Global InformationFumbling Towards Ecstasy information
| Fumbling Towards Ecstasy | ||||
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| Studio album by Sarah McLachlan | ||||
| Released | 22 October 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Le Studio (Morin Heights, Quebec) | |||
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| Length | 57:50 | |||
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| Producer | Pierre Marchand | |||
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| Singles from Fumbling Towards Ecstasy | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 22 October 1993 in Canada, 15 February 1994 in the United States, 24 May 1994 in Japan, and 14 August 1994 in Australia. It was produced by Pierre Marchand in Montreal; McLachlan wrote most of the album while living in a small house near Marchand's studio.
The album was an immediate hit in Canada, where McLachlan was already an established star. It was slower to become her breakthrough album internationally, however; in some countries, most notably the US, it stayed in the middle ranges of the pop charts for almost two years. As of November 2003, the album had sold 2.8 million copies in the US.[10]
Some editions contain an album version of McLachlan's 1995 single used for The Brothers McMullen soundtrack, "I Will Remember You". The track's lyrics do not appear in the booklet, nor does the track's crediting information.
In 2000 it was voted number 200 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[11] In 2022, Pitchfork ranked it number 119 on its list of the "150 Best Albums of the 1990s".[12]
On August 5, 2008, a three-disc 15th anniversary edition of the album was released. The set includes the original remastered album, The Freedom Sessions EP and a DVD that includes live performances, music videos and more. The album was released by Legacy Recordings.
In December 2023, McLachlan announced she would perform on a 30 city tour in 2024 for the 30th anniversary of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, playing the entire album in shows along with other songs.[13]
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy – Sarah McLachlan". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Kening, Dan (14 April 1994). "Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Arista)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Bock, David (18 February 1994). "Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Nelson, Brad (5 November 2017). "Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (10 August 2008). "Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (16 June 1994). "Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Skanse, Richard (2004). "Sarah McLachlan". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 530–31. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (28 October 2003). "Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Ask Billboard – FUMBLING TOWARDS SALES". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. 2000. p. 100. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
- ^ Tolentino, Jia (28 September 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sarah McLachlan celebrates 30 years of 'Fumbling' with new tour: 'I still pinch myself'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 14 January 2024.