Solace is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 29 June 1991, on Nettwerk in Canada and 28 January 1992, on Arista Records in the United States. It was the album that first made her a star in Canada, spawning the hit singles "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" and "Into the Fire" and being certified double platinum for sales of 200,000 copies in Canada. This was also the first of many Sarah McLachlan albums produced by Pierre Marchand.
Solace | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 29 June 1991 (Canada) 28 January 1992 (US) | |||
Studio | Morin Heights at Lars Westvind's house, in Vancouver at Mushroom Studio and Venture Studios and in New Orleans at Karen's House | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 45:31 | |||
Label | Nettwerk (Canada) Arista (US) | |||
Producer | Pierre Marchand | |||
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Singles from Solace | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Although the album received favourable reviews internationally, her commercial breakthrough outside of Canada would not come until her next full album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Although McLachlan has not discarded the album's songs from her concerts so completely as those of Touch, nothing from Solace has been performed live since 1999 except for “The Path of Thorns (Terms)”,[2] which was performed 19 times between 2010 and 2012.[3]
All tracks are written by Sarah McLachlan, except where otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Drawn to the Rhythm" | 4:08 | |
2. | "Into the Fire" | 3:34 | |
3. | "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" | 5:51 | |
4. | "I Will Not Forget You" |
| 5:20 |
5. | "Lost" | 5:03 | |
6. | "Back Door Man" | 4:00 | |
7. | "Shelter" | 3:23 | |
8. | "Black" | 5:04 | |
9. | "Home" | 4:45 | |
10. | "Mercy" | 4:23 | |
Total length: | 45:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" | Donovan | 3:19 |
Total length: | 48:50 |
Note: In Canada, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" appeared on Nettwerk's Donovan tribute album, Island of Circles. McLachlan fought hard to not have the song on her album but she eventually let Arista Records include it on the release. [citation needed]
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[8] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 671,000[9] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |