Yola (Album)
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Yola is Eleanor McEvoy
's fourth studio album, and her first album on her own label, Moscodisc. Yola proved to be a turning point in McEvoy's musical direction. Stripped-back, acoustic tracks reflect McEvoy's new approach to recording and performing. McEvoy produced Yola with pianist Brian Connor.
This double A-side single was the world's first single to be released on the on Super Audio Compact Disc SACD
format.
and re-released in 2002 by Vivante.
, at the time still open but closed in 2010. McEvoy took out ads protesting against the closure of the railway line in Wexford newspapers in 2010.
Eleanor McEvoy
Eleanor McEvoy is one of Ireland's most accomplished contemporary singer/songwriters. McEvoy composed the song Only A Woman's Heart, title track of A Woman's Heart, the best-selling Irish album in Irish history.-Biography:...
's fourth studio album, and her first album on her own label, Moscodisc. Yola proved to be a turning point in McEvoy's musical direction. Stripped-back, acoustic tracks reflect McEvoy's new approach to recording and performing. McEvoy produced Yola with pianist Brian Connor.
Critical reception
Colin Harper described the album in Mojo in 2002, "...the glorious simplicity of this release feels like a homecoming in every sense. Backed by three superb musicians, the live-in-home-studio performances are beautifully restrained, and the vibe of both writing and sound has a warmth and contentedness redolent of gazing through rain-lashed stone-cottage windows in Wexford - which is, as it happens, pretty much how it was. (pg. 101) In its review, Allmusic suggests that McEvoy's range as a lyric-writer is limited, stating that she "seems to write about only two subjects, lost love and found love, and she tends to rely on well-worn clichés" but notes that her "melodies are easily strong enough to stand on their own", stating overall that "[t]he purity of the arrangements" of the music on this album "is indeed wonderful."Track listing
- I Got You to See Me Through
- Isn't It a Little Late?
- Did I Hurt You?
- Seasoned Love
- The Rain Falls
- Dreaming of Leaving
- Easy in Love
- Last Seen October 9
- I Hear You Breathing In
- Something So Wonderful
Singles
- Did I Hurt You/Isn't It A Little Late (MSM SACD114)
This double A-side single was the world's first single to be released on the on Super Audio Compact Disc SACD
Super Audio CD
Super Audio CD is a high-resolution, read-only optical disc for audio storage. Sony and Philips Electronics jointly developed the technology, and publicized it in 1999. It is designated as the Scarlet Book standard. Sony and Philips previously collaborated to define the Compact Disc standard...
format.
Super Audio
Yola was released in Super Audio Compact Disc format on February 2002 by Market Square Records.Vinyl
Yola was released on vinyl in 2001 by Market Square RecordsMarket Square Records
Market Square Records is a music publishing, promotion and record label company started in 1999. It releases the back catalogues of British folk artists and has also expanded into other genres such as rock, blues and jazz....
and re-released in 2002 by Vivante.
Cover
The cover features a shot of Bridgetown railway stationBridgetown railway station
Bridgetown halt served the village of Bridgetown in County Wexford, Ireland. It was unstaffed and accessible only via a wicket gate.The station opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18 September 2010...
, at the time still open but closed in 2010. McEvoy took out ads protesting against the closure of the railway line in Wexford newspapers in 2010.