Between the Earth & Sky is a follow-up release to the breakout album Secrets And Sins

Secrets and Sins

Secrets and Sins is the first full length album on Capitol-EMI of Canada by Canadian singer, Luba and band. Produced by Daniel Lanois, this breakout album won Luba Juno Awards for "Best Female Vocalist" and "Female Vocalist of the Year" in 1985. Included is the calypso-reggae style hit single...

by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 singer, Luba

Luba (singer)

Luba is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist. She was commercially active from 1980 to 1990, 2000 to 2001 and is active again from 2007 to present. She was initially the vocalist for a band named Luba before signing as a solo artist under the one-name moniker...

 and her band. The album helped Luba win a second Juno Award

Juno Award

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...

 for "Female Vocalist of the Year", and was also her first album to go platinum in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Various musical artists appear on Between the Earth & Sky, including a saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

 solo by jazz musician Kenny G

Kenny G

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

 on the hit single "How Many" (produced by Narada Michael Walden

Narada Michael Walden

Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...

). Other popular singles on the album include "Strength In Numbers," "Act of Mercy" and "Innocent (With an Explanation)."

Track listing

All songs composed by Luba.

1. "Strength in Numbers" – 4:27
2. "How Many" – 4:14
3. "What You Believe" – 4:28
4. "Even in the Darkest Moments" – 3:52
5. "Back to Emotion" - 4:09
6. "Act of Mercy" - 5:29
7. "Innocent (With an Explanation)" - 3:41
8. "Take It Like a Woman" - 4:35
9. "Lay Down Your Love" - 4:23
10. "Between the Earth and Sky" - 4:41

Personnel

• Luba
  Luba (singer)
  Luba is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist. She was commercially active from 1980 to 1990, 2000 to 2001 and is active again from 2007 to present. She was initially the vocalist for a band named Luba before signing as a solo artist under the one-name moniker...
  
  : Vocals
• Peter Marunzak: Drums, Drum Programming & Noise
• Michael Bell: Bass
• Mark Lyman: Guitars
• Alain Couture: Guitars & Vocals

Additional musicians

• Daniel Barbe: Keyboards & Backing Vocals
• Alain Simard: Emulator Programming
• The Sherwoods: Backing Vocals
• Kenny G
  Kenny G
  Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...
  
  : Sax Solo on "How Many"
• Sterling Crew: Keyboards on "How Many"

External links

• Official Luba Website
• Luba at canoe.ca
• Luba on MySpace