Ghost Stories (Chantal Kreviazuk album)

Infobox Album | Name = Ghost Stories
Type = Album
Artist = Chantal Kreviazuk


Released = August 29, 2006
Recorded = 2005 – 2006
Genre = Adult contemporary
Length = 42:11
Label = Sony BMG Music Canada
Producer = Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfwxqydldje link]
Last album = "What If It All Means Something"
(2002)
This album = "Ghost Stories"
(2006)
Next album = |

"Ghost Stories" is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released on August 29 2006. The first single is "All I Can Do". The second is "Wonderful" and the third is "Ghosts of You".

The album, produced entirely by Kreviazuk's husband, Our Lady Peace member Raine Maida, does not have a single guitar on any of the tracks. According to Kreviazuk, most of the album has a gospel theme to it.

The album debuted at #2 on the Canadian album sales charts.

On March 9, 2007, the album was released on the iTunes Store as "Ghost Stories (With Interview Tracks)", including additional songs and about 30 minutes of interviews with Kreviazuk. [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=218071440&s=143441]

Track listing

# "Ghosts Of You" – 3:58 (#89 Canada)
# "All I Can Do" – 3:36
# "Spoke In Tongues" – 3:13
# "Mad About You" – 3:46
# "So Cold" – 2:20
# "Waiting For The Sun" – 3:48
# "You Blame Yourself" – 4:08
# "Grow Up So Fast" – 3:27
# "Wonderful" – 3:33 (#71 Canada)
# "Asylum" – 4:13
# "Wendy House" – 6:09

USA Bonus Tracks

# "Time" – 4:06 (Originally from the album What If It All Means Something)
# "I Do Believe" – 3:55 (Co-written and co-produced by Brian West & Gerald Eaton)

USA Bonus Disc

# "God Made Me (Live)" – 3:26
# "Wayne (Live)" – 5:26

ingles

*"All I Can Do"
*"Wonderful"
*"Ghosts of You"

Personnel

*Chantal Kreviazuk - piano, bass, vocals
*Earl Harvin - drums
*Randy Cooke - drums, percussion
*Chris Chaney - bass
*Jason Lader - bass
*Raine Maida - bass
*Lenny Castro - percussion
*Trey Henry - upright bass
*Eric Gorfain - strings
*Daphne Chen - strings
*Leah Katz - strings
*Richard Dodd - strings

Miscellanea

*A lyric in the track "Ghosts Of You" makes reference to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, a song by The Beatles.
*At the beginning of "Waiting For The Sun", Chantal's oldest son Rowan can be heard calling out "mommy".

*It is believed the track "Spoke in Tongues" is targeted at former songwriting partner, Avril Lavigne.

External links

* [http://www.chantalkreviazuk.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.collectingkreviazuk.com/ Collecting Kreviazuk (Fan site)]
* [http://www.chantal-k.com/ Unfold Before You (Fan site)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/chantalkreviazuk mySpace]