Camille Henderson

Sandy Wilcox is a pre-teen girl in rural 1950s British Columbia whose longing to be treated as an adult is roused even further when her older American cousin, Butch Walker, comes for a visit.

Songs include "Vox" (Canadian and U.S. versions), "Steaming," "Ben's Song," "The Path of Thorns," "Into the Fire," "Possession" (Canadian and U.S. versions), "Hold On," "Good Enough," "I Will Remember You," "Building A Mystery," "Sweet Surrender," and "Adia."

This video companion to the Canadian singer-songwriter's triumphant live album confirms in sight what that recording advanced in sound--Sarah McLachlan and her fine, flexible stage band have evolved into a superb live performing unit, breathing added fire and nuance into McLachlan songs that were already stunning in their original studio versions. Always a strong, charismatic singer, McLachlan now conjures a rare balance of delicacy and power, measured here in performances of signature songs that add a new, more muscular edge matching her band's rock firepower. Thus, "Possession" expands beyond its already sensual promise to touch on truly erotic abandon, while "Building a Mystery" focuses its portrait of a narcissistic poseur with a harder edge and a newly amended, R-rated lyric that's entirely appropriate.

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.