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Adia by Sarah Mclachlan
Sarah Mclachlan
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Sarah McLachlan Born Sarah Ann McLachlan January 28 1968 In Halifax Nova Scotia Canada Is A Grammy-Winning Musician Singer And Songwriter. She Is Known For The Emotional Sound Of Her Ballads. Some Of Her Most Popular Songs Include "Angel" "Building A Mystery" "Adia" "Possession" "Fallen" "I Will Remember You" And "World On Fire". Her Best-Selling Album To Date Is Surfacing For Which She Won Two Grammy Awards And Four Juno Awards. Her First Album Touch Was Released In September 28 1988 Recorded In 1987-1988 Vancouver Canada. The Album Received Both Critical And Commercial Success And Included The Hit Song Vox. During This Period She Co-Operated With Tom Ferris And Dean Russel Of Moev Who Discovered Her As A Singer. She Contributed Backing Vocals Their 1990 Album Head Down And Embarked On Her First National Concert Tour As An Opening Act For The Grapes Of Wrath Another Tom Ferris's Band. Her Second Album Solace 1991 Was A Real Breakthrough In Canada Spawning The Hit Singles The Path Of Thorns Terms And Into The Fire And Being Certified Double Platinum For Sales Of 200 000 Copies In Canada. In 1994 Her Third Album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Quietly Became Sarah's International Breakthrough Scaling The Charts In A Number Of Countries. In The United States The Album Was A Steady Seller That Stayed In The Middle Ranges Of The Pop Charts For Almost Two Years. Sarah's Fourth Album Surfacing Released In 1997 Brought Her International Success Selling Over 11 Million Copies Worldwide. Still In The Spotlight From The Album Sarah Launched The Highly Popular Lilith Fair Tour Which Helped Launch The Careers Of Several Well-Known Female Artists. Her Next Record Afterglow Came Out In 2003 It Contained The Singles Fallen Stupid And World On Fire. It Was Her First Album Of New Material In Six Years. Sarah Took A Few Years Furlough To Start A Family With Her Husband And Drummer Ashwin Sood. Her Holiday Album Wintersong Came Out In October 2006. The Album Consists Of Eleven New Recordings Of Well Known Christmas Songs As Well As Seasonal Favorites Interpreted By Sarah. The Title Track Wintersong Is An Original Work Of Sarah. McLachlan's First Studio Album Of Original Material In Seven Years Laws Of Illusion Was Released On June 15 2010. It Features 10 New Songs In Addition To The Previously Released Tracks "U Want Me 2" And "Don't Give Up On Us. The First Single Loving You Is Easy Was Released On April 23 2010. It Was Followed By Forgiveness Released On June 30 2010.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Adia
Sarah-Mclachlan - Surfacing
This Was Nominated For The 1999 Grammy For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Celine Dion Won It For "My Heart Will Go On."
In A 1999 Interview On The Rosie O'Donnell Show McLachlan Explained That This Song Was Originally Called "Emily " But She Picked Another Name Because Of The Simon & Garfunkel Song "For Emily Whenever I May Find Her." McLachlan Added That The Kenny Rogers Song "You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me Lucille" Was An Inspiration. "Adia" Is A Song By Sarah McLachlan That Originally Appeared On Her 1997 Album Surfacing. It Was Co-Written By McLachlan And Her Longtime Producer Pierre Marchand. The Song Allegedly Reflected The Apology To Her Best Friend For Becoming Involved With And Later Marrying Her Friend's Ex-Boyfriend. On VH1 Storytellers McLachlan Also Said "I'm Not Quite Sure How To Explain This One But Uh I Guess More Than Anything It's About My Problems In Dealing With Feeling Responsible For Everyone Else" About This Song. "Adia" Was McLachlan's First Top 5 Song On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Peaked At Number Three. Though It's Only Remained At The Position For One Week The Song Did Spent Six Consecutive Weeks At Number Four And Seven Consecutive Weeks At Number Five Totalling Twenty-Three Weeks At The Top Ten And Forty-Nine Weeks At The Chart "Adia" Was The Twentieth Most Successful Song Of 1998 In The US.
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Sarah McLachlan Born Sarah Ann McLachlan January 28 1968 In Halifax Nova Scotia Canada Is A Grammy-Winning Musician Singer And Songwriter. She Is Known For The Emotional Sound Of Her Ballads. Some Of Her Most Popular Songs Include "Angel" "Building A Mystery" "Adia" "Possession" "Fallen" "I Will Remember You" And "World On Fire". Her Best-Selling Album To Date Is Surfacing For Which She Won Two Grammy Awards And Four Juno Awards. Her First Album Touch Was Released In September 28 1988 Recorded In 1987-1988 Vancouver Canada. The Album Received Both Critical And Commercial Success And Included The Hit Song Vox. During This Period She Co-Operated With Tom Ferris And Dean Russel Of Moev Who Discovered Her As A Singer. She Contributed Backing Vocals Their 1990 Album Head Down And Embarked On Her First National Concert Tour As An Opening Act For The Grapes Of Wrath Another Tom Ferris's Band. Her Second Album Solace 1991 Was A Real Breakthrough In Canada Spawning The Hit Singles The Path Of Thorns Terms And Into The Fire And Being Certified Double Platinum For Sales Of 200 000 Copies In Canada. In 1994 Her Third Album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Quietly Became Sarah's International Breakthrough Scaling The Charts In A Number Of Countries. In The United States The Album Was A Steady Seller That Stayed In The Middle Ranges Of The Pop Charts For Almost Two Years. Sarah's Fourth Album Surfacing Released In 1997 Brought Her International Success Selling Over 11 Million Copies Worldwide. Still In The Spotlight From The Album Sarah Launched The Highly Popular Lilith Fair Tour Which Helped Launch The Careers Of Several Well-Known Female Artists. Her Next Record Afterglow Came Out In 2003 It Contained The Singles Fallen Stupid And World On Fire. It Was Her First Album Of New Material In Six Years. Sarah Took A Few Years Furlough To Start A Family With Her Husband And Drummer Ashwin Sood. Her Holiday Album Wintersong Came Out In October 2006. The Album Consists Of Eleven New Recordings Of Well Known Christmas Songs As Well As Seasonal Favorites Interpreted By Sarah. The Title Track Wintersong Is An Original Work Of Sarah. McLachlan's First Studio Album Of Original Material In Seven Years Laws Of Illusion Was Released On June 15 2010. It Features 10 New Songs In Addition To The Previously Released Tracks "U Want Me 2" And "Don't Give Up On Us. The First Single Loving You Is Easy Was Released On April 23 2010. It Was Followed By Forgiveness Released On June 30 2010.
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This was nominated for the 1999 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Celine Dion won it for "My Heart Will Go On."
In a 1999 interview on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, McLachlan explained that this song was originally called "Emily," but she picked another name because of the Simon & Garfunkel song "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her." McLachlan added that the Kenny Rogers song "You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me Lucille" was an inspiration.
"Adia" is a song by Sarah McLachlan that originally appeared on her 1997 album Surfacing. It was co-written by McLachlan and her longtime producer, Pierre Marchand. The song allegedly reflected the apology to her best friend for becoming involved with, and later marrying, her friend's ex-boyfriend. On VH1 Storytellers, McLachlan also said "I'm not quite sure how to explain this one but, uh, I guess more than anything it's about my problems in dealing with feeling responsible for everyone else" about this song.
"Adia" was McLachlan's first top 5 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaked at number three. Though it's only remained at the position for one week, the song did spent six consecutive weeks at number four and seven consecutive weeks at number five, totalling twenty-three weeks at the top ten and forty-nine weeks at the chart, "Adia" was the twentieth most successful song of 1998 in the US. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.