In Winter

In Winter is the seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Katie Melua. It was released through BMG Rights Management on 14 October 2016.

In Winter
Studio album by Katie Melua
Released	14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
Recorded	2016 Gori, Georgia
Length	35:22
Label	BMG Rights Management
Producer	Katie Melua, Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett
Katie Melua chronology
Ketevan (2013) In Winter (2016) Ultimate Collection (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Katie Melua with the Gori Women's Choir, 2018

Background

For this record, Melua went back to her native Georgia to record an album with the Gori Women's Choir, a native Georgian all-woman singing troupe.^[2] She teamed up with co-producer Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, and travelled to the town of Gori, where they set up a recording studio in the local community arts centre. For the special choral arrangements, she brought in composer Bob Chilcott.^[3] This was Melua's first album since the end of her six album partnership deal with Mike Batt on his Dramatico Record label.^[4]

The album comprises a collection of seasonal covers from various cultures, and some original works reflecting on Melua's upbringing during Georgia's Soviet era and the difficult times of its subsequent civil war.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Little Swallow"	Traditional	1:46
2.	"River"	Joni Mitchell	3:25
3.	"Perfect World"	Katie Melua, Joel Harries	4:24
4.	"Cradle Song"	Traditional	1:43
5.	"A Time to Buy"	Melua	3:31
6.	"Plane Song"	Melua	4:07
7.	"If You Are So Beautiful"	Anzor Erkomaishvili, Natela Onashvili	3:43
8.	"Dreams on Fire"	Melua Don Black	4:05
9.	"All Night Vigil - Nunc Dimittis"	Sergei Rachmaninoff	4:15
10.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam	4:23

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 21 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 17 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 29 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 10 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[11] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 169

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.