Wilder Shores
Wilder Shores | ||||
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Studio album by Belinda Carlisle | ||||
Released | September 29, 2017 | |||
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Label | Edsel Records | |||
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Wilder Shores is the eighth studio album by vocalist Belinda Carlisle. Unlike her previous releases, which have largely been characterized as pop music, it consists of a series of Sikh chants performed by Carlisle in Gurmukhi.[1] It is her first studio album in ten years, since the release of Voila (2007), a collection of chansons Carlisle performed in French.
Conception
Carlisle commented on her inspiration behind making the album, specifically her practicing of Kundalini yoga; "I have been practicing Kundalini Yoga for over twenty five years and in the last twelve years I have built up a serious practice routine and begun studying the mantras that are used in classes much more closely. I’ve always wanted to do an album like this but I never felt I was ready until early in 2015. It’s not just music on this album, it’s a science that requires an element in the voice called the naad. Naad is almost a transference of energy through the voice and it wasn’t easy for me to learn.
That being said, I am a pop singer so I could never be a traditional chant or kirtan artist as it would not be true to who I am. Wilder Shores is therefore still a pop album with the same structure of verse, bridge and chorus as my previous records but it is done with repetitive chanting."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Adi Shakti" | 7:19 | |
2. | "Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad" | 6:31 | |
3. | "Light of My Soul" | 4:29 | |
4. | "Rakhe Rakhan Har" | 4:50 | |
5. | "Har Gobinday" |
| 5:59 |
6. | "Humee Hum Brahm Hum" | 4:44 | |
7. | "Aad Guray Nameh" |
| 5:05 |
8. | "Long Time Sun" | 2:29 | |
9. | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (acoustic version) | 4:01 |
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[3] | 86 |
Billboard World Albums Chart | 4[4] |
UK Albums Sales Chart | 50[5] |
References
- ↑ Pena, Xochitl (May 8, 2017). "Belinda Carlisle talks about her gay son, new album and lack of all-female bands". The Desert Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Wilder Shores". Demon Music Group. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ↑ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ↑ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100 06 October 2017 - 12 October 2017". Official Charts. Retrieved 17 December 2017.