| Earthsongs | ||||
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| Released | 8 March 2005 | |||
| Genre | New-age | |||
| Length | 1:07:34 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Rolf Løvland Fionnuala Sherry Simon Franglen | |||
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Earthsongs is the eighth album by Secret Garden. It was released in 2005, on Decca.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sometimes When It Rains" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Fields of Fortune" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "The Reel" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Always There" | 4:43 |
| 5. | "When Darkness Falls" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Sleepsong (featuring Fionnuala Gill)" | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Lotus" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Searching for the Past" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Daughters of Erin" | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Half a World Away" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Grace" | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Raise Your Voices" | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Canzona" | 4:34 |
| 14. | "Sarabande" | 3:13 |
| 15. | "Silence Speaks" | 4:38 |
"Sleepsong" features artist Fionnuala Gill (Saoirse). "Grace" features Ole Edvard Antonsen on trumpet and piccolo-trumpet.
Lyrics for "Always There", "Sleepsong", "Half a World Away", and "Raise Your Voices" were written by Brendan Graham. "Half a World Away" features vocals by Jan Werner Danielsen, and is a lyrical version of the instrumental opening track "Sometimes When It Rains". [1]
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] | 51 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [3] | 9 |
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