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Surfacing (1997) · Tastebuds

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Surfacing 1997

By Sarah McLachlan

soft rock, rock, pop, pop rock 41 min 10 tracks Arista

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Surfacing is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 15 July 1997. It was produced by McLachlan's frequent collaborator, Pierre Marchand, and its release coincided with the start of McLachlan's Lilith Fair tour.

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Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.

sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven

gravecomic

classical in formformally daring

earnestironic

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Tracks

1Building a Mystery4:07
2I Love You4:44
3Sweet Surrender4:01
4Adia4:05
5Do What You Have to Do3:47
6Witness4:48
7Angel4:30
8Black & White5:02
9Full of Grace3:41
10Last Dance2:32

10 tracks, 41 minutes.

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Artist: Sarah McLachlan
Label: Arista
Type: Album
Format: Enhanced CD
Country: US

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