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Track Listings
| 1. Gabriel's Message |
| 2. Soul Cake |
| 3. There is No Rose of Such Virtue |
| 4. The Snow it Melts the Soonest |
| 5. Christmas at Sea |
| 6. Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming |
| 7. Cold Song |
| 8. The Burning Babe |
| 9. Now Winter Comes Slowly |
| 10. The Hounds of Winter |
| 11. Balulalow |
| 12. Cherry Tree Carol |
| 13. Lullaby for an Anxious Child |
| 14. Hurdy Gurdy Man |
| 15. You Only Cross My Mind in Winter |
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Album Description
2009 release from the multi-million selling singer, songwriter, musician and former leader of The Police. This release is dedicated to Sting's favorite season, Winter: a season which has inspired countless songwriters over the centuries and produced a wealth of music exploring all of its many guises. If On a Winter's Night... presents an arc of songs that conjures the season of spirits, resulting in a haunting, spiritual and reflective musical journey. ''The theme of winter is rich in inspiration and material,'' comments Sting; ''by filtering all of these disparate styles into one album, I hope we have created something refreshing and new.''
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mellow, mature.,
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This review is from: If On A Winters Night (Audio CD)
This CD is a thing of delicate beauty. There are no synth-laden pop riffs or 'guest vocalists'...if you're looking for anything like The Police or the typical Sting offerings of his solo career, you'll be disappointed.If you've heard "Songs From the Labyrinth" you'll have a better idea what to expect from "If On A Winters Night". Sting, in his maturity, seems lately to have been drawn to ancient music: consider also that this recording, like "Labyrinth", was released on Deutsche Grammaphon, a classical label. The music itself is flawless. It has a keen sound quality - particularly on the pieces with stripped-down instrumentation - and the arrangements are careful. If you are interested at all in Sting as a person, the liner notes will prove invaluable. There are six closely-printed pages written by Sting: musings on his agnosticism, his childhood memories of winter, the seasonal cycle as it affects humans. It's interesting and introspective. I would classify this CD not as "Christmas", as I've seen it described, but as "solstice". It reminds me a little of the New Age/Pagan CDs that comprise my favourite winter listening. I love this CD. It is full of lovely winter songs, beautifully interpreted by a first-class musician.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely, Off the Beaten Path,
By Joy W (Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: If On A Winters Night (Audio CD)
I am always looking for new and unique Christmas/seasonal music. This fills the house with mellow, musical beauty, perfect for a relaxing fall or winter evening.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliantly crafted - as cold and clear as a Canadian winter,
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This review is from: If On A Winters Night (Audio CD)
Unusual winter music given a superbly musical modern treatment! Sting takes inspiration from the cycle of the seasons and the ancient celebrations of the winter solstice to craft a compelling vision of what is truly important about the dark season of winter. This is not a depressing work but one that celebrates the light at the heart of darkness. This work invokes the atmosphere of a small group huddled around a fire shuttered against a raging storm in the depth of winter hopeful for the symbolic rebirth of the world. Loneliness, alienation and despair are unfortunately an indelible part of the winter season and this is captured in the bleak desolation of the sailor in Robert Louis Stevenson's poem "Christmas at Sea". Stings's voice is hardly one of great beauty yet it seems ideally suited to the intensely personal quality of this music. The music is consistently excellent - understated, sparse and accomplished. His own compositions blend completely into the overall work. The concluding piece, "You only cross my mind in winter" reveals a mature and accomplished composer. One of the strongest parts of this CD are the liner notes - well worth reading and reading again - this is no vacuous pop star. Highly recommended
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