Sarah McLachlan - Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan [Deluxe Edition]

Dedicated fans of Sarah McLachlan had a lot to buy in 2008, when the Canadian songwriter issued three retrospective albums. Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff, Vol. 2 led the pack in April, followed by a deluxe edition of Fumbling Toward Ecstasy several months later. Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan brought up the rear, arriving in October and compiling McLachlan's greatest hits along with two new songs. "Don't Give Up on Us" and "U Want Me 2" are standard McLachlan tunes, mixing adult contemporary songcraft with the soothing, evergreen vocals that helped her rise to prominence. As always, producer Pierre Marchand helms both of those new songs, and his presence throughout this compilation -- not to mention McLachlan's steady songcraft -- helps make Closer a consistent, unified work. Casual fans will find what they need in the regular 16-track version, while diehards might want to look at the two-disc version, which includes additional songs and several remixes. [A deluxe edition was also released.] ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ashwin Sood Percussion, Vocals (Background), Loops, Associate Producer, Drums Bill Dillon Bass, Guitar, Organ, Guitorgan, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) Bob Ludwig Mastering Brian Hogue Engineer Brian Minato Bass, Guitar (Electric) Camille Henderson Vocals Chris Potter Mixing, Engineer Chris Shaw Assistant Engineer Darren Phillips Keyboards, Drums Daryl Exnicious Bass Dave Kershaw Organ (Hammond), Bass, Double Bass Dave Sinclair Vocals, Guitar Fernando Hernandez Assistant Fred Bouchard Digital Editing Greg Reely Engineer, Mixing, Producer Guy Nadon Drums Jennifer Tzar Photography Jerry Marotta Drums Jim Creeggan Bass (Upright) John Oliviera Engineer John Rummen Artwork, Sleeve Art Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall Assistant Kharen Hill Photography Linda Strawberry Engineer Lou Shefano Drums Mark Jowett Guitar Matt Chamberlain Drums, Percussion Michael Chaves Guitar Michel Pepin Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Nick Keca Editing, Pre-Mastering Pascal Shefteshy Engineer Pat McCarthy Mixing Paul Brennan Drums Pete Caigan Engineer Pierre Marchand Keyboards, Percussion Machine, Percussion, Glockenspiel, Drum Machine, Bass, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals (Background), Engineer, Producer, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Organ, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Mixing, Roland TR-808 Roman Klun Guitar Engineer, Engineer Ronald Jones Drums, Tambourine Ross Hales Drums Sarah McLachlan Executive Producer, Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Piano, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (12 String), Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards Sean Ashby Guitar Stephen Nikleva Guitar (Electric) Tim Oberthier Engineer Tom Lord-Alge Remixing, Mixing Tony Levin Bass Vince Jones Keyboards Yanick Daunais Engineer Yves Desrosiers Slide Bass, Billatron, Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Electric)