Growing flowers by candlelight
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Growing Flowers By Candlelight is the debut album
by Ainslie Henderson
, released independently in July 2006. Written by Henderson and Hobotalk
frontman Marc Pilley, it features original artwork by brothers Joseph and Tobias Feltus from design company FeltusFeltus, who also designed and created Henderson's official website.
Henderson signed and numbered the first 1000 copies of the CD, which is available only from his official website
and from the Edinburgh
branches of Fopps and HMV
.
The Daily Record
described the album as "a reflective and introspective record which could find a home with fans of Damien Rice
, Nick Drake
and acoustic R.E.M.... littered with sparse and dusty story songs about girls, love and breakups."
In August 2006, tracks from the album received airplay during Jim Gellatly's evening radio show on XFM Scotland
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Ainslie Henderson
Ainslie Henderson
Ainslie Thomas Henderson is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He is best known for his appearance on the BBC's television programme, Fame Academy, and his subsequent Top 5 UK single, "Keep Me A Secret"...
, released independently in July 2006. Written by Henderson and Hobotalk
Hobotalk
Hobotalk are a Scottish band playing the songs of singer-songwriter, Marc Pilley.Having started as a drummer, Pilley started songwriting in 1989. Together with guitar-player Ross Edmond, Al Denholm and Iain Bruce , he founded Hobotalk in the late 1990s. In 1998, Hobotalk signed to Hut Records....
frontman Marc Pilley, it features original artwork by brothers Joseph and Tobias Feltus from design company FeltusFeltus, who also designed and created Henderson's official website.
Henderson signed and numbered the first 1000 copies of the CD, which is available only from his official website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
and from the Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
branches of Fopps and HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
.
The Daily Record
Daily Record (Scotland)
The Daily Record is a Scottish tabloid newspaper based in Glasgow. It had been the best-selling daily paper in Scotland for many years with a paid circulation in August 2011 of 307,794 . It is now outsold by its arch-rival the Scottish Sun which in September 2010 had a circulation of 339,586 in...
described the album as "a reflective and introspective record which could find a home with fans of Damien Rice
Damien Rice
Damien Rice is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who plays guitar, piano, clarinet and percussion....
, Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...
and acoustic R.E.M.... littered with sparse and dusty story songs about girls, love and breakups."
In August 2006, tracks from the album received airplay during Jim Gellatly's evening radio show on XFM Scotland
Galaxy Scotland
105-106 Capital is a regional radio station broadcasting to Scotland's Central Belt, an area surrounding the two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the kingdom of Fife...
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Track listing
| Track | Song | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dust" | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Don't Say" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "I Need Reminded" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Day Trip" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Go Back To Sleep" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Love I Remember" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Finding A Lighthouse" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Body To Bed" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Man Made" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Roald Dahl Books" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "While They Wait" | 2:38 |