A Midwinter Night's Dream
- "A Midwinter Night's Dream" is also the name of episodes from The Golden Girls, and Frasier.
2008 studio album by Loreena McKennitt
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Studio album by Loreena McKennitt | ||||
Released | October 28, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1995, June 15-25, 2008 | |||
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Length | 54:29 | |||
Label | Quinlan Road, Universal | |||
Producer | Loreena McKennitt | |||
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A Midwinter Night's Dream is the eighth studio album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on October 28, 2008.[2]
Origins
The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995). 8 new tracks (recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios during spring 2008) were added to the original 5 songs of the 1995 EP.
A Midwinter Night's Dream takes the place of A Winter Garden, which has been deleted from the Quinlan Road catalogue.[3]
Track listing
- "The Holly & the Ivy" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:49
- "Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle" (traditional) – 3:06
- "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" (traditional) – 4:34
- "Noël Nouvelet!" (traditional) – 5:11
- "Good King Wenceslas" (John Mason Neale) – 3:16
- "Coventry Carol" (traditional, music arranged & adapted by McKennitt) – 2:18
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Abdelli version) (traditional, music arranged and adapted by McKennitt) – 7:19
- "Snow" (lyrics by Archibald Lampman, music by McKennitt) – 5:05
- "Breton Carol" (traditional) – 3:30
- "Seeds of Love" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:54
- "Gloucestershire Wassail" (traditional) – 2:39
- "Emmanuel" (traditional) – 4:55
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst) – 2:43 [4]
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Austria Albums Chart[5] | 75 |
Belgium Albums Chart[6] | 42 |
Canadian Albums Chart[7] | 12 |
Dutch Albums Chart[8] | 77 |
France Albums Chart[9] | 57 |
Germany Albums Chart[10] | 27 |
Italian Albums Chart | 46 |
Spain Albums Chart[11] | 38 |
Swiss Albums Chart[12] | 63 |
US Billboard 200[7] | 140 |
US World Albums[13] | 1 |
US Holiday Albums[13] | 16 |
Personnel
- Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, accordion and harp
- Brian Hughes – oud and guitar
- Hugh Marsh – violin
- Caroline Lavelle – cello
- Donald Quan – viola and percussion
- Ben Grossman – hurdy-gurdy and percussion
- Simon Edwards – bass
- Rick Lazar – percussion
- Stratis Psaradellis – Greek lyra and Greek lute[4]
References
- ^ a b c Loreena McKennitt - A Midwinter Night's Dream Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic
- ^ Release date by territory (Quinlanroad.com) Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Quinlanroad.com - July 1, 2008". Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "A Midwinter's Night Dream on Quinlanroad.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – austriancharts.at". www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "ultratop.be – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ a b "A Midwinter Night's Dream – Loreena McKennitt". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "lescharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – McKennitt,Loreena – A Midwinter Night's Dream". www.musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ a b Billboard.com
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- A Midwinter Night's Dream (2008)
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2010)
- Lost Souls (2018)
- Live in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts (1995)
- Live in Paris and Toronto (1999)
- Nights from the Alhambra (2007)
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