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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.
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Sarah-Mclachlan - Surfacing
"Building A Mystery" Is A Song By Sarah McLachlan From Her Multi-Platinum Album Surfacing First Released In 1997. At A Live Performance Sarah Explains The Song As Being "basically About The Fact That We All... Have Insecurities To Hide And We Often Do That By Putting On A Facade." She Also Goes On To Say That "unfortunately If We Just Be Who We Are That's Usually The More Attractive And Beautiful Thing" The Song Was Her Biggest Chart Hit In Canada Spending Eight Weeks At #1 On The RPM Charts And Ranking As The #1 Single Of The Year In The Magazine's Year End Chart. It Won The Juno Award For Single Of The Year In 1998.
A Fan Favourite The Song Was An Immediate Top-40 Soft AC And Hot AC Hit Which Paved The Grounds For Her Future Songs "Sweet Surrender" "Adia" And "Angel" All From The Surfacing Album. It Peaked At #13 On The Billboard Hot 100. The Track Also Made McLachlan The Recipient Of The Grammy Award For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance At The Grammy Awards Of 1998 Beating Mariah Carey Shawn Colvin Paula Cole And Jewel.
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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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"Building a Mystery" is a song by Sarah McLachlan, from her multi-platinum album Surfacing, first released in 1997. At a live performance, Sarah explains the song as being "basically about the fact that we all... have insecurities to hide, and we often do that by putting on a facade." She also goes on to say that "unfortunately, if we just be who we are, that's usually the more attractive and beautiful thing"
The song was her biggest chart hit in Canada, spending eight weeks at #1 on the RPM charts and ranking as the #1 single of the year in the magazine's year end chart. It won the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 1998.
A fan favourite, the song was an immediate Top-40, Soft AC, and Hot AC hit which paved the grounds for her future songs "Sweet Surrender", "Adia", and "Angel", all from the Surfacing album. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The track also made McLachlan the recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 1998, beating Mariah Carey, Shawn Colvin, Paula Cole and Jewel. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.