''The Freedom Sessions'' is an album by

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan Order of Canada, OC Order of British Columbia, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing ( ...

which was released on 6 December 1994 on

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and on 28 March 1995 on

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in the

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. The album consisted primarily of previously unreleased alternative versions and remixes of McLachlan recordings, plus a

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of "

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" by

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. Many of the tracks were recorded during the same sessions as McLachlan's 1993 album ''

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''. In subsequent live performances, some of these songs (most notably "Ice Cream" and "

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") were reworked to match the style in which they were played on this album. The album was released in two versions: a standard CD, and an

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containing

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bonus material including interviews and music videos. The album was one of the first major enhanced CD releases, and sold more than 200,000 units.

Track listing

All songs by McLachlan, unless otherwise noted.

CD: Standard release

# "Elsewhere" – 4:33 # "Plenty" – 3:20 # "Mary" – 3:55 # "Good Enough" – 3:20 # "

" – 6:43 # "Ice Cream" – 2:30 # "Ice" – 3:58 # "Ol' '55" (

) – 4:12

CD: Nettwerk / W2-36321 (Canada)

# Data Track # "Elsewhere" – 4:33 # "Plenty" – 3:20 # "Mary" – 3:55 # "Good Enough" – 3:20 # "Hold On" – 6:43 # "Ice Cream" – 2:30 # "Ice" – 3:58 # "Ol' '55" (

) – 9:33 * Enhanced v2.0 release * "Ol' '55" is followed by a second version of "Hold On" 4:52 which starts at 4:41

Personnel

*Sarah McLachlan - Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Piano, Keyboards *

Luke Doucet Luke Doucet (born June 9, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has written and performed as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock band Veal and the folk rock band Whitehorse. In 2006 and 2011, Doucet was nominated f ...

- Slide Acoustic Guitar *David Sinclair - Acoustic Guitar *

Pierre Marchand Pierre Marchand (born 1958) is a Canadian songwriter, musician and record producer. Marchand is known for his ongoing collaboration with Sarah McLachlan, having produced all of her albums since '' Solace'' in 1991. He also co-wrote several of M ...

- Bass, Orchestra, Drum Programming, Percussion, Background Vocals *Brian Minato - Bass *David Kershaw - Bass, Piano, Hammond Organ *

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- Background Vocals *

Ashwin Sood Ashwin Sood (born 25 September 1967) is an English–born Canadian musician and drummer. He is best known for his musical association with his ex-wife, Sarah McLachlan. Sood was born in the United Kingdom to Indian immigrant parents, and grew u ...

- Drums, Djembe'

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freedom Sessions, The Demo albums 1994 remix albums Nettwerk Records remix albums Arista Records remix albums Sarah McLachlan remix albums Albums produced by Pierre Marchand