A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season
| 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 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Emusic |  [2] |
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."
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
[edit]| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 93 |
Certifications and sales
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
External links
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