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Laws of Illusion

Laws of Illusion
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Studio album by Sarah McLachlan
Released 15 June 2010
Recorded 2008–2010
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length 49:14
Label Nettwerk (Canada)
Arista (US)
Producer Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
(2008)Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan2008
Laws of Illusion
(2010)
The Essential
(2013)The Essential2013
Singles from Laws of Illusion
  1. "Loving You is Easy"
    Released: 23 April 2010
  2. "Forgiveness"
    Released: 7 September 2010
  3. "Illusions of Bliss"
    Released: 4 February 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 63/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars
SputnikMusic 4/5 stars
Slant 2/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly 4/5 stars
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars
Boston Globe 4/5 stars
New York Times 4/5 stars

Laws of Illusion is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. It was released on 11 June 2010 on Arista Records in the United States and 15 June 2010 on Nettwerk in Canada. Recording for the album took place in Montreal and Vancouver and production was handled by Pierre Marchand, with whom McLachlan has frequently collaborated in the past.

According to McLachlan, her original idea for the album's title was Loss and Illusion, but she chose the final title when she proposed the original title to Marchand and he misunderstood her, hearing Laws of Illusion instead.

Customers who pre-ordered the album through sarahmclachlan.com were given "exclusive pre-access" to tickets to the 2010 Lilith Fair along with an instant download of McLachlan's song "One Dream", which she wrote for the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

"Loving You Is Easy" was released on 23 April 2010. McLachlan's official website announced the track listing on 14 May 2010. "Loving You Is Easy" debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs on the week of 29 May 2010 and has risen to number 14 as of 17 July 2010. The song also debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 on the week of 26 June 2010. "Loving You Is Easy" debuted at number 86 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 on the week of 12 June 2010 It has so far peaked at number 59.

Laws of Illusion debuted at number 2 on the Canadian album charts, selling 22,000 copies in its first week of release. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 94,000 copies in its first week of release and selling an additional 38,000 copies in its second week. The album has been less successful in the UK, debuting at #76. In Australia, the album debuted at #12, making it her highest charting album there.

Laws of Illusion received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Allmusic noted that the album "furthers the fantasy by taking its cues from dated Clinton-era folk-pop. It’s an album that aims to soothe rather than startle, replete with wistful, lovelorn lyrics and McLachlan’s signature arrangements — a mix of new age atmospherics and singer/songwriter ambience — courtesy of longtime record producer Pierre Marchand."Rolling Stone gave the album a negative review, stating that "Sarah McLachlan's first disc since splitting from her husband, Ashwin Sood, feels scattered: The carefree single 'Loving You Is Easy' feels out of place. The rest alternates between vulnerability and bitterness, using the same sighs and moans with which she used to convey ecstasy."SputnikMusic gave the album 4 stars and praised McLachlan's musical return to the style she explored in her earlier albums, such as Surfacing, Touch and Solace.Slant gave the album rather negative review noting that "Laws of Illusion sounds both effortless and effort-less."


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