title: Parallel Dreams
text: # Parallel Dreams
  
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  Parallel Dreams, released in 1989, is Loreena McKennitt's third album.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs written by Loreena McKennitt except as noted.
  
  * "Samain Night" – 4:27
  * "Moon Cradle" (Padraic Colum, McKennitt) – 4:29
  * "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" – 4:20
  * "Annachie Gordon" (traditional, arr. McKennitt) – 8:22
  * "Standing Stones" (lyrics: traditional, music by McKennitt) – 6:56
  * "Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)" – 4:40
  * "Breaking the Silence" – 6:23
  * "Ancient Pines" – 3:35
  
  ## Song information
  
  * "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" takes its inspiration, in part, from Huron festivities and the Gaelic Beltane celebrations.
  * "Breaking the Silence" was written as a tribute to Amnesty International.
  * "Ancient Pines" was composed for use in the documentary film Goddess Remembered
  
  ## Certifications
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Canada | — | 93,000 |
  