Forest (George Winston album)

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]

Forest
Studio album by
George Winston
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length45:48
LabelWindham Hill, Dancing Cat
ProducerHoward Johnston, Cathy Econom, and George Winston
George Winston chronology
Summer
(1991)		 Forest
(1994)		 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

All tracks are written by George Winston, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tamarack Pines" 5:49
2."Forbidden Forest" 2:32
3."Troubadour"John Barry1:56
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 Winston3:20
8."Returning" 0:40
9."Graceful Ghost"William Bolcom2:53
10."Walking in the Air"Howard Blake7:45
11."Building the Snowman"Howard Blake1:35
12."The Snowman's Music Box Dance"Howard Blake2:15
13."Love Song to a Ballerina"Mark Isham2:58
14."Lights in the Sky" 1:41
15."Japanese Music Box" ("Itsuki No Komoriuta")Traditional Japanese2:11
16."Night Sky" 2:56
Total length:45:48

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 62

References
  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.
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