2006 studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Grace and Gratitude Released 25 August 2006 Recorded January–May 2006 Studio Echo Beach Studio (Jupiter, Florida ) Genre New-age Length 60 :32 Label EMI , Green Hill Producer
Amy Sky
Tracy Young (Pink edition bonus)
Grace and Gratitude Renewed
Pink edition
"Instrument of Peace" Released: 2006
"Help Me to Heal" Released: 2010
Grace and Gratitude is the twenty-first studio album by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John . The album was released 25 August 2006[1] through EMI exclusively by Walgreens to benefit various charities of cancer and re-released on 14 September 2010[2] through Green Hill Records as Grace and Gratitude Renewed . A "pink" edition of the original album also was released in certain territories, with a two-track remix bonus CD.[3]
Singles
The album-closing track, "Instrument of Peace", was released as the album's lead single, peaking at No. 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart .
"Help Me to Heal" was released as single in 2010, promoting the Renewed re-release.[4]
Tours
Newton-john embarked on two tours to promote the album: a North American tour of 39 concerts, Grace and Gratitude Tour , and an Asian tour of 5 concerts, Body Heart & Spirit Tour . Her 2010 World Tour supported the re-release, Renewed .
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave the album a positive review, although he said: "It's easy to knock this for not exactly being compelling—it glides, it doesn't grab—but that's the whole point: this is meditative mood music and it's gauzily effective in that regard in either of its incarnations".[5]
Track listing
Grace and Gratitude track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "Shekhinah (interlude)" Amy Sky 2:59 2. "Pearls on a Chain" Newton-John, Sky 3:53 3. "Yesod (interlude)" Marc Jordan , Sky1:49 4. "To Be Wanted" Sky 4:14 5. "Hod (interlude)" Greg Johnston 1:38 6. "Learn to Love Yourself" Newton-John, Sky 4:21 7. "Nezah (interlude)" Johnston 1:07 8. "Grace and Gratitude" Newton-John, Sky 3:23 9. "Tiferet (interlude)" Steven MacKinnon 1:28 10. "Love is Letting Go of Fear" Newton-John, Sky, MacKinnon 4:11 11. "Hesed-Gevurah (interlude)" Johnston 1:28 12. "Gaté Gaté" Johnston, Sky 4:04 13. "Tala' al Badru 'Alayna (interlude)" Traditional 1:15 14. "Let Go Let God" Newton-John, Sky, Kim Bullard 5:05 15. "Binah (interlude)" Johnston 0:45 16. "I Will Lift Up My Eyes" Sky 5:08 17. "Hochmah (interlude)" Sky, Traditional 2:12 18. "The Power of Now" Newton-John, Sky 4:44 19. "Keter (interlude)" Stephan Moccio 2:36 20. "Instrument of Peace" Jordan, Sky, Moccio 4:12
Renewed
The album was re-released as Grace and Gratitude Renewed on 14 September 2010, four years after the release of the original version. The new edition features new versions of tracks "To Be Wanted", "I Will Lift Up My Eyes" and "Instrument of Peace" with special guests, and also features two new tracks: "Todah" and the single "Help Me to Heal". The Japanese edition also includes the two remixes from the "Pink" edition.
Title 1. "Shekhinah" (interlude) 2:59 2. "Pearls on a Chain" 3:53 3. "Yesod" (interlude) 1:49 4. "To Be Wanted" (featuring Mark Masri ) 4:14 5. "Hod" (interlude) 1:38 6. "Learn to Love Yourself" 4:21 7. "Nezah" (interlude) 1:07 8. "Grace and Gratitude" 3:23 9. "Tiferet" (interlude) 1:28 10. "Love Is Letting Go of Fear" 4:11 11. "Hesed-Gevurah" (interlude) 1:28 12. "Gaté Gaté" 4:04 13. "Ta'la al Badru 'Alayna" (interlude) 1:15 14. "Let Go Let God" 5:05 15. "Binah" (interlude) 0:45 16. "I Will Lift Up My Eyes" (featuring Amy Sky ) 5:08 17. "Todah" (interlude; featuring David Darling ) 3:38 18. "Help Me to Heal" 4:03 19. "Hochmah" (interlude) 2:12 20. "The Power of Now" 4:44 21. "Keter" (interlude) 2:36 22. "Instrument of Peace" (featuring Marc Jordan ) 4:12
Personnel
Musicians
Olivia Newton-John – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 12, 14, 17)
Amy Sky – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 13, 16, 17), backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18), oboe (4), oboe arrangement (4, 12, 16), arrangements (11, 13, 19), cello (12, 16), string arrangements (20)
Stephan Moccio – acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 8, 18, 19, 20), keyboards (4, 19, 20), arrangements (19)
Greg Johnston – transition programming, programming (2, 6, 8), string arrangements (2, 18), keyboards (5, 7, 12, 14, 15), cello arrangement (8)
Steven MacKinnon – keyboards (9, 10), arrangements (10)
Mike Frances – guitars (1, 3, 13), mandolin (3)
Rob Piltch – guitars (9, 10)
Bill Bell – guitars (16)
George Koller – fretless bass (1, 4), sitar (2, 12, 14, 16), dilruba (5, 12, 14, 16), acoustic bass (6, 14), bass guitar (8, 12, 14, 16)
Brian Barlow – cymbals (1, 4, 6, 14, 16, 20), vibraphone (1, 14)
Ed Hanley – percussion (11), Standing bells (11), udu (12, 13), tabla (12, 14, 16)
Ron Korb – Tibetan flute (1), bass flute (2), shinobue (3), Irish penny whistle (8, 17), dizi (8), Bansuri (13), low whistle (17)
Cynthia Steljes – oboe (4, 12, 16)
Paul Wildner – cello (2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 20)
Jon Craig – viola (2, 18)
Benjamin Bowman – violin (2, 18, 20)
Jayne Maddison – violin (2, 18)
Brenna MacCremmon – backing vocals (12, 14, 16)
Maryem Tollar – lead vocals (13)
Marc Jordan – backing vocals (17), harmony vocals (20)
Production
Producer – Amy Sky
Instrumental overdubs recorded by Lorne Hounsell at Signal To Noise (Toronto, Canada).
Lead vocals recorded by Vic Florencia, assisted by Azra Ross.
Piano recorded by Azra Ross
Lead vocals and piano recorded at Maison de Musique (Toronto, Canada).
BGVs recorded by Greg Johnston
Mixed by Vic Florencia at The Concrete Jungle (Toronto, Canada).
Additional ProTools programming – Jeff Dalziel and Azra Ross
Mastered by Joao Carvahlo at Joao Carvahlo Mastering (Toronto, Canada).
Art direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
Design – Kimyio Nishio
Liner notes, concept and illustrations – Olivia Newton-John
Hand Mudrahs – Sarina Condello
Photography – J. Michael Lafond
Styling – Adrienne Gold
Hair and make-up – John Sheehy
Chart preparation – Richard Maslove
Charts
Release history
References
External links
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