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Product Description
Run a Quick Search on "If On a Winter's Night" by Sting to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "If On a Winter's Night"Browse more products related to "Sting"Title NoteAudio Mixers: David Darlington; Sting. If You Enjoy "If On a Winter's Night (CD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "If On a Winter's Night (CD)" by Sting (Artist)Most Recent Customer Reviews  Thoughtful and beautifully judged winter album..., October 2, 2009
By wendavey
Weaving through all the songs on Stings latest album "If On A Winters Night..."
are the themes of winter, ghosts and spirits, religion and the pull of home back
to loved and missed ones. The musicians and singers complement the songs
impeccably - the Northumbrian pipes of Kathryn Tickell are so evocative of the
the northeast and are an instant reminder to older fans of his classic 1991
album "The Soul Cages", an album that drew heavily on his roots. Standout tracks
include "Christmas At Sea", a poem written by Robert Louis Stevenson that is
combined with the gaelic song "Thograinn Thograinn" and provides one of the most
evocative songs that Sting has recorded. "Soul Cake" is a very catchy song that
is guaranteed to etch its way into your subconscious after the first listen and
is the most immediate track on the album "The Snow It Melts The Soonest" is a
hauntingly beautiful northumbrian track "The Burning Babe" contrasts a macabre
tale with a jolly tune to great effect, and Sting combines his own lyrics to a
piece of Bach on the melancholic "You Only Cross My Mind In Winter". Taken with
traditional Christmas songs such as "Gabriels Message" and the "Cherry Tree
Carol", some reworkings of older songs such as "The Hounds of Winter" and
"Lullaby To An Anxious Child", and more obscure pieces from centuries past such
as "Lo How A Rose Eer Blooming" and "Now Winter Comes Slowly" means that Sting
delivers a thoughtful and beautifully judged seasonally themed album without
once having to mention reindeer, snowmen or Santa Claus.
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