The Essential (Sarah McLachlan album)

The Essential
Compilation album by Sarah McLachlan
Released	20 August 2013 (2013-08-20)
Recorded	1988 – 2010
Genre	Pop
Label	Legacy
Producer	Glen Ballard Rick Chertoff Delerium Cyndi Lauper Pierre Marchand Sarah McLachlan Randy Newman Pleasure Palace Chris Potter Greg Reely David A. Stewart Ian Stewart Gary Stokes William Wittman
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Laws of Illusion (2010)Laws of Illusion2010 The Essential (2013) Shine On (2014)Shine On2014

The Essential is a compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 20 August 2013 by Legacy Recordings. It includes thirty-six songs, covering McLachlan's career from her debut album Touch (1988) through to 2010's Laws of Illusion. The Essential features the global hits like "Adia" and "Angel", and also tracks recorded especially for soundtracks, as well as covers.

The Essential includes songs from McLachlan's previous albums but also rare tracks recorded over the years. It features songs from Touch (1988) ("Vox", "Steaming", "Ben's Song"), Solace (1991) ("The Path of Thorns (Terms)", "Into the Fire", "Marchand"), Live (1992) ("Drawn to the Rhythm", "Back Door Man"), Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) ("Possession", "Good Enough", "Elsewhere", "Fear"), The Freedom Sessions (1994) ("Ice Cream", "Hold On"), Surfacing (1997) ("Building a Mystery", "Sweet Surrender", "Adia", "Angel"), Afterglow (2003) ("Fallen", "Stupid", "World on Fire"), Afterglow Live (2004) ("Push", "Witness"), Wintersong (2006) ("River"), Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan (2008) ("Don't Give Up on Us", "U Want Me 2"), Laws of Illusion (2010) ("Loving You Is Easy", "Forgiveness", "Illusions of Bliss").

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