Wilder Shores

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Wilder Shores
Studio album by
Belinda Carlisle
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2017
StudioJohn Deavers Studios and Nightbird Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length45:27
LabelEdsel Records
ProducerGabe Lopez
Belinda Carlisle chronology
The Collection
(2014) 		Wilder Shores
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Wilder Shores is the eighth studio album by vocalist Belinda Carlisle. Unlike her previous releases, which have largely been characterized as pop music, it consists of a series of Sikh chants performed by Carlisle in Punjabi.[2] It is her first studio album in ten years, since the release of Voila (2007), a collection of chansons Carlisle performed in French.

Conception

Carlisle commented on her inspiration behind making the album, specifically her practising of Kundalini yoga; "I have been practicing Kundalini Yoga for over twenty five years and in the last twelve years I have built up a serious practice routine and begun studying the mantras that are used in classes much more closely. I’ve always wanted to do an album like this but I never felt I was ready until early in 2015. It’s not just music on this album, it’s a science that requires an element in the voice called the naad. Naad is almost a transference of energy through the voice and it wasn’t easy for me to learn.

"That being said, I am a pop singer so I could never be a traditional chant or kirtan artist as it would not be true to who I am. Wilder Shores is therefore still a pop album with the same structure of verse, bridge and chorus as my previous records but it is done with repetitive chanting."[3]

Reception

Haydon Benfield of

Classic Pop Magazine commented, "Another intriguing back catalogue outlier, Carlisle’s first album in a decade and last to date is inspired by her practice of Kundalini yoga. Three years in the making, the LP sets traditional chants within a traditional Western pop framework and works remarkably well."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Adi Shakti"
7:19
2."Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad"
  • Carlisle
  • Lopez
6:31
3."Light of My Soul"
  • Carlisle
  • Lopez
4:29
4."Rakhe Rakhan Har"
  • Carlisle
  • Lopez
4:50
5."Har Gobinday"
5:59
6."Humee Hum Brahm Hum"
  • Carlisle
  • Lopez
4:44
7."Aad Guray Nameh"
  • Carlisle
  • Khalsa
  • Lopez
5:05
8."Long Time Sun"
  • Carlisle
  • Lopez
2:29
9."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (acoustic version)
4:01
Total length:45:27

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 86
UK Album Sales (OCC)[7] 50
US World Albums (Billboard)[8] 4

References

  1. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Wilder Shores - Belinda Carlisle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ Pena, Xochitl (May 8, 2017). "Belinda Carlisle talks about her gay son, new album and lack of all-female bands". The Desert Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Wilder Shores". Demon Music Group. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Benfield, Haydon. "Album Review: Belinda Carlisle – Wilder Shores – Renowned For Sound". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. Classic Pop Magazine
    . Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100: 6 October 2017 – 12 October 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "Belinda Carslisle Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

External links

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