''This Child'' is the second album by
Susan Aglukark
Susan Aglukark, ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ''suusan agluukkaq''; born 27 January 1967) is a Canadian singer whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting has made her a major recording st ...
, released on 24 January 1995. The album was Susan's commercial breakthrough in Canada, spawning chart hits with "O Siem" and "Hina Na Ho (Celebration)", and making Susan the first
Inuk
Inuit (singular: Inuk) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America and Russia, including Greenland, Labr ...
performer ever to have a
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "To ...
hit.
This album was also released in Japan on 6 September 1995, with the catalog number of TOCP-8650.
Track listing
# "This Child" (Aglukark, Irschick) - 6:26
# "Shamaya" (Aglukark) - 4:34
# "Suffer in Silence" (Kirkpatrick, Sprague) - 3:58
# "
O Siem
"O Siem" is a song written by Inuit musician Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick. It was recorded by Aglukark on her 1995 album '' This Child'', and was released that year as the album's first single. The song went to number one on both the Canadia ...
" (Aglukark, Irschick) - 4:27
# "Dreams for You" (Aglukark) - 3:57
# "Hina Na Ho (Celebration)" (Susan Aglukark, Chad Irschick,
John Landry) - 4:11
# "Kathy I" (Aglukark, Kelita Haverland) - 4:31
# "Pond Inlet" (Aglukark, Irschick) - 3:57
# "Slippin' Through the Cracks" (Bill Candy) - 3:21
# "Breakin' Down" (Aglukark, Candy, Haverland, Irschick) - 3:47
# "Casualties of War" (Aglukark, Irschick) - 5:41
Sources:
[https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-child-mw0000740543]
Chart performance
References
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1995 albums
Susan Aglukark albums
EMI Records albums