Bloom: Remix Album

Bloom: Remix Album
Remix album by
Sarah McLachlan
Released 6 September 2005
Recorded 1988–2005
Genre Electronic dance
Length 59:16
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The album was produced and A&R credited to George Maniatis

Sarah McLachlan chronology
iTunes Originals – Sarah McLachlan
(2005) 		Bloom: Remix Album
(2005) 		Mirrorball: The Complete Concert
(2006)
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Bloom: Remix Album is the second remix album by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan, released in North America on 6 September 2005 by Nettwerk in Canada and Arista Records in the United States. It includes various dance club versions of McLachlan's songs, remixed by prominent remixers and producers.

Content

Bloom: Remix Album features mainly remixes of songs which originally appeared on McLachlan's 2003 studio album, Afterglow. It includes already known remixes of three singles: "Fallen", "Stupid" and "World on Fire", and new remixes of "Train Wreck", "Answer" and "Dirty Little Secret". The album also contains new remixes of two songs taken from Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) and of her debut single "Vox" from Touch (1988). Bloom: Remix Album also features a remix of a new song, "Just Like Me" by DMC featuring Mclachlan. Songs were remixed by Junkie XL, Rollo Armstrong from Faithless, Tom Middleton, Thievery Corporation, DJ Hyper, Sly and Robbie, will.i.am, Talvin Singh, Gabriel & Dresden and Junior Boys. The Japanese edition also includes "Fallen" (Satoshi Tomiie Mix). The Bloom album was overseen and produced by George Maniatis.

In 2008, "Dirty Little Secret" (Thievery Corporation Mix) was included on the Bones: Original Television Soundtrack.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number twenty-two in Canada. In the United States, it reached number two on the Dance/Electronic Albums and number seventy-six on the Billboard 200. It was held from the top on the Dance/Electronic Albums by Demon Days by the Gorillaz.

In 2004, "Fallen" and "World on Fire" already peaked on the US Dance Club Songs at number three and two, respectively.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
1. "World on Fire" (Junkie XL Club Mix / GM Edit)
Afterglow 6:29
2. "Ice" (Dusted Mix) McLachlan Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 5:46
3. "Vox" (Tom Middleton Mix) McLachlan Touch 6:54
4. "Dirty Little Secret" (Thievery Corporation Mix) McLachlan Afterglow 4:00
5. "Stupid" (Hyper Remix) McLachlan Afterglow 7:53
6. "Train Wreck" (Sly & Robbie Mix) McLachlan Afterglow 4:38
7. "Just Like Me" (DMC featuring Sarah Mclachlan) (will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas Mix)
Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll 5:04
8. "Answer" (Talvin Singh Mix) McLachlan Afterglow 4:24
9. "Fallen" (Gabriel & Dresden Anti-Gravity Mix / GM Edit) McLachlan Afterglow 7:58
10. "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" (Junior Boys Mix)
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 6:07
Japanese edition bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
11. "Fallen" (Satoshi Tomiie Mix) McLachlan Afterglow 10:03
Digital edition bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Album Length
12. "Vox" (Tom Middleton Dub) McLachlan Touch 9:02

Charts

See also