Better Broken

~ Release by Sarah McLachlan (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Issued in four-panel gatefold cardboard sleeve with 12-page booklet.

Disc made in Mexico.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: (1302829) CRE03067 01 0001
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV77
Mould SID Code: IFPI KKBQ

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-17 17:56 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Better Broken
programming:
Will Maclellan
bass:
Wendy Melvoin
celesta [celeste] and synthesizer:
Benny Bock
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Abe Rounds
guitar:
Wendy Melvoin and Mason Stoops
piano and vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
Better Broken
writer:
Benny Bock, Sarah McLachlan and Matt Morris (alternative artist from Denver, CO, USA)
Sarah McLachlan4:00
2Gravity
cello:
Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith
double bass [upright bass]:
Sebastian Steinberg
piano and vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
synthesizer:
Benny Bock
viola:
Leah Katz (violist)
violin:
Charlie Bisharat (US violinist) and Daphne Chen
recording of:
Gravity
writer:
Luke Doucet and Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan5:01
3The Last to Go
acoustic guitar, double bass [upright bass], drum machine, ngɔni [ngoni] and percussion:
Will Maclellan
drums (drum set):
Kane Ritchotte
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Nana Adjoa (Dutch bassist)
electric guitar:
Will Maclellan and Mason Stoops
horn:
CJ Camerieri (trumpet)
piano:
Benny Bock and Sarah McLachlan
synthesizer:
Benny Bock
vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
The Last to Go
writer:
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan3:34
4Only Way Out Is Through
baritone guitar:
Mason Stoops
bass guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
cello:
Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
keyboard and organ:
Benny Bock
percussion:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer) and Will Maclellan
piano and vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
Only Way Out Is Through
writer:
Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist) and Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan4:02
5Reminds Me
acoustic guitar:
Mason Stoops
bass:
Gabe Noel
cello:
Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar [rubber bridge guitar]:
Sarah McLachlan
organ and synthesizer:
Benny Bock
pedal steel guitar:
Greg Leisz
vocal:
Katie Gavin and Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
Reminds Me
writer:
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan & Katie Gavin3:49
6One in a Long Line
programming:
Will Maclellan
bass and drums (drum set):
Wendy Melvoin
electric guitar:
Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist) and Mason Stoops
percussion:
Will Maclellan
piano:
Sarah McLachlan
synthesizer:
Benny Bock
vocal:
Sarah McLachlan, India Sood (vocalist; performs with Sarah McLachlan) and Taja Sood (vocalist; performs with Sarah McLachlan)
recording of:
One in a Long Line
writer:
Sarah McLachlan and Anne Preven
Sarah McLachlan3:44
7Only Human
cello:
Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith
electric guitar:
Mason Stoops
piano and vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
synthesizer:
Benny Bock
vocoder:
Will Maclellan
recording of:
Only Human
writer:
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan3:48
8Long Road Home
acoustic guitar:
Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist) and Sarah McLachlan
baritone guitar:
Mason Stoops
double bass [upright bass]:
Sebastian Steinberg
drums (drum set):
Kane Ritchotte
mellotron and synthesizer:
Benny Bock
piano and vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
Long Road Home
writer:
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan4:02
9Rise
programming:
Will Maclellan
accordion:
Benny Bock
acoustic guitar:
Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist)
bass:
Gabe Noel
cello:
Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith
drums (drum set):
Abe Rounds
electric guitar:
Dylan Day
piano and vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
Rise
writer:
Luke Doucet, Sarah McLachlan and Anne Preven
Sarah McLachlan3:39
10Wilderness
double bass [upright bass]:
Sebastian Steinberg
piano:
Benny Bock and Sarah McLachlan
vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
Wilderness
writer:
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan4:38
11If This Is the End…
acoustic guitar and vocal:
Sarah McLachlan
banjo and synthesizer:
Benny Bock
bass guitar:
Nana Adjoa (Dutch bassist)
cello:
Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith
double bass [upright bass]:
Sebastian Steinberg
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Mason Stoops
other instruments [clock]:
Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist)
choir vocals:
Cary Berg (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Thomas Berg (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Z Berg, Bing Bong Berg (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Benny Bock, Shane Boose (chorister), Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith, Katie Gavin, Alex Greenwald, Darin Harmon (management & A&R coordinator), Goldie Harmon (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Kharen Hill, Kelly Hughes (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Joe Keefe (chorister), Briana Lee, Nicholas Nistal (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Marieke Ochtman (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Zoey Ochtman (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Anne Preven, Serena Reynolds (choir vocal; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Kane Ritchotte, Rachel Selch (engineer and choir vocal; performs with Judy Collins), Marlon Sexton (Austin, Texas-based musician, model, and actor), India Sood (vocalist; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Taja Sood (vocalist; performs with Sarah McLachlan), Annie Stela, Mason Stoops and Pinky Turzo (feat. on Black Needle Noise album These Mortal Covers)
recording of:
If This Is the End…
writer:
Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist) and Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan5:35

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Carrie Smith (designer)
photography:Kharen Hill
miscellaneous support:Dan Cleland (manager; performs with Sarah McLachlan) (task: management / artist)
Sam Feldman (management) (task: management / artist)
Jane Muckle (manager; performs with James Taylor) (task: management / artist)
mixer:Will Maclellan
assistant engineer:Nana Adjoa (Dutch bassist)
engineer:Will Maclellan
Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan)
producer:Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist)
Will Maclellan
mastering:Pat Sullivan (mastering engineer at Bernie Grundman Mastering)
distributed by and licensed to:Concord (US distributor)
pressed by:Conectiv, Guadalajara, Mexico (optical disc and vinyl manufacturing plant located in Guadalajara, Mexico, active under this name since 1 April 2025)
manufactured for:Concord (US distributor)
recorded at:Creekside Studio in West Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
glass mastered at:Conectiv, Guadalajara, Mexico (optical disc and vinyl manufacturing plant located in Guadalajara, Mexico, active under this name since 1 April 2025) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35181166 [info]