Shine (Mary Black album)
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Mary Black
abandons her usual sound and production on Shine, an album of songs recorded in Los Angeles with a combination of local session musicians and members of her Irish band. At the production helm is studio veteran Larry Klein
(who has worked with Peter Gabriel
and Joni Mitchell
), and he aided in selecting songs from a new crop of songwriters. Most notably, Mary Black sings five songs by David Gray
, a gifted songwriter who would later break into the mainstream with 1999's White Ladder. (from allmusic.com)
Mary Black
Mary Black is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland, and in many other parts of the world....
abandons her usual sound and production on Shine, an album of songs recorded in Los Angeles with a combination of local session musicians and members of her Irish band. At the production helm is studio veteran Larry Klein
Larry Klein
Larry Klein is a music producer, songwriter and bass guitar player, commonly known for being the frequent musical collaborator, and ex-husband, of Joni Mitchell....
(who has worked with Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
and Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
), and he aided in selecting songs from a new crop of songwriters. Most notably, Mary Black sings five songs by David Gray
David Gray
David Gray may refer to:*David Gray , Scottish poet*David Gray , English singer-songwriter*David Gray , Scottish footballer*David Gray , Scottish footballer...
, a gifted songwriter who would later break into the mainstream with 1999's White Ladder. (from allmusic.com)
Track listing
- Shine - David Gray (4:38)
- One and Only - Scott Cutler - Annie Preven (4:01)
- Almost Gone - David Gray (3:36)
- Nobody Lives Without Love - Larry Klein - Tonio K. (5:05)
- I Misunderstood - Richard Thompson (3:49)
- Trespass Shoes - David Gray (5:21)
- I Will Be There, with Paul Brady - Paul Brady - John O'Kane (4:21)
- What Does It Matter - David Gray (4:17)
- Beautiful - Amy Kanter (4:14)
- Late Night Radio - David Gray (3:05)
- By the Hour - Larry Klein - David Batteau (4:19)
- hidden track: Two Dancers In the Dark - Paul Buckley (3:38)
Musicians
- Jerry Marotta (drums, percussion)
- Garvan GallagherGarvan GallagherGarvan Gallagher is an Irish musician, best known as a Bass Guitar and Double-Bass player.He was also the Musical Director of the popular RTE children's puppet series Bosco, writing and recording over 200 songs for the series between 1981 and 1987...
(bass) - Bill Shanley (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric high-strung guitar, mandolin)
- Pat Crowley (Hammond organ, accordion, piano)
- Frank Gallagher (fiddle, whistle. keyboards on track 9)
- Larry Klein (bass, bass guitars, drums, percussion, keyboards)
- Michael Landau (electric guitar)
- Greg Leisz (acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar. Weisenborn guitar solo on track 6)
- Jim Cox (Hammond organ)