''The Beautiful Wild'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter

Jenn Grant Jenn Grant (born August 20, 1980) is a Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Career Grant performed as a musician for a time in her early teens, but stopped due to a bout of stage fright. She did not return to pe ...

, released September 25, 2012 on

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.Jenn Grant 'The Beautiful Wild' (album stream) / "In the Belly of a Dragon" (video)
''

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'', September 17, 2012. The album was inspired in part by Grant's mother, who was suffering from a terminal illness during the album's recording."Jenn Grant celebrates life in the beautiful wild"
''The Independent'', March 23, 2013. The album was produced by Grant's husband,

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. Guest musicians on the album include Ledwell, Erin Costello,

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and

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. The album won the

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for Pop Recording of the Year in 2013.

Track listing

# "Introduction" # "The Fighter" # "I've Got Your Fire" # "I Want You Back" # "Hollywood" # "Gone Baby Gone" # "White Dove" # "One More Night" # "Aida" # "Michael" # "In the Belly of a Dragon" # "Green Grows the Lilac"

References

2012 albums Jenn Grant albums Six Shooter Records albums {{2010s-pop-album-stub