Talk:Sarah McLachlan

message: I expanded/updated discography and placed it into tables.  As McLachlan is Canadian I really wanted to include Canada music chart peaks and I searched desperately for some kind of online archive of the Canadian charts to no avail.  Anyone out there have that info? -- eo 17:18, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: You missed the new live album which I added. Feel free to add that chart data because I have no clue where to find that. -- TomeOne 21:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

text: What happened to the photos of the albums? I think the article looked a lot better with them. Hlwarrior 00:27, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: discography

message: I would like more reference to Delerium, since that made many other young people fans. Suddently she where a star in the Dance scene --Zypres 00:15, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that a reference to the song Silence belongs in the text.  I'm not sure I could do a great job myself, not knowing much of the background, but if no one else adds it soon, I'll take a stab at it. RayGates 03:36, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Delerium

message: The last couple edits and reverts have been over Sarah McLachlan's inclusion as a "whistle register" singer. Does Sarah even have that kind of range (she writes most of her stuff in the alto/second-soprano tessitura), and if she does, in what songs does she demonstrate it? --C-squared 04:26, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whistle register? 

message: This isn't the kind of thing I usually comment on, but would it be possible for someone to find a new public domain image for this article?  The one currently in place just looks terrible. Danny Lilithborne 06:54, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Remarkably conveniently, User:Tezster has just uploaded a vastly superior new image.  Jkelly 19:42, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

text: You should have seen the old picture.  If you know of any fans who have taken photographs and would be willing to license their photography under a free, reusable license, you can encourage them to donate them.  Jkelly 16:21, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: I am finding it difficult to Genre Sarah's music. Then again I am finding it difficult to categorize quite a bit of the 20 gigs of music I have. Anyone wanna give me a better genre than simply 'rock'?
*Singer-songwriter? Danny Lilithborne 01:06, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genre 

message: Is Sarah actually of Scottish background? Since she was adopted (I can't remember her birth mother's name) it's hard to base her ethnicity on her last name. Zenitram82 00:08, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It should be removed until we have a reliable source to reference.  Jkelly 00:27, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

text: I'm not sure, but I think she may be white (or have white ancestors). I could be wrong and don't mean to offend anyone, but it's how it appears from my untrained point-of-view. --92.229.232.41 (talk) 00:55, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ethnicity 

message: *Is it necessary to list every song Sarah McLachlan contributed to a soundtrack, collection album, benefit or live performance?  I think all that stuff is clearly unnecessary, so I removed it. Danny Lilithborne 22:06, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good edit.  Jkelly 22:57, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Not every artist on Wikipedia has a "complete" discography. In fact, the vast majority have only their own list of proper albums; the only artists who have a "complete" WP discography of every last compilation, soundtrack album, tribute album, etc. that their music ever appeared on are, generally, those whose fan base largely consists of 15-year-olds who think it's encyclopedically notable if their favourite singer sneezes, and who pitch hissy fits every time somebody tries to weed out their pet trivia. (Yeah, Ashlee Simpson, I do mean your article.) Bearcat 09:32, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  songcruft 

message: McLachlan plays the harp on her new record so I would appreciate it if you'd leave her in the Harpists category! Zenitram82 14:49, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Such information needs to be cited.  Please see WP:V, WP:CITE, and WP:RS.  --Yamla 14:58, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As important as citations are, it's entirely sufficient for the information to be present in the album's article. We don't need to provide separate sources for it in the bio in addition to the album credits. Bearcat 09:26, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Harp

message: Is this correct? Haven't been able to find it on any of these lists, yet. Maybe there's a RS top 100 list not included on that page?
http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html
16 millions copies and n.2 on Billboard? Please check here on her wiki Discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumbling_Towards_Ecstasy  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Northern lights (talk • contribs) 13:04, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - "Rolling Stone Magazine has listed it as one of the top 100 best albums of all-time" 

message: No mention of the foundation on the page other than an external link? Perhaps it should be added to the Philanthropy section? Nhansen 20:02, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The Sarah McLachlan Foundation

message: So I made the template for Sarah...it was my first time, so bear with me if it's bad. Maybe someone can add something to it, to make it better? I didn't know what else to put besides albums. template:Sarah McLachlan
Hlwarrior 00:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Template

message: This article only mentions her most successful project.  Surely someone knows something.  Echo5Joker 12:28, 23 August 2007 (CST)
:I agree. I started with some basic info on the album, but it probably should be expanded some more. Hlwarrior 22:17, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Umm...Sufacing?

message: I'm thinking of breaking off the discog. sect., making that an article unto itself, and replacing it with a brief list of studio albums. I wanted some feedback first though. I think this would make the article a little neater and easier to read, any comments? Naufana : talk 06:19, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I could see that as a good idea, and just including Touch, Solace, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Surfacing, Afterglow, and Wintersong. Most of the other albums are just live or remixes. Hlwarrior (talk) 04:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Discography

message: In Canada it is called a divorce. There is no mention in the Canadian Divorce Act of "dissolution of marriage". It is an awkward foreign phrase that obsfucates what happened in her personal life.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/ShowFullDoc/cs/D-3.4///en?noCookie
I suggest an edit of the text McLachlan also admitted the song was inspired by the dissolution of her marriage to state it was a divorce. Or change it to include both so that Canadians and others can find this page when researching McLachlan's divorce.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.0.86.173 (talk) 14:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: At the time, they were separated, not divorced. She couldn't say the song was inspired by her divorce, because it hadn't happened yet. In any case I'm not sure how this page would be hard to find. Kaleja (talk) 03:55, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dissolution of marriage 

message: There is a reference to her television endorsements for the ASPCA. She is also starring in essentially similar ones for the BCSPCA, same song (Answer) but different pictorials of animals and slightly different script. If the article mentions the first, the second should also be mentioned. I am a techno-idiot, so perhaps someone more savvy could amend the article. Grandma Roses (talk) 22:36, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  SPCA reference 

message: Somebody please put the correct pronunciation in the article. I am listening to an interview  where the guy pronounces it with an F sound ("mik-lof-lin"). That can't be right, can it? She doesn't correct him, but that might just be politeness. --Mathew5000 (talk) 10:51, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Nah, it's a Scots surname so it should be "muk-loch-lun" with a slight throaty sound on the "loch".  I think she pronounces it slightly softer though as "muk-lock-lun".  But certainly no Fs.  Planewalker Dave (talk) 11:10, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yeah, I've heard it pronounced on the radio by DJs as "muh-clak-lun" which doesn't seem right to me. DarrenW (talk) 13:01, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

text:  Thanks. Hopefully someone who knows IPA can add the pronunciation to the article per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation). --Mathew5000 (talk) 08:18, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation of her surname 

message: I removed this paragraph from the article: It's possibly libel, but more importantly, it's unreferenced.
"For years, Sarah McLachlan's main stage guitar has been a late-1970s Larrivée C-10 with rosewood back and sides, a spruce top, and a Florentine cutaway. The guitar is amplified with a Fishman Rare Earth Blend (which combines a magnetic pickup and an internal mic), running through a Radial JDV Mk3 active DI. She has also performed with Canadian-made Morgan guitars, and has reported to be trying out Taylor models with Expression System electronics."
It would be nice to put this back up, but needs a published reference to confirm it. Minimac (talk) 10:14, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreferenced paragraph 

message: I just saw a tape of her performing, and noticed that when she smiles the right side of her mouth moves more than the left side.  It's not bad - certainly not enough to detract from her appearance - but it is there if you look for it.  Was she in an accident of some kind that left nerve damage?  Guy Macon  23:07, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Facial paralysis? 

message: Wondering if that's an error in the section on her guitars. The section mentions two guitar tunings that McLachlan uses, one of which is only slightly off from standard (E A D G A D). Is this a typo or does she really do this rather than standard tuning in those songs, anybody know? Snyrt (talk) 16:44, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tuning? 

message: The lead-in photo is captioned "Sarah McLachlan after a performance at JFK Airport, July 2010" She's reduced to singing in airport terminals now? Presumably, she was photographed at JFK after performing somewhere in NYC area - probably doubtful that she went straight to the airport from the venue, so that may not really be accurate even. Maybe photo should just say she was at JFK in July 2010...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 22:20, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Really? 

message: She has been reported to regard herself as an agnostic/pantheist.  But why does not the article made a mention of it? I need we need it to be instated in the article. Any ideas? Faizan 13:50, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: That does not make it less important, though. All I want to be discussed that is there any reservation to her faith to be reported as Agnosticism/Pantheism? Faizan 07:41, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: An encyclopedia should have such details, anyway. Faizan 07:42, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: No, I am rather busy. I have planned it only for this article, it would be a great favour if this basic info is added for all! Faizan 14:18, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

text: I think third-party comments are needed. Started an RfC below. Faizan 06:11, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Her Religion?? 

message: She has been reported to regard herself as an agnostic/pantheist.  But why does not the article made a mention of it? An encyclopedia should have such details even if a singer does not make a big deal about his/her religion. Faizan 06:09, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Why exclude? It is not yet included in the text/infobox. Faizan 12:17, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: RfC: Should her religion be mentioned?

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified  on Sarah McLachlan. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive http://web.archive.org/web/20090318140705/http://www.greenpeaceworks.org:80/go_green.php to http://www.greenpeaceworks.org/go_green.php
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).
 Meters (talk) 17:38, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Great oral history: https://www.glamour.com/story/the-oral-history-of-lilith-fair ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:56, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Source to add

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on Sarah McLachlan. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20081025104607/http://music.ign.com/articles/691/691277p1.html to http://music.ign.com/articles/691/691277p1.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20130812145050/http://www.bluerodeo.com/music/associates/oneDegree.aspx?PostID=347634&artist=SarahMcLachlan to http://www.bluerodeo.com/music/associates/oneDegree.aspx?PostID=347634&artist=SarahMcLachlan
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 15:20, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified