Bloom, Red & The Ordinary Girl (the title refers both to the Chicas' nicknames and lyrics on the album) is an alternative country album by Tres Chicas

Tres Chicas

Tres Chicas are an alternative country group from Raleigh, North Carolina.The members of Tres Chicas first began singing together in 1999; their first performance was an impromptu singalong at an Alejandro Escovedo show in a Raleigh bar. The name was bestowed upon them by the owner of the bar after...

. Supported by Matt Radford and Geraint Watkins

Geraint Watkins

Geraint Watkins is a rock and roll pianist and accordionist backing artistes such as; Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Roy St. John and Shakin' Stevens...

 and produced by Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe

Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...

 collaborators Neil Brockbank and Robert Trehern, who also features on drums. Musically, the album tends to stick to easy tempos and sparse arrangements organized around acoustic guitar, keyboards and the Chicas' twining harmonies.

Track listing

1. "Drop Me Down"
2. "Stone Love Song"
3. "My Love"
4. "Shade Trees In Bloom"
5. "Red"
6. "Sway"
7. "Only Broken"
8. "Still I Run"
9. "The Man of The People"
10. "400 Flamingos"
11. "Slip So Easily"
12. "If You Think That It's All Right"

Personnel

• Lynn Blakey - vocals
• Caitlin Cary
  Caitlin Cary
  Caitlin Cary is an alt-country musician.Born to Hall Cary and Carol Campbell Thomas in East Cleveland, Caitlin Cary was raised with her half-brothers, Brian, Craig, and Keith Thomas, in East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. She began playing the violin at age six. She attended the College of...
  
   - vocals
• Tonya Lamm - vocals
• Geraint Watkins
  Geraint Watkins
  Geraint Watkins is a rock and roll pianist and accordionist backing artistes such as; Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Roy St. John and Shakin' Stevens...
  
   - piano, organ
• Matt Radford - upright bass
• Robert “Bobby” Trehern - drums
• Nick Lowe
  Nick Lowe
  Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...
  
  
• Steve Donnelly
• Bob Loveday
• Bill Kirchen
  Bill Kirchen
  Bill Kirchen is an American rockabilly guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist with the original Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen from 1967 to the mid 1970s, although, in reality, his time with the Commander accounts for only a portion of his career...
  
  

Production Credits

• Produced by Neil Brockbank, Robert Trehern
• Recorded at Goldtop Studios, London
  London
  London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...