK 57674) | Sarah McLachlan | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 141 mins | 325 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Ascher | Composer |
| 2 | Adam Ayan | Mastering |
| 3 | Glen Ballard | Producer |
| 4 | Rick Chertoff | Producer |
| 5 | Mike Cimicata | Project Director |
| 6 | Daniel Cleland | Project Manager |
| 7 | Delerium | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Sam Feldman | Management |
| 9 | Kharen Hill | Photography |
| 10 | Ben Kaplan | Assistant |
| 11 | Dennis Keeley | Photography |
| 12 | Mark Larson | Art Direction |
| 13 | Cyndi Lauper | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 14 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 15 | Amy Linden | Liner Notes |
| 16 | Pierre Marchand | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 17 | Raphael Mazzucco | Photography |
| 18 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 19 | Sarah McLachlan | Executive Producer, Featured Artist, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 20 | Jane Muckle | Project Manager |
| 21 | Randy Newman | Producer |
| 22 | Pleasure Palace | Producer |
| 23 | Chris Potter | Editing, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 24 | Greg Reely | Producer |
| 25 | Darren Salmieri | Compilation Producer |
| 26 | David A. Stewart | Producer |
| 27 | Ian Stewart | Executive Producer |
| 28 | Gary Stokes | Mixing, Producer |
| 29 | Jennifer Tzar | Photography |
| 30 | Paul Williams | Composer |
| 31 | William Wittman | Producer |
| 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). |