| The Visit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Album_Cover-The_Visit.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 27, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Folk, world, new-age | |||
| Length | 49:10 | |||
| Label | Quinlan Road, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Loreena McKennitt | |||
| Loreena McKennitt chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Calgary Herald | A[2] |
The Visit is the fourth studio album by Loreena McKennitt. Released on September 27, 1991, the album has been certified four times Platinum in Canada and Gold in the United States. It was produced by McKennitt and Brian Hughes.[3]
The album was a cowinner, with the compilation album Saturday Night Blues, of the 1992 Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album of the Year.[4]
The album was released as a limited edition, numbered, 180 gram vinyl in 2016.
A 30th anniversary edition of the album titled "The Visit - The Definitive Edition" was released on September 24, 2021.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Zimmerman, Kate (October 6, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
- ^ "RIAA certification for "The Visit" Album". The Recording Industry Association of America. June 16, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Here's who took top music prizes". Vancouver Sun, March 31, 1992.