The Book of Secrets

~ Release by Loreena McKennitt (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Prologue recording engineer and mixer: Kevin Killen drums (drum set): Manu Katché electric guitar: Brian Hughes (guitarist) keyboard and zither: Loreena McKennitt percussion: Rick Lazar strings: Donald Quan vocals: Loreena McKennitt recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Prologue composer: Loreena McKennitt	3.65	4:23
2	The Mummers’ Dance recording engineer: Stuart Bruce producer: Loreena McKennitt mixer: Kevin Killen cello: Caroline Lavelle double bass: Danny Thompson (English double bass player) drums (drum set): Manu Katché electric guitar: David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter) hurdy gurdy: Nigel Eaton keyboard: Loreena McKennitt oud: Brian Hughes (guitarist) percussion: Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy tabla and viola: Donald Quan violin: Hugh Marsh vocals: Loreena McKennitt recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom recording of: The Mummers’ Dance lyricist and composer: Loreena McKennitt publisher: Quinlan Road Music, Ltd (in 1997)	4.35	6:07
3	Skellig recording engineer and mixer: Stuart Bruce acoustic guitar: Aidan Brennan additional keyboard: Steve Pigott and Donald Quan cello: Christopher van Kampen (British cellist) double bass: Danny Thompson (English double bass player) keyboard: Loreena McKennitt mandolin: Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player) tin whistle: Bob White (Wind instrument player) viola: Andy Brown (Violist/violinist, leader, strings arranger and conductor) viola da gamba: Joanna Levine violin: Iain King (violinist), Hugh Marsh and Jonathan Rees vocals: Loreena McKennitt strings arranger: Caroline Dale (cellist) recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Skellig lyricist and composer: Loreena McKennitt	3	6:08
4	Marco Polo recording engineer: Stuart Bruce engineer and mixer: Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen assistant producer: Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan accordion and keyboard: Loreena McKennitt acoustic guitar, bouzouki, oud and synthesizer: Brian Hughes (guitarist) double bass: Danny Thompson (English double bass player) drums (drum set): Manu Katché hurdy gurdy: Nigel Eaton keyboard, tabla and viola: Donald Quan mandola: Aidan Brennan mandolin: Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player) percussion: Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy shawm: Bob White (Wind instrument player) violin: Hugh Marsh and Osama (Osama Taiym) background vocals: Stuart Bruce, Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan vocals: Loreena McKennitt recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom mixed at: AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Marco Polo lyricist and composer: Loreena McKennitt	3	5:15
5	The Highway Man recording engineer: Stuart Bruce mixer: Kevin Killen accordion and keyboard: Loreena McKennitt acoustic guitar, bouzouki and electric guitar: Brian Hughes (guitarist) acoustic guitar, mandola and mandolin: Martin Brown (Guitar, mandolin, mandola) bodhrán: Steáfán Hannigan cello: Caroline Lavelle double bass: Danny Thompson (English double bass player) mandolin: Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player) percussion: Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy snare drum: Paul Clarvis (percussionist) viola: Donald Quan violin: Hugh Marsh vocals: Loreena McKennitt recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom recording of: The Highwayman lyricist: Alfred Noyes composer: Loreena McKennitt is based on: The Highwayman	4.35	10:19
6	La serenissima recording engineer and mixer: Stuart Bruce cello: Anne Bourne classical guitar: Brian Hughes (guitarist) guitar: Robin Jeffrey (mandolin and theorbo player) harp and keyboard: Loreena McKennitt viola: Donald Quan viola da gamba: Joanna Levine violin: Hugh Marsh strings arranger: Caroline Dale (cellist) recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom recording of: La serenissima composer: Loreena McKennitt	3	5:09
7	Night Ride Across the Caucasus recording engineer: Stuart Bruce mixer: Kevin Killen acoustic guitar, bouzouki and oud: Brian Hughes (guitarist) cello: Christopher van Kampen (British cellist) double bass: Danny Thompson (English double bass player) drums (drum set): Manu Katché keyboard: Loreena McKennitt lute, rebec and vielle: Nick Hayley mandola: Aidan Brennan mandolin: Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player) percussion: Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy tabla: Donald Quan viola: Andy Brown (Violist/violinist, leader, strings arranger and conductor) violin: Iain King (violinist), Hugh Marsh and Jonathan Rees vocals: Loreena McKennitt strings arranger: Caroline Dale (cellist) recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom recording of: Night Ride Across the Caucasus lyricist and composer: Loreena McKennitt	3	8:30
8	Dante’s Prayer recording engineer: Stuart Bruce engineer and mixer: Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen assistant producer: Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan producer: Loreena McKennitt additional keyboard: Steve Pigott cello: Caroline Lavelle double bass: Danny Thompson (English double bass player) keyboard and piano: Loreena McKennitt viola: Donald Quan violin: Hugh Marsh choir vocals: St. Petersburg Chamber Choir vocals: Loreena McKennitt conductor: Nikolai Korniev (chorus master) recorded at: Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom mixed at: AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Dante's Prayer lyricist and composer: Loreena McKennitt	3.5	7:11

Credits

Release

distributed by:	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 2013)

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Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Marco Polo The Mummers’ Dance

part of:	Juno Awards: Album of the Year (number: 1999) (order: 118)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/134102 [info]
other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/62252/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000027249 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1114194 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 00602537646500
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 53:03

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Quinlan Road
[none]

Release events

United States
2014-03-04

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