Traces of You

Traces of You
Studio album by
Anoushka Shankar
Released4 October 2013 (2013-10-04)
Length56:00
LabelDeutsche Grammophon
ProducerNitin Sawhney
Anoushka Shankar chronology
Traveller
(2011)		 Traces of You
(2013)		 Home
(2015)
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. 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. 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.

Promotion

The lead single to promote the album, "Traces of You", was released internationally on 22 July 2013. "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.

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Sun Won't Set" (featuring Norah Jones)Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney3:34
2."Flight"Shankar3:37
3."Indian Summer"Shankar, Sawhney4:54
4."Maya"Shankar, Manu Delago5:05
5."Lasya"Shankar4:38
6."Fathers"Shankar, Sawhney2:30
7."Metamorphosis"Shankar, Sawhney4:57
8."In Jyoti's Name"Shankar3:33
9."Monsoon"Shankar3:40
10."Traces of You" (featuring Norah Jones)Shankar, Sawhney3:45
11."River Pulse"Sawhney3:04
12."Chasing Shadows"Shankar, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt8:17
13."Unsaid" (featuring Norah Jones)Shankar, Norah Jones4:26
Total length:56:00

Personnel

Credits from Deutsche Grammophon website and the album liner notes:

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)190
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)77
US Billboard 200185
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)
4
US World Albums (Billboard)1

Release history

Region Date Label Format(s)
Austria 4 October 2013 Deutsche Grammophon CD, LP, digital download
Germany
New Zealand
Sweden
France 7 October 2013
United Kingdom
Italy 8 October 2013
Spain
Japan 9 October 2013
Australia 11 October 2013
Canada 22 October 2013
United States

References

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