Mirrorball is a 1999 live album by Sarah McLachlan, compiled from performances during the Surfacing tour in 1997–98. Most of the 14 songs are from McLachlan's two most recent albums at the time, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and Surfacing. It was a commercial success, entering top 3 on both Billboard 200 and Canadian Albums Chart.
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Released | 15 June 1999 | |||
Recorded | 20–21 April 1998 | |||
Venue | Rose Garden Arena (Portland, Oregon) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 65:38 | |||
Label | Nettwerk (Canada) Arista (US) | |||
Producer | Pierre Marchand | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
The live performance of "I Will Remember You" was released as a single (the studio version having been released in 1995 and 1996) and was a commercial success, entering top 15 on both Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100 charts. It went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Building a Mystery" | Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand | 4:06 |
2. | "Hold On" | McLachlan | 5:18 |
3. | "Good Enough" | McLachlan | 5:10 |
4. | "I Will Remember You" | McLachlan, Séamus Egan, Dave Merenda | 3:41 |
5. | "Adia" | McLachlan, Marchand | 3:57 |
6. | "I Love You" | McLachlan | 4:28 |
7. | "Do What You Have to Do" | McLachlan, Colleen Wolstenholme | 4:09 |
8. | "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" | McLachlan | 6:03 |
9. | "Fear" | McLachlan | 5:00 |
10. | "Possession" | McLachlan | 5:12 |
11. | "Sweet Surrender" | McLachlan | 3:57 |
12. | "Ice Cream" | McLachlan | 3:02 |
13. | "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" | McLachlan, Marchand | 5:46 |
14. | "Angel" | McLachlan | 5:49 |
Total length: | 65:38 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[13] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 60,000* |
United States (RIAA)[17] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000[16] |
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Australia (ARIA)[18] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[19] | 4× Platinum | 40,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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Released | 3 October 2006 | |||
Recorded | 20–21 April 1998 | |||
Venue | Rose Garden Arena (Portland, Oregon) | |||
Genre | Singer-songwriter | |||
Length | 115:05 | |||
Label | Nettwerk (Canada), Arista | |||
Producer | Ashwin Sood, Darren Salmieri | |||
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Mirrorball: The Complete Concert is a two-disc expanded version of the album, collecting the same 14 songs and adding nine others. These performances were recorded during the final two nights of McLachlan's Surfacing tour, at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon on 20–21 April 1998.
All tracks written by Sarah McLachlan, except where noted.