Sarah McLachlan - Remixed [2003 Arista]

Certainly not the style of music McLachlan is known for, but Remixed is an album that will reach a new audience demographic that can at the very least appreciate her gorgeous voice, while serving as a continuing showcase for popular remixers and DJs now playing at a club near you. Once McLachlan's vocals are introduced to these generic trance-dance pieces, there's no mistaking what songs they are from, since verse and chorus are left mostly intact, perhaps due in part to senior producer Pierre Marchand (rare for a single person to take a producer's credit for a remix album with multiple contributors). Each track is a polished, extended, club-ready standout, but this means of course that many of them cancel each other out when listening to the entire album at once. McLachlan's chops may not have as much range as Madonna's or certainly Björk's, but the DJs work hard to give more dynamics to her ethereal, waif-like voice, lifted from four different albums' worth of material. In this respect, her peers may have more longevity in the club/dance genre, but respect is due for a passable and brave leap into another category. Over the months and years ahead, this album might not last as well, but it sparkles in its own right, and is worth the price. ~ Keir Langley, All Music Guide

Name Credits BT Producer, Remixing Chris Fortier Remixing, Producer Chris Healings Pro-Tools David Christophere Mixing, Remix Producer Delerium Producer DJ Monk Mixing, Remix Producer DJ Tiësto Producer, Remixing Dusted Remixing, Producer Geoff Goddard Digital Editing George Maniatis A&R, Project Coordinator Grippa Engineer John Rummen Sleeve Art Lee Mullin Remixing, Producer Mark Bates Keyboards Mark VanS Photography Mike Truman Producer, Remixing Neil Colo Remixing, Producer Pierre Marchand Engineer, Producer Rick Essig Mastering William Orbit Remixing