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Shine On
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  • Summary: Produced with Bob Rock and Pierre Marchand, the seventh studio release for the Canadian singer-songwriter was influenced by the death of her father.
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  • Record Label: Verve
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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Beautiful Girl
One thing that I know It will get better Each and every drought Ends in the river If I were a diviner, you'd be awash in rain to cool your fire Oh... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. AllMusic
    May 7, 2014
    80
    Shine On, as a whole, has a similar trajectory; it starts from simple, sad emotions, then builds out into an embrace of love and life.
  2. The New York Times
    May 7, 2014
    80
    Her songs materialize in grand resonant spaces, with pealing guitars, piano chords haloed in reverb and drums that boom without aggression. Her voice whispers breathily, swells right up to the verge of tearfulness and then gracefully backs away, ever sympathetic and ever poised.
  3. Boston Globe
    May 7, 2014
    70
    Twenty-five years into her career, Sarah McLachlan does what she does and you’re either out or in when it comes to the Canadian songbird’s pleasant, gorgeously sung, but perhaps not always exciting, adult contemporary pop.
  4. PopMatters
    May 13, 2014
    60
    In her hands, it sounds just fine, and if there aren’t as many catchy hooks to be found as on some of her previous offerings, the rewarding music to be found here is worth the listen for anyone willing to take the time to let the good feelings in.
  5. Slant Magazine
    May 7, 2014
    50
    On "Surrender and Certainty" and "Song for My Father," which is surprisingly less saccharine than you might expect, it at least starts to feel like she's evolving as an artist. But those moments are few and far between on an album that feels longer than it is, which, I guess, is a desirable quality for what is basically glorified background music.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. UWantMe2
    Jan 19, 2015
    10
    Excelente disco, nota 10! relembra um mix de tudo o que ela já fez, um pouco de Surfacing, Afterglow, Laws Of Illusion, com um pitada deExcelente disco, nota 10! relembra um mix de tudo o que ela já fez, um pouco de Surfacing, Afterglow, Laws Of Illusion, com um pitada de Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.… Expand
  2. AdriMel
    Jan 19, 2015
    10
    gostei muito do album, boas musicas, excelentes vocais, com destaque pra Love Beside Me, Monsters e Turn The Lights Down Low, In Your Showgostei muito do album, boas musicas, excelentes vocais, com destaque pra Love Beside Me, Monsters e Turn The Lights Down Low, In Your Show merecia uma divulgação descente e um video, mas infelizmente nao teve, mas mesmo assim ela fez um bom trabalho… Expand
  4. towardsecstasy
    Jan 19, 2015
    10
    òtimas músicas, In Your Shoes é um hino inspirador, Flesh And Blood, rock dos bons, Monsters, um country clássic e Broken Heart, um old jazzòtimas músicas, In Your Shoes é um hino inspirador, Flesh And Blood, rock dos bons, Monsters, um country clássic e Broken Heart, um old jazz como poucos feitos, disco brilhante do começo ao fim, nao me canso de ouvir,… Collapse

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