A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season is an extended play (EP) by Loreena McKennitt. Recorded and released in 1995, it contains five tracks: three Christmas carols, McKennitt's adaptation of Archibald Lampman's poem "Snow" (also released on To Drive the Cold Winter Away), and the traditional English "Seeds of Love."
A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | November 1995 | |||
Recorded | Real World Studios (Bath, England) | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 22:28 | |||
Label | Quinlan Road, Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Loreena McKennitt | |||
Loreena McKennitt chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Emusic | [2] |
All the tracks on the EP were later released on her eighth studio album, A Midwinter Night's Dream (2008).
Track listing
edit- "Coventry Carol" – 2:21
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" – 6:49
- "Good King Wenceslas" – 3:19
- "Snow" – 5:04
- "Seeds of Love" – 4:57
Charts
editChart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 93 |
Certifications and sales
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 55,000[4] |
United States | — | 60,000[4] |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 350,000[4] |
References
edit- ^ Cater, Darryl. A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season at AllMusic
- ^ Emusic review
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Jan 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-07-20. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ a b c "McKennnit to unleash 'Book of Secrets'". Billboard. 23 August 1997.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Loreena McKennitt – A Winter Garden". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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