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Let us address the star rating right up front: Sarah McLachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy is a modern-day classic, one of the finest pop albums of the ‘90s and absolutely worthy of the “deluxe edition” treatment. The problem with this deluxe edition, though, is that it brings nothing new to the table. Disc One is Ecstasy in its entirety (they wisely moved the piano version of “Possession” to its own track, rather than being the hidden track behind the title song), and Disc Two is The Freedom Sessions, the 1995 stopgap album of Ecstasy demos and alternate versions. The DVD is “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy: Live,” originally released on VHS in 1994 and issued on DVD in 2005. Odds are, fans of McLachlan have some or all of these individual pieces already, and will not need to upgrade. However, if you are one of the six people left who have thought about buying Fumbling Towards Ecstasy but haven’t yet done so, this set is a gold mine. (Arista/Legacy)
