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Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
Greatest hits album by
Sarah McLachlan
Released7 October 2008 (2008-10-07)
Recorded1988–2008
GenrePop
Length67:43
LabelNettwerk (Canada)
Arista (US)
ProducerPierre Marchand
Greg Reely
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2
(2008) 		Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
(2008) 		Laws of Illusion
(2010)
Singles from Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
  1. "U Want Me 2"
    Released: 8 August 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blender[2]

Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan is a greatest hits album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, and also contains two new tracks. It was released on 7 October 2008.[3] The album was released in Germany on 17 October. The release date for Closer was pushed back to 11 May 2009 in the United Kingdom.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Vox" – 4:53
  2. "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" – 5:51
  3. "Into the Fire" – 3:31
  4. "Possession" – 4:38
  5. "Hold On" – 4:10
  6. "Good Enough" – 5:03
  7. "Building a Mystery" – 4:08
  8. "Sweet Surrender" – 4:02
  9. "Adia" – 4:05
  10. "Angel" – 4:30
  11. "I Will Remember You" (Live) – 3:34
  12. "Fallen" – 3:48
  13. "Stupid" – 3:23
  14. "World on Fire" – 4:23
  15. "Don't Give Up on Us" – 3:37
  16. "U Want Me 2" – 4:07

Deluxe edition

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Disc One
  1. "Vox" – 4:53
  2. "Steaming" – 4:44
  3. "Ben's Song" – 4:55
  4. "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" – 5:51
  5. "Into the Fire" – 3:31
  6. "Drawn to the Rhythm" – 4:09
  7. "Mercy" – 4:22
  8. "Possession" – 4:38
  9. "Hold On" – 4:10
  10. "Good Enough" – 5:03
  11. "Ice Cream" – 2:44
  12. "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" – 4:50
Disc Two
  1. "Building a Mystery" – 4:08
  2. "Sweet Surrender" – 4:02
  3. "Adia" – 4:05
  4. "Angel" – 4:30
  5. "I Will Remember You" (Live) – 3:34
  6. "Fallen" – 3:48
  7. "Stupid" – 3:23
  8. "World on Fire" – 4:23
  9. "Push" (Live) – 3:47
  10. "Don't Give Up on Us" – 3:37
  11. "U Want Me 2" – 4:07
  12. "Hold On" (Radio Remix) – 4:09
  13. "I Will Remember You" (Original Version) – 4:52
  14. "World on Fire" (Radio Remix) – 4:30
  15. "U Want Me 2" (Radio Remix) – 4:09
  16. "Silence" (Niels Van Gogh vs. Thomas Gold Remix Radio Edit) – 3:30
    • UK Bonus track – Delerium & Sarah McLachlan .[5]

Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 62
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 19
US Billboard 200[10] 11
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 47
Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 192

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Platinum 80,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date
Australia 4 October 2008
United States 7 October 2008
New Zealand
United Kingdom 11 May 2009

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Blender review". Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Closer-The Best of Sarah McLachlan: Sarah McLachlan: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Sarah McLachlan – Closer Best Of". HMV.com Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Sarah Mclachlan – Closer Best Of". HMV.com Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Week Commencing ~ 13th October 2008 ~ Issue #972" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Sarah McLachlan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Sarah McLachlan – Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sarah McLachlan – Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Sarah McLachlan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  11. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 27, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Chart: Cluk Update 16.03.2013 (wk10)". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH). Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah McLachlan – Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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