Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy [Bonus CD/DVD]

Title: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy [Bonus CD/DVD] Artist: Sarah McLachlan Release Date: 10/22/1993 Re-Released On: 0/0/1993 Label: Arista/Legacy Album Type(s): live UPC: 828768728529 Genre: Rock Styles: Adult Contemporary, Alternative Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Elegant, Reflective, Literate, Passionate, Poignant, Soft, Soothing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Gentle, Sophisticated, Stylish, Calm/Peaceful, Earnest, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Refined/Mannered, Romantic, Sensual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 3

1. Possession
2. Wait
3. Plenty
4. Good Enough
5. Mary
6. Elsewhere
7. Circle
8. Ice
9. Hold On
10. Ice Cream
11. Fear
12. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
13. Possession [Piano Version]

1. Elsewhere
2. Plenty
3. Mary
4. Good Enough
5. Hold On
6. Ice Cream
7. Ice
8. Ol' 55
9. Hold On [Alternate Version]

1. Plenty [DVD]
2. Good Enough [DVD]
3. Wait [DVD]
4. Home [DVD]
5. Ice [DVD][Live]
6. Ben's Song [DVD]
7. Out of the Shadows [DVD]
8. I Will Not Forget You [DVD]
9. Path of Thorns [DVD][Live]
10. Hold On [DVD]
11. Possession [DVD]
12. Mary [DVD][Live]
13. Ice Cream [DVD]
14. Fumbling Towards Ecstacy [DVD]
15. Ol' 55 [DVD]
16. Possession [US Version][Multimedia Track]
17. Possession [DVD][Version]
18. Hold On [DVD]
19. Good Enough [DVD]
20. Bonus Materials [DVD]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1994 CD Arista/Legacy 87285

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Although 1991's Solace made Sarah McLachlan a star in Canada, her international breakthrough arrived two years later with Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, a softly assured album that combined the atmospheric production of Pierre Marchand (a former apprentice -- and evident disciple -- of Daniel Lanois) with some of McLachlan's strongest songwriting to date. At the center of everything was her voice, an ethereal, lilting soprano that helped pave the way for Paula Cole, Lillith Fair, and a decade's worth of successful female songwriters. McLachlan utilized the crack between her chest and head voice, emphasizing the changing tones as her melodies climbed into the vocal stratosphere. She was also comparatively young at the time of Ecstasy's release, and her combination of vocal hooks and commercial appeal wouldn't be fully mastered until 1997's Surfacing. Even so, McLachlan's work was rarely as raw or honest as it is here, where tales of sin, lust, and love are delivered alongside piano arpeggios and electronic flourishes. "Possession," the album's lead-off single, is a jarring love ballad with lyrics inspired by a stalker's correspondence. There's a double-edged quality to the song's eerie lines -- "I'll take your breath away," "I won't be denied," "Just close your eyes, dear" -- and Marchand underscores that tension by setting McLachlan's melodies to a nocturnal trip-hop beat. Elsewhere, the two lighten up with "Ice Cream," which likens love's sweetness to decadent deserts, yet Fumbling Towards Ecstasy takes most of its strength from the lush, rhythmic dreamscapes that dominate the album. Alternately dark and shimmering, intimate and ornate, soothing and slyly unsettling, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy launched McLachlan's international star power while setting a high bar for her future albums, many of which approached -- but not never quite eclipsed -- this career highlight. [An extended "legacy edition" of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy was released in 2008, commemorating the album's 15-year anniversary with a three-disc package comprising the original album, the gold-certified Freedom Sessions, and a live DVD filmed in 1994.] ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Ayan Mastering Ashwin Sood Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background), Djembe Bill Dillon Bass, Guitar, Piano, Guitorgan Brian Minato Bass Camille Henderson Vocals (Background) Craig Waddell Editing Darren Salmieri Producer Dave Kershaw Organ, Organ (Hammond), Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Mixing, Engineer, Piano Dave Sinclair Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Vocals (Background) Greg Calbi Mastering Guy Nadon Drums Jane Scarpantoni Cello Jerry Marotta Percussion, Drums Jessica Lizzio Product Manager John Rummen Art Direction Kharen Hill Photography Lisa Buckler Product Manager Lou Stefano Drums Luke Doucet Lap Steel Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitar Michel Dubeau Saxophone Nick Keca Editing, Pre-Mastering Pierre Marchand Engineer, Mixing, Shaker, Found Sounds, Keyboards, Producer, Piano, Roland TR-808, Vocals (Background), Drum Programming, Percussion Machine, Orchestra, Percussion, Drum Machine, Bass Raphael Mazzucco Photography Roman Klun Guitar Engineer Sarah McLachlan Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Piano, Keyboards Steven Berkowitz A&R Terry McBride Management