Forest (George Winston album)

1994 studio album by George Winston

Forest

Studio album by

George Winston

Released| October 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)
Recorded| 1994
Genre|

* Folk
* ambient
* new age

Length| 45:48
Label| Windham Hill, Dancing Cat
Producer| Howard Johnston, Cathy Econom, and George Winston
George Winston chronology
| Summer
(1991)  | Forest
(1994)  | Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
(1995)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Forest is the seventh album of pianist George Winston and his sixth solo piano album, released in 1994. It was reissued on Dancing Cat Records in 2008. The album won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.[2] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 21, 1994.[3]

The track "Japanese Music Box (Itsuki No Komoriuta)" is based on a traditional Japanese lullaby "Itsuki Lullaby" that comes from Itsuki in southern Japan.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by George Winston, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Tamarack Pines"|  | 5:49
2.| "Forbidden Forest"|  | 2:32
3.| "Troubadour"| John Barry| 1:56
4.| "The Cradle"| Larry Young (Khalid Yasin)| 2:13
5.| "Cloudy This Morning"|  | 2:43
6.| "Last Lullaby Here"|  | 0:59
7.| "Mon Enfant (My Child)"| Traditional; arr. by George Winston| 3:20
8.| "Returning"|  | 0:40
9.| "Graceful Ghost"| William Bolcom| 2:53
10.| "Walking in the Air"| Howard Blake| 7:45
11.| "Building the Snowman"| Howard Blake| 1:35
12.| "The Snowman's Music Box Dance"| Howard Blake| 2:15
13.| "Love Song to a Ballerina"| Mark Isham| 2:58
14.| "Lights in the Sky"|  | 1:41
15.| "Japanese Music Box" ("Itsuki No Komoriuta")| Traditional Japanese| 2:11
16.| "Night Sky"|  | 2:56
Total length:| 45:48

## Charts

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Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[4] | 62

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Charts & Awards by Forest (allmusic)
3. ^ "American album certifications – George Winston – Forest". Recording Industry Association of America.
4. ^ "George Winston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

## External links

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* Liner notes Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

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George Winston

Studio albums|

* Piano Solos (1972)
* Autumn (1980)
* Winter into Spring (1982)
* December (1982)
* Summer (1992)
* Forest (1994)
* Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996)
* Plains (1999)
* Remembrance: A Memorial Benefit (2001)
* Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors (2002)
* Montana: A Love Story (2004)
* Gulf Coast Blues and Impressions: A Hurricane Relief Benefit (2006)
* Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2 (2010)
* Gulf Coast Blues and Impressions 2: A Louisiana Wetlands Benefit (2012)
* Harmonica Solos (2013)
* Spring Carousel: A Cancer Research Benefit (2017)
* Restless Wind (2019)
* Night (2022)

Soundtracks|

* The Velveteen Rabbit (1984)
* This is America Charlie Brown: The Birth of the Constitution (1988)
* Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1995)

Singles|

"Silent Night: A Benefit Single for Feeding America" (2013)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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