Elemental (Loreena McKennitt album)
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| Studio album by Loreena McKennitt | |||||
| Released | 1985 (Canada) | ||||
| Genre | Folk | ||||
| Length | 36:27 | ||||
| Label | Quinlan Road | ||||
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Elemental is the first album recorded by Loreena McKennitt. It was released in 1985. The album was written in just one week, in a barn in Southern Ontario amongst a field of sunflowers[citation needed].
[edit] Track listing
- "Blacksmith" – 3:20
- "She Moved Through the Fair" – 4:05
- "Stolen Child" – 5:05
- "The Lark in the Clear Air" – 2:06
- "Carrighfergus" – 3:24
- "Kellswater" – 5:19
- "Banks of Claudy" – 5:37
- "Come by the Hills" – 3:05
- "Lullaby" – 4:26
[edit] Song information
- "Stolen Child" is based on the William Butler Yeats poem "The Stolen Child".
- "Lullaby" uses the words of a poem by William Blake. It was written for the Stratford Festival of Canada production of "Blake" by Elliot Hayes. The lyrics were done by Douglas Campbell.
[edit] External links
- Lyrics (English)
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