Traces of You

2013 studio album by Anoushka Shankar

Traces of You

Studio album by

Anoushka Shankar

Released| 4 October 2013 (2013-10-04)
Genre| Indian music
Label| Deutsche Grammophon
Producer| Nitin Sawhney
Anoushka Shankar chronology
| Traveller
(2011)  | Traces of You
(2013)  |

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Singles from  Traces of You

1. "Traces of You"
Released: 22 July 2013
2. "The Sun Won't Set"
Released: 11 April 2014

Traces of You is the seventh studio album by British-American sitarist Anoushka Shankar. It was released on 4 October 2013 through Deutsche Grammophon.[1] The album, which is Shankar's first release since her 2011 Grammy-nominated album Traveller, was produced by British composer and multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney.[2] Traces of You features vocals by Norah Jones, Shankar's half-sister, on three tracks. In December 2014, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category.[3]

## Promotion

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The lead single to promote the album, "Traces of You", was released internationally on 22 July 2013.[4] "People who have gone, are still here, in us. Places we came from, are carried to the places we go," said Shankar about the song.[2]

A music video for the track, which featured Norah Jones, was released onto YouTube on 12 September 2013.[5] It was directed by Shankar's husband, English film director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina).[2]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The Sun Won't Set" (featuring Norah Jones)| Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney| 3:34
2.| "Flight"| Shankar| 3:37
3.| "Indian Summer"| Shankar, Sawhney| 4:54
4.| "Maya"| Shankar, Manu Delago| 5:05
5.| "Lasya"| Shankar| 4:38
6.| "Fathers"| Shankar, Sawhney| 2:30
7.| "Metamorphosis"| Shankar, Sawhney| 4:57
8.| "In Jyoti's Name"| Shankar| 3:33
9.| "Monsoon"| Shankar| 3:40
10.| "Traces of You" (featuring Norah Jones)| Shankar, Sawhney| 3:45
11.| "River Pulse"| Sawhney| 3:04
12.| "Chasing Shadows"| Shankar, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt| 8:17
13.| "Unsaid" (featuring Norah Jones)| Shankar, Norah Jones| 4:26

## Personnel

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Credits from Deutsche Grammophon website[1] and the album liner notes:

* Anoushka Shankar – sitar on all; vocals on 7
* Norah Jones – vocals on 1, 10, and 13
* Nitin Sawhney – guitar on 1, 10, and 11; programming on 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. 10, and 11; string arrangement on 2 and 13, piano on 3 and 6; bass guitar on 7 and 10; percussion on 10; ukulele on 10
* Pirashanna Thevarajah – ghatam on 1, 8, 11, and 12; mridangam on 5, 8, and 12; moorsing on 5 and 11; vocals on 5; shaker percussion on 11; kanjira on 12
* Manu Delago – hang on 2, 4, and 5; glockenspiel on 10
* Ian Burdge – cello on 2, 4, 11, and 13
* Bernhard Schimpelsberger – udu on 5
* Kenji Ota – tanpura on 5, 7, 8, 9, and 12
* Anil Narasimha, Sandhya Chandrachood – vocals on 7
* Sanjeev Shankar – shehnai on 7 and 12
* Tanmoy Bose – tabla on 7, 10, and 12
* Aref Durvesh – tabla on 11
* Ravichandra Kulur – bansuri on 12

## Charts

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Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 190
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] | 90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 77
US Billboard 200[9] | 185
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 4
US World Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format(s)

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Austria[12] | 4 October 2013  | Deutsche Grammophon | CD, LP, digital download
Germany[13]
New Zealand[14]
Sweden[15]
France[16] | 7 October 2013
United Kingdom[17]
Italy[18] | 8 October 2013
Spain[19]
Japan[20] | 9 October 2013
Australia[21] | 11 October 2013
Canada[22] | 22 October 2013
United States[23]

## References

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1. ^ a b "ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Traces Of You – Catalogue". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
2. ^ a b c "Anoushka Shankar & Norah Jones: Traces of You – exclusive video". The Daily Telegraph. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
3. ^ Grebey, James (5 December 2014). "Grammys 2015 Nominees: Sam Smith, HAIM, Iggy Azalea, and More". Spin. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
4. ^ "ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Traces Of You / eSingle – Catalogue". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
5. ^ "Anoushka Shankar – Traces Of You ft. Norah Jones". 12 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013 - via YouTube.
6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Anoushka Shankar – Traces of You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
7. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Anoushka Shankar – Traces of You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Anoushka Shankar – Traces of You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
9. ^ "Anoushka Shankar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
10. ^ "Anoushka Shankar Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
11. ^ "Anoushka Shankar Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
12. ^ "Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (AT). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
13. ^ "Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (DE). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
14. ^ "Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (NZ). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
15. ^ "Traces of You av Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (SE). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
16. ^ "Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (FR). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
17. ^ "Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (GB). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
18. ^ "Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (IT). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
19. ^ "Traces of You de Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (ES). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
20. ^ "Anoushka Shankar「Traces of You」". iTunes (JP). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
21. ^ "Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (AU). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
22. ^ "Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (CA). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
23. ^ "Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar". iTunes (US). Retrieved 14 September 2013.

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Anoushka Shankar

Studio albums|

* Anoushka
* Anourag
* Rise
* Breathing Under Water
* Traveller
* Traces of You

Live albums|

* Live at Carnegie Hall
* Concert for George

Benefit concerts|

* Concert for George
* A Billion Hands Concert

Related articles|

* Ravi Shankar (father)
* Norah Jones (half-sister)
* Joe Wright (husband)

* Avijatrik (2014)

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