Lost Souls (Loreena McKennitt album)

Lost Souls is the tenth studio album by Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt, released on May 11, 2018.[2][3] The track "The Ballad of the Fox Hunter" is an adaptation of the poem by W. B. Yeats, and "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" is an adaptation of the poem by John Keats.[1][2]

Lost Souls
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2018
RecordedMay–October 2017
GenreFolk, World, Celtic
Length47:58
LabelQuinlan Road
ProducerLoreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt chronology
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
(2010)
Lost Souls
(2018)
The Road Back Home
(2024)
Singles from Lost Souls
  1. "A Hundred Wishes"
    Released: 9 March 2018
  2. "Spanish Guitars And Night Plazas"
    Released: 6 April 2018
  3. "Sun, Moon & Stars"
    Released: 27 April 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Spanish Guitars and Night Plazas"6:41
2."A Hundred Wishes"4:34
3."Ages Past, Ages Hence"5:27
4."The Ballad of the Fox Hunter"5:48
5."Manx Ayre" (Instrumental)4:03
6."La Belle Dame sans merci"6:09
7."Sun, Moon and Stars" (Instrumental)4:34
8."Breaking of the Sword"5:30
9."Lost Souls"5:09
Total length:47:58

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 80
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 43
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 5
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 59
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 11
US Billboard 200[15] 164

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lost Souls Review by James Christopher Monger". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lost Souls – Loreena McKennitt". Loreena McKennitt. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary (May 10, 2018). "Loreena McKennitt Premieres Ronald Wright-Inspired 'Lost Souls'". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Loreena McKennitt Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 20 (dal 2018-05-11 al 2018-05-17)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 20: del 11.5.2018 al 17.5.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "Loreena McKennitt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018.