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Solace
Solace
Studio album by Sarah McLachlan
Released	29 June 1991 (Canada); 28 January 1992 (US)
Studio	Morin Heights at Lars Westvind's house, in Vancouver at Mushroom Studio and Venture Studios and in New Orleans at Karen's House
Genre	Pop
Length	45:31
Label	Nettwerk (Canada); Arista (US)
Producer	Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Singles from Solace
	"The Path of Thorns (Terms)"; Released: 1991; "Into the Fire"; Released: 1991; "Drawn to the Rhythm"; Released: 7 February 1992; "I Will Not Forget You"; Released: 1992; "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"; Released: 1992;

Solace is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 29 June 1991, on Nettwerk in Canada and 28 January 1992, on Arista Records in the United States. It was the album that first made her a star in Canada, spawning the hit singles "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" and "Into the Fire" (Mclachlan appeared nude in both the accompanying videos) and being certified double platinum for sales of 200,000 copies in Canada. This was also the first of many Sarah McLachlan albums produced by Pierre Marchand.

Although the album received favourable reviews internationally, her commercial breakthrough outside of Canada would not come until her next full album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Although McLachlan has not discarded the album's songs from her concerts so completely as those of Touch, nothing from Solace has been performed live since 1999 except for “The Path of Thorns (Terms)”,^[1] which was performed 19 times between 2010 and 2012.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Chicago Tribune	^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]
NME	6/10^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

In a rave review for the Los Angeles Times, Steve Hochman said that Solace "gorgeously recalls" Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, and Sandy Denny "without sounding derivative", praising McLachlan's "strong, emotional songwriting and singing" and Marchand's "atmospheric yet involving production".^[5] Gary Dretzka was more ambivalent in the Chicago Tribune, commenting that the album's songs "are not without some poetic beauty", but "no one piece really stands out" due to their similar "somber emotional range".^[4] Writing for NME, David Quantick found the record merely promising, with "hints of possible excellence".^[6]

Retrospectively, AllMusic critic Kelly McCartney deemed Solace "a wonderful record that offers a glimpse of the astounding talent of a young Sarah McLachlan", writing that McLachlan avoided the "sophomore jinx" with "a superior collection of songs and performances".^[3] Richard Skanse stated in the 2004 Rolling Stone Album Guide that Solace "represented a considerable leap in maturity and focus" for McLachlan, noting the album's "less muddled" production and its songs' "sharper hooks and distinctive melodies".^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sarah McLachlan, except where otherwise noted.

CD: Nettwerk / W2-30055 (Canada)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drawn to the Rhythm"		4:08
2.	"Into the Fire"	Sarah McLachlan Pierre Marchand	3:34
3.	"The Path of Thorns (Terms)"		5:51
4.	"I Will Not Forget You"	McLachlan Darren Phillips	5:20
5.	"Lost"		5:03
6.	"Back Door Man"		4:00
7.	"Shelter"		3:23
8.	"Black"		5:04
9.	"Home"		4:45
10.	"Mercy"		4:23
Total length:			45:31

Bonus track (Arista)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Wear Your Love Like Heaven"	Donovan	3:19
Total length:			48:50

Note: In Canada, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" appeared on Nettwerk's Donovan tribute album, Island of Circles.

Personnel

Sarah McLachlan – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano
Pierre Marchand – Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Accordion Reeds, Percussion
Bill Dillon – Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Guitorgan, Billatron
Leo Nocentelli – Electric Guitar
Daryl Exnicious – Bass, Background Vocals
Hugh McMillan – Bass
Jocelyne Lanois – Bass
Alan Gevaert – Bass
Deni Bonet – Violin, Viola
Peter "Harpy" Conway – Harmonica
Ronald Jones – Drums, Percussion
Paul Brennan – Drums
Ashwin Sood – Drums
Michel Dupirre – Percussion
Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall, Greg Reely – Engineers
Andre Paquet – Freelancer
Kharen Hill Album photography for publicity and artwork