No Hurt Like A Broken Heart
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No Hurt Like a Broken Heart is the first studio album by independent rock band Palm Springs
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", "Echo of Me
" and "Softly to Fallen
" – all of which were released through their own label, Random Acts of Vinyl.
, guitar
, drums
, percussion
, piano
, melodica
, glockenspiel
, Casio VL Tone
, keyboards
) and Russo (guitar, bass
, drums, percussion, piano, melodica, glockenspiel, Casio VL Tone, stylophone, keyboards, samples
, programming, backing vocals
), with the following additional personnel:
Palm Springs (band)
Palm Springs is a Brighton-based independent British rock band. Established in 2004 with "a firm DIY ethic - put off today what you can do tomorrow and persevere without instructions or guidance," the band writes, records and releases records through their own label Random Acts Of...
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Background
The record is Palm Springs' debut full-length album, the culmination of three 7" singles – "Tender RemainsTender Remains
"Tender Remains" is the title of a song, included as the A-side of a 7" single and the first to be released by the British band Palm Springs on their Random Acts of Vinyl label....
", "Echo of Me
Echo of Me
"Echo of Me" is the title of a song, included as the A-side of a 7" single, and the second to be released by the British band Palm Springs on their Random Acts of Vinyl label.- Accolades :...
" and "Softly to Fallen
Softly to Fallen
"Softly to Fallen" is the title of a song and included as the A-side of a 7" single by the British band Palm Springs."Softly to Fallen" was the third single released by Palm Springs and attracted praise from German Rolling Stone magazine, where at the end of the year, the editor positioned it at...
" – all of which were released through their own label, Random Acts of Vinyl.
Release
Though initial copies of the album were distributed in the UK in 2006, the album received a full release, distributed by Cargo Records in the UK and Europe on 5 March 2007.Track listing
All songs on the album were written by Cane and Russo, except "Echo of Me" which was written by Cane, Russo and Le Marchand.- "Echo of Me" (3:50)
- "After Honey" (2:20)
- "The Broken" (3:48)
- "Softly to Fallen" (4:20)
- "The Cold Light" (3:40)
- "Fall Morning" (4:12)
- "There Is a Darkness" (3:00)
- "I Am Dust" (4:00)
- "Sense of Wonder" (4:10)
- "Tender Remains" (4:14)
Personnel
All tracks on the album were performed by Cane (vocalsSinging
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, melodica
Melodica
The melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
, glockenspiel
Glockenspiel
A glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. In this way, it is similar to the xylophone; however, the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, and making it a metallophone...
, Casio VL Tone
Casio VL-1
The VL-1 was the first instrument of Casio's VL-Tone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the VL-Tone. It combined a calculator, synthesizer, and sequencer...
, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
) and Russo (guitar, bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, drums, percussion, piano, melodica, glockenspiel, Casio VL Tone, stylophone, keyboards, samples
Sampler (musical instrument)
A sampler is an electronic musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer but, instead of generating sounds, it uses recordings of sounds that are loaded or recorded into it by the user and then played back by means of a keyboard, sequencer or other triggering device to perform or...
, programming, backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
), with the following additional personnel:
- Abi FryAbi FryAbi Fry born is a Highlands-based violist, playing with various acts including British Sea Power, Bat For Lashes, The Flowers of Hell, Sad Season and Euchrid Eucrow....
– violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
on "After Honey" - Alice MacGill – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
on "I Am Dust," "Sense Of Wonder," "There Is a Darkness" - David Young Jr – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
on "Echo of Me" - David Young Sr – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
on "Echo of Me" - Isabel Albiol Estrada – spoken wordSpoken wordSpoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
on "There Is a Darkness," sleeve layout design - Jeffers Mayo – additional electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
on "I Am Dust", "Softly to Fallen" - Julie McDermott – backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on "After Honey," "The Cold Light" - Kah – backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on "Fall Morning," "I Am Dust," "Sense Of Wonder," "Softly To Fallen," "Tender Remains," "The Broken," "There Is a Darkness" - Mark Jesson – cello on "The Broken"
- Paul Pascoe – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
on "Echo of Me," Additional electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
on "The Broken," backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on "I Am Dust," lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
on "Softly to Fallen" - Ralph Shotter – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
on "Echo of Me" - Richard Luck – piano on "There Is a Darkness"
- DC Cane – cover photography
Accolades
- No Hurt Like a Broken Heart placed second (after Scott WalkerScott Walker (singer)Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...
's The DriftThe Drift- Personnel :* Scott Walker – Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Sax, Sound Treatment* Hugh Burns – Guitar* Ian Thomas – Drums* Mark Warman – Keyboards, Orchestration, Conducting, Percussion, Woodwind, Sound Treatment* Philip Sheppard – Orchestration, Conducting, Cello...
) in Wolfgang Doebeling (Editor of German Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
s list of "Best Albums of 2006." - The album artwork for No Hurt Like a Broken Heart was included in the first Spex Magazine Contemporary Album Cover Design compilation book of, "outstanding cover designs".
External links
- [ No Hurt Like A Broken Heart at allmusic.com]
- Random Acts Of Vinyl official website