{{EngvarB|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{for|the Ivy album|Traces of You (Ivy album){{!}}''Traces of You'' (Ivy album)}} {{Infobox album | name = Traces of You | type = studio | artist = Anoushka Shankar | cover = Anoushka Shankar Traces of You.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2013|10|4|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 56:00 | label = Deutsche Grammophon | producer = Nitin Sawhney | prev_title = Traveller | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Home | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Traces of You | type = studio | single1 = Traces of You | single1date = 22 July 2013 | single2 = The Sun Won't Set | single2date = 11 April 2014 }}}} '''''Traces of You''''' is the seventh studio album by British-American sitarist Anoushka Shankar. It was released on 4 October 2013 through Deutsche Grammophon.<ref name="album deu">{{cite web|url=http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4791051? |title=ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Traces Of You – Catalogue |publisher=Deutsche Grammophon |accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref> The album, which is Shankar's first release since her 2011 Grammy-nominated album ''Traveller'', was produced by British composer and multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/10263706/Anoushka-Shankar-and-Norah-Jones-Traces-of-You-exclusive-video.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825122455/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/10263706/Anoushka-Shankar-and-Norah-Jones-Traces-of-You-exclusive-video.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 August 2013 |title=Anoushka Shankar & Norah Jones: Traces of You – exclusive video |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=25 August 2013 |accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref> ''Traces of You'' features vocals by Norah Jones, Shankar's half-sister, on three tracks. In December 2014, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category.<ref name="Spin Grammys">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/12/grammys-2015-nominees-beyonce-sam-smith-iggy-azalea/ |title=Grammys 2015 Nominees: Sam Smith, HAIM, Iggy Azalea, and More |work=Spin |first=James |last=Grebey |date=5 December 2014 |accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref>
==Promotion== The lead single to promote the album, "Traces of You", was released internationally on 22 July 2013.<ref name="single deu">{{cite web|url=http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/single?PRODUCT_NR=4791832 |title=ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Traces Of You / eSingle – Catalogue |publisher=Deutsche Grammophon |accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref> "People who have gone, are still here, in us. Places we came from, are carried to the places we go," said Shankar about the song.<ref name="telegraph"/>
A music video for the track, which featured Norah Jones, was released onto YouTube on 12 September 2013.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEJSWIftX98 |title=Anoushka Shankar – Traces Of You ft. Norah Jones |via=YouTube |date=12 September 2013 |accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref> It was directed by Shankar's husband, English film director Joe Wright (''Pride & Prejudice'', ''Atonement'', ''Anna Karenina'').<ref name="telegraph"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = The Sun Won't Set | note1 = featuring Norah Jones | writer1 = Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney | length1 = 3:34 | title2 = Flight | writer2 = Shankar | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = Indian Summer | writer3 = Shankar, Sawhney | length3 = 4:54 | title4 = Maya | writer4 = Shankar, Manu Delago | length4 = 5:05 | title5 = Lasya | writer5 = Shankar | length5 = 4:38 | title6 = Fathers | writer6 = Shankar, Sawhney | length6 = 2:30 | title7 = Metamorphosis | writer7 = Shankar, Sawhney | length7 = 4:57 | title8 = In Jyoti's Name | writer8 = Shankar | length8 = 3:33 | title9 = Monsoon | writer9 = Shankar | length9 = 3:40 | title10 = Traces of You | writer10 = Shankar, Sawhney | note10 = featuring Norah Jones | length10 = 3:45 | title11 = River Pulse | writer11 = Sawhney | length11 = 3:04 | title12 = Chasing Shadows | writer12 = Shankar, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | length12 = 8:17 | title13 = Unsaid | writer13 = Shankar, Norah Jones | note13 = featuring Norah Jones | length13 = 4:26 | total_length = 56:00 }}
==Personnel== Credits from Deutsche Grammophon website<ref name="album deu"/> and the album liner notes:
* Anoushka Shankar – sitar on all; vocals on 7 * Norah Jones – vocals on 1, 10, and 13 * Nitin Sawhney – guitar on 1, 10, and 11; programming on 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. 10, and 11; string arrangement on 2 and 13, piano on 3 and 6; bass guitar on 7 and 10; percussion on 10; ukulele on 10 * Pirashanna Thevarajah – ghatam on 1, 8, 11, and 12; mridangam on 5, 8, and 12; moorsing on 5 and 11; vocals on 5; shaker percussion on 11; kanjira on 12 * Manu Delago – hang on 2, 4, and 5; glockenspiel on 10 * Ian Burdge – cello on 2, 4, 11, and 13 * Bernhard Schimpelsberger – udu on 5 * Kenji Ota – tanpura on 5, 7, 8, 9, and 12 * Anil Narasimha, Sandhya Chandrachood – vocals on 7 * Sanjeev Shankar – shehnai on 7 and 12 * Tanmoy Bose – tabla on 7, 10, and 12 * Aref Durvesh – tabla on 11 * Ravichandra Kulur – bansuri on 12
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|France|190|artist=Anoushka Shankar|album=Traces of You|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 December 2013}} |- {{album chart|Spain|90|artist=Anoushka Shankar|album=Traces of You|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 December 2013}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|77|artist=Anoushka Shankar|album=Traces of You|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 December 2013}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|185|artist=Anoushka Shankar|accessdate=26 April 2014}} |- ! scope="row"|US Heatseekers Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/anoushka-shankar/chart-history/tln/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117205211/https://www.billboard.com/artist/anoushka-shankar/chart-history/tln/|title=Anoushka Shankar Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=17 November 2021|access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> | {{center|4}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardWorld|1|artist=Anoushka Shankar|accessdate=26 April 2014}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Format(s) |- | Austria<ref name="iTunes AT">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/at/album/traces-of-you/674749541 |title=Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (AT) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| 4 October 2013 | rowspan="12"| Deutsche Grammophon | rowspan="12"| CD, LP, digital download |- | Germany<ref name="iTunes DE">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/traces-of-you/674749541 |title=Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (DE) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> |- | New Zealand<ref name="iTunes NZ">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/traces-of-you/674749541 |title=Traces of You von Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (NZ) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> |- | Sweden<ref name="iTunes SE">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/traces-of-you/674749541 |title=Traces of You av Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (SE) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> |- | France<ref name="iTunes FR">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/fr/album/traces-of-you/1440744261|title=Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (FR) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| 7 October 2013 |- | United Kingdom<ref name="iTunes UK">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/traces-of-you/1440744261 |title=Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (GB) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> |- | Italy<ref name="iTunes IT">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/it/album/traces-of-you/1440744261 |title=Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (IT) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| 8 October 2013 |- | Spain<ref name="iTunes ES">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/es/album/traces-of-you/1440744261 |title=Traces of You de Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (ES) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> |- | Japan<ref name="iTunes JP">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/traces-of-you/id685601467 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191302/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/traces-of-you/id685601467 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2016 |title=Anoushka Shankar「Traces of You」|publisher=iTunes (JP) |accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref> | 9 October 2013 |- | Australia<ref name="iTunes AU">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/traces-of-you/674749541 |title=Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (AU) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> | 11 October 2013 |- | Canada<ref name="iTunes CA">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/traces-of-you/679378334 |title=Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (CA) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| 22 October 2013 |- | United States<ref name="iTunes US">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/traces-of-you/1440744261 |title=Traces of You by Anoushka Shankar |publisher=iTunes (US) |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> |}
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