Parallel Dreams
1989 studio album by Loreena McKennitt
Parallel Dreams | ||||
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Studio album by Loreena McKennitt | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 43:12 | |||
Label | Quinlan Road | |||
Producer | Loreena McKennitt | |||
Loreena McKennitt chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Parallel Dreams is Canadian musician Loreena McKennitt's third studio album, released in 1989. The album features McKennitt's own original compositions along with her interpretations of traditional material. It's one of the most successful independently-released Canadian albums ever.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Loreena McKennitt except as noted.[3]
- "Samain Night" – 4:27
- "Moon Cradle" (Padraic Colum, McKennitt) – 4:29
- "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" – 4:20
- "Annachie Gordon" (traditional, arr. McKennitt) – 8:22
- "Standing Stones" (lyrics: traditional, music by McKennitt) – 6:56
- "Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)" – 4:40
- "Breaking the Silence" – 6:23
- "Ancient Pines" – 3:35
Song information
- "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" takes its inspiration, in part, from Huron festivities and the Gaelic Beltane celebrations.
- "Breaking the Silence" was written as a tribute to Amnesty International.
- "Ancient Pines" was composed for use in the documentary film Goddess Remembered.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada | — | 93,000[4] |
References
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Loreena McKennitt
- Elemental (1985)
- To Drive the Cold Winter Away (1987)
- Parallel Dreams (1989)
- The Visit (1991)
- The Mask and Mirror (1994)
- The Book of Secrets (1997)
- An Ancient Muse (2006)
- A Midwinter Night's Dream (2008)
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2010)
- Lost Souls (2018)
- Live in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts (1995)
- Live in Paris and Toronto (1999)
- Nights from the Alhambra (2007)
- A Mediterranean Odyssey (2009)
- The Road Back Home (2024)
- A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995)
- No Journey's End (1995)
- Nights from the Alhambra (2007)
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