Bloom: Remix Album is the second remix album by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan, released in North America on 6 September 2005 by Nettwerk in Canada and Arista Records in the United States. It includes various dance club versions of McLachlan's songs, remixed by prominent remixers and producers.

Bloom: Remix Album
Remix album by
Released6 September 2005
Recorded1988–2005
GenreElectronic dance
Length59:16
Label
Producer
Sarah McLachlan chronology
iTunes Originals – Sarah McLachlan
(2005)
Bloom: Remix Album
(2005)
Mirrorball: The Complete Concert
(2006)
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Content

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Bloom: Remix Album features mainly remixes of songs which originally appeared on McLachlan's 2003 studio album, Afterglow. It includes already known remixes of three singles: "Fallen", "Stupid" and "World on Fire", and new remixes of "Train Wreck", "Answer" and "Dirty Little Secret". The album also contains new remixes of two songs taken from Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) and of her debut single "Vox" from Touch (1988). Bloom: Remix Album also features a remix of a new song, "Just Like Me" by DMC featuring Mclachlan. Songs were remixed by Junkie XL, Rollo Armstrong from Faithless, Tom Middleton, Thievery Corporation, DJ Hyper, Sly and Robbie, will.i.am, Talvin Singh, Gabriel & Dresden and Junior Boys. The Japanese edition also includes "Fallen" (Satoshi Tomiie Mix). The Bloom album was overseen and produced by George Maniatis.

In 2008, "Dirty Little Secret" (Thievery Corporation Mix) was included on the Bones: Original Television Soundtrack.

Commercial performance

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The album peaked at number twenty-two in Canada.[1] In the United States, it reached number two on the Dance/Electronic Albums and number seventy-six on the Billboard 200. It was held from the top on the Dance/Electronic Albums by Demon Days by the Gorillaz.

In 2004, "Fallen" and "World on Fire" already peaked on the US Dance Club Songs at number three and two, respectively.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."World on Fire" (Junkie XL Club Mix / GM Edit)Afterglow6:29
2."Ice" (Dusted Mix)McLachlanFumbling Towards Ecstasy5:46
3."Vox" (Tom Middleton Mix)McLachlanTouch6:54
4."Dirty Little Secret" (Thievery Corporation Mix)McLachlanAfterglow4:00
5."Stupid" (Hyper Remix)McLachlanAfterglow7:53
6."Train Wreck" (Sly & Robbie Mix)McLachlanAfterglow4:38
7."Just Like Me" (DMC featuring Sarah Mclachlan) (will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas Mix)Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll5:04
8."Answer" (Talvin Singh Mix)McLachlanAfterglow4:24
9."Fallen" (Gabriel & Dresden Anti-Gravity Mix / GM Edit)McLachlanAfterglow7:58
10."Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" (Junior Boys Mix)
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy6:07
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
11."Fallen" (Satoshi Tomiie Mix)McLachlanAfterglow10:03
Digital edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
12."Vox" (Tom Middleton Dub)McLachlanTouch9:02

Charts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stones make big bang on Cdn. charts". Jam!. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Sarah McLachlan ARIA Chart history (complete to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  3. ^ "Sarah McLachlan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Sarah McLachlan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Sarah McLachlan Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "2005 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. 24 December 2005. p. YE-60. Retrieved 16 June 2021.