Surfacing

album by McLachlan

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Surfacing is an extremely personal album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released in 1997. Written after months of introspection, the album features some of her biggest hits, including "Adia" and "Angel," both of which reached the top five on the Billboard singles chart. Other notable songs from the album are "Sweet Surrender" and "Building a Mystery." Surfacing earned McLachlan Grammy Awards for best female pop vocal performance and best pop instrumental, as well as multiple Juno Awards in Canada. The album's success also coincided with McLachlan's cofounding of Lilith Fair, a groundbreaking concert tour that showcased female artists.12

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Surfacing
These qualities were evident in Surfacing (1997), an extremely personal album that was written after months of soul searching. It yielded two of her biggest hits, “Adia” and “Angel,” both of which reached the top five on the Billboard singles chart. The candidness of such songs as “Sweet Surrender” and…
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These qualities were evident in Surfacing (1997), an extremely personal album that was written after months of soul searching. It yielded two of her biggest hits, “Adia” and “Angel,” both of which reached the top five on the Billboard singles chart. The candidness of such songs as “Sweet Surrender” and…
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