Surfacing

1997 studio album by Sarah McLachlan
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Surfacing

Summary

Surfacing is an album[1]. Surfacing ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Surfacing's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Surfacing's genre is pop rock[4].
  • Surfacing was performed by Sarah McLachlan[5].
  • Surfacing's record label is recorded as Nettwerk[6].
  • Surfacing's record label is recorded as Arista Records[7].
  • Surfacing is part of Sarah McLachlan's albums in chronological order[8].
  • Surfacing is part of The Top 100 Canadian Albums[9].
  • Surfacing was distributed by compact disc[10].
  • Surfacing was distributed by music streaming[11].
  • Surfacing was released on July 15, 1997[12].
  • Surfacing's tracklist is recorded as Angel[13].
  • Surfacing's official website is recorded as https://www.sarahmclachlan.com/discography/surfacing/[14].
  • Surfacing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Surfacing'}[15].
  • Surfacing's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}[16].
  • Surfacing's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[18]

  • First release date: 1997-07-15[19]

  • Genre(s): dream pop, easy listening, folk rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock[20]

  • Community tags: adult alternative pop/rock, adult contemporary, alternative pop/rock, alternative/indie rock, contemporary pop/rock, dream pop, easy listening, folk rock, folk-rock, piano rock, pop, pop rock, pop-folk, pop/rock, rock, rock pop, singer/songwriter, soft rock, vocal[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d453820-9c19-3f21-a310-26657ac55e73[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Surfacing was Sarah McLachlan[5].

Publication

Surfacing was released on July 15, 1997[12]. Surfacing's genre is pop rock[4]. Part of include Sarah McLachlan's albums in chronological order[8] and The Top 100 Canadian Albums[9], a literary work[23], in Canada[24], written by Bob Mersereau[25]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[10] and music streaming[11].

Why It Matters

Surfacing ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month).[2] Surfacing has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Surfacing. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/surfacing-q937189
MLA “Surfacing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/surfacing-q937189.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_surfacing-q937189_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Surfacing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/surfacing-q937189}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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