Sarah Mclachlan Fumbling Ecstacy/Freedom Sessions New 2LP 180-gram Classic 1997
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Sarah Mclachlan ~ Fumbling Towards Ecstacy and The Freedom Sessions
- Factory Sealed / Factory New
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Double Vinyl ~ 2LP Set
- Classic / Artista Records - RTH 2000
- 1997, 180-gram Audiophile pressing.
- Gatefold cover is Mint- or better, very small, very minor micro-bend and micro-wear on lower-right corner. Factory-sealed perforated sleeve has minor shelf-wear and custom sticker.
- Out of Print, 1st pressing from Classic Records.
"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 on this record, 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, 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.."
"A nice companion piece to Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, The Freedom Sessions offers seven early versions of songs from that album in a more stripped-down form. Also included is a cover of Tom Waits' "Ol' 55.""
-allmusic.com
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