Go Well Diamond Heart
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Go Well Diamond Heart is the ninth studio album by British progressive rock band Mostly Autumn
. It is significant in the respect that it is the first album by the band not to feature long time lead vocalist and songwriter Heather Findlay who departed from the band in early 2010 to start a solo career. Therefore, this is the first album featuring Olivia Sparnenn on lead vocals, despite appearing on the past two studio albums singing backing vocals. This is also the first studio album to feature drummer Gavin Griffiths.
This album also marks the return of two of the band's founding members: Iain Jennings and Liam Davison. Jennings had not played on a Mostly Autumn studio album since 2005's Storms Over Still Water
; and Davison since 2006's Heart Full of Sky
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The album was initially released in a special edition double disc edition only available from the official Mostly Autumn website. A single disc general release version became available in November 2010 in all retailers and features disc one from the special edition.
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Mostly Autumn
Mostly Autumn is a British band, producing music heavily influenced by classic 1970s rock. The group formed in 1996, and have built their reputation through constant touring, never signing to a major label. The group's early influences were Genesis, Renaissance and Pink Floyd, and folk music...
. It is significant in the respect that it is the first album by the band not to feature long time lead vocalist and songwriter Heather Findlay who departed from the band in early 2010 to start a solo career. Therefore, this is the first album featuring Olivia Sparnenn on lead vocals, despite appearing on the past two studio albums singing backing vocals. This is also the first studio album to feature drummer Gavin Griffiths.
This album also marks the return of two of the band's founding members: Iain Jennings and Liam Davison. Jennings had not played on a Mostly Autumn studio album since 2005's Storms Over Still Water
Storms Over Still Water
Storms Over Still Water is the 5th studio album from rock band Mostly Autumn. It is the first Mostly Autumn studio album to feature drummer Andrew Jennings who is the brother of keyboard player Iain Jennings although he can be seen on The V Shows and Pink Floyd Revisited DVDs...
; and Davison since 2006's Heart Full of Sky
Heart Full of Sky
Heart Full of Sky is the 7th studio album from rock artists Mostly Autumn released in 2006. The limited edition double CD version was only available via , whereas the single CD version is available as a general release. This is the only Mostly Autumn album to feature multi-instrumentalist Chris...
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The album was initially released in a special edition double disc edition only available from the official Mostly Autumn website. A single disc general release version became available in November 2010 in all retailers and features disc one from the special edition.
Go Well Diamond Heart
- "For All We Shared" (Josh)
- "Violet Skies" (Josh)
- "Deep in Borrowdale" (Josh)
- "Something Better" (Josh)
- "Go Well Diamond Heart" (Josh)
- "Back to Life" (Sparnenn/Josh)
- "Hold the Sun" (Sparnenn/Josh)
- "And When the War is Over..." (Sparnenn/Josh)
Bonus Disc
- "The Sound of the World" (Josh)
- "High" (Sparnenn/Josh)
- "67-79" (Josh)
- "Anything At All" (Josh)
- "Ice" (Josh/Jennings)
- "Hats Off" (Josh)
- "Forever Young" (Sparnenn/Josh)
- "Days of Our Love" (Josh)
Credits (taken directly from sleeve notes)
- Bryan JoshBryan JoshBryan Josh is a multi-instrumentalist who is the founder of British progressive rock band Mostly Autumn. While primarily being the band's lead singer and lead guitarist, he has performed on many other instruments in the studio, which include the bass guitar, piano and keyboards...
- Lead/Backing Vocals; Lead/Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars; Keyboards - Olivia Sparnenn - Lead/Backing Vocals; Tambourine
- Iain Jennings - Keyboards; Piano; Hammond Organ
- Anne-Marie HelderAnne-Marie HelderAnne-Marie Helder is a British singer-songwriter who has performed throughout the UK since 2000, beginning with bands and then going solo in 2004. Her debut EP The Contact was released in November 2004, securing her airplay on BBC Radio 2, with Bob Harris declaring: "that is very dramatic music"....
- Flutes; Keyboards; Acoustic Guitars; Backing Vocals - Liam Davison - Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars; Backing Vocals
- Andy Smith - Bass Guitars
- Gavin Griffiths - Drums
With:
- Troy DonockleyTroy DonockleyTroy Donockley is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of uillean pipes.- Early life and career :...
- Uilleann Pipes; Whistles (Disc 1: Tracks 1,6 & 8) - Marc Atkinson - Choir; Backing Vocals (Disc1: 1 & 8)