Winter Poem is the 2011 and the 7th album by Secret Garden. Primarily an instrumental album, it features three songs with guest vocals: Moya Brennan of Clannad fame on "The Dream", Fionnuala Gill on "Mary’s Lament", and Tracey Campbell and Espen Grjotheim on "Powered By Nature".
| Winter Poem | ||||
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| Released | 11 November 2011 | |||
| Genre | New-age, classical, Celtic | |||
| Length | 55:31 | |||
| Label | Hearts of Space Records, Universal | |||
| Producer | Rolf Løvland | |||
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The lyrics to "Mary’s Lament" were written by Brendan Graham. He previously collaborated with Rolf Løvland on You Raise Me Up [1] and The Gates of Dawn.[2]
"Powered By Nature" and "Suite" were written for Expo 2010 Shanghai China with the first serving as Norway's official Expo-song. In connection with the record release, Secret Garden will do a concert tour in Norway. Much of the music from "Winter Poem" will be performed in-concert as well as older repertoire from the group's 16 year musical history.[3]
Winter Poem spent thirteen weeks on the Billboard Top New Age Albums chart and ranked fifteenth on their year end chart.[4]
Track listing
edit| # | Title | Length | Guest Vocals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make a Wish | 3:40 | |
| 2 | Song for a New Beginning | 3:23 | |
| 3 | The Dream | 4:30 | Moya Brennan |
| 4 | Frozen in Time | 3:50 | |
| 5 | Anticipation | 3:51 | |
| 6 | Fionnuala's Cookie Jar | 3:41 | |
| 7 | Mary's Lament | 3:56 | Fionnuala Gill |
| 8 | Song at the End of the Day | 3:21 | |
| 9 | Lament for a Frozen Flower | 5:11 | |
| 10 | Powered by Nature | 5:39 | Tracey Campbell and Espen Grjotheim |
| 11 | Suite (Prelude, Intermezzo, Polka, Air, Interlude, Hymn) | 14:29 |
References
edit- ^ "Winter Poem". Valley Entertainment-Hearts of Space Records. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "The Gates of Dawn lyrics".
- ^ "Secret Garden - New Album and Norwegian Winter Concert". SecretGarden.no. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Secret Garden Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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