The Book of Secrets (album)

The Book of Secrets
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)
GenreFolk, world, new-age
Length53:00
LabelQuinlan Road, Warner Bros.
ProducerLoreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt chronology
A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season
(1995)
The Book of Secrets
(1997)
Live in Paris and Toronto
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
sputnikmusic[2]

The Book of Secrets is the sixth studio album by Loreena McKennitt, released in 1997. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200.[3] The lead single of the album, "The Mummers' Dance," remixed by DNA, was released during the winter of 1997–98, and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[4] The album is certified double-platinum in the United States.[5] It has now sold more than four million copies worldwide.[6]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ g, manos (May 21, 2014). "Review: CD Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  3. ^ "The Book of Secrets - Loreena McKennitt". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. ^ "The Mummers' Dance - Loreena McKennitt". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  6. ^ "UNIVERSAL - Universal - Biography Site". www.universalmusic.es. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05.