Английская Википедия:Fruit of Life
Шаблон:Infobox album Fruit of Life is an album by the Wild Colonials, released in 1994.[1][2] "Spark" was released as a single and was a radio hit.[3][4] The band supported the album with a North American tour, including shows with Toad the Wet Sprocket and Grant Lee Buffalo.[5][6]
Production
Recorded partly at Real World Studios, the album was produced by Tchad Blake.[7][8] Chad Smith and Pete Thomas contributed to the album.[9][10] Frontwoman Angela McCluskey wrote or cowrote nine of the album's 10 songs.[11] "Dear Mike" is a homage to Mike Scott.[12] "Don't Explain" is a cover of the Billie Holidays song.[13] "Rainbow" borrows from Carmen.[14]
Critical reception
Шаблон:Album ratings The Los Angeles Times praised McCluskey's "throaty Scotswoman vocals, and a violin-dominated, Celtic-friendly sound that's warm even by coffeehouse standards."[15] The Record wrote that "the restrained musical backdrop—mostly piano, acoustic guitar and occasional horns—serves McCluskey's rich voice perfectly."[16] The Tampa Tribune deemed Fruit of Life "the freshest debut album since last year's Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? by the Cranberries."[14]
The News Tribune stated that "Irish chanteys, American R&B and folk styles are merged with Middle Eastern and even African rhythms."[17] The State advised: "Call it world folk, more compelling than a cowboy junkie, more tantalizing than 10,000 maniacs."[18] The Republican noted that "much of the lyrical content here is dark, and the music ranges from the deeply brooding to undeniably uplifting."[19]
AllMusic called the album "an inventive pastiche of a variety of folk and pop influences."[20]
Track listing
All songs written by various members of the Wild Colonials except for the Billie Holiday cover "Don't Explain".
- "Girl" (McCluskey/Shark/Cantelon/Roewe) – 6:28
- "Spark" (McCluskey/Shark) – 4:20
- "Heaven & Hell" (McCluskey/Roewe) – 5:20
- "Philadelphia Story" (McCluskey/Shark/Cantelon) – 4:52
- "Mission" (McCluskey/Shark/Cantelon/Roewe/Bernard) – 6:05
- "Alice" (McCluskey/Shark/Cantelon/Roewe) – 4:58
- "Rainbow" (McCluskey/Shark/Cantelon) – 5:12
- "Don't Explain" (Holiday/Herzog) – 6:46
- "Victim" (McCluskey/Shark/Cantelon/Roewe) – 5:59
- "Dear Mike" (McCluskey/Shark/Cantelon/Roewe) – 6:13
Personnel
- Angela McCluskey - vocals
- Shark - guitars, vocals, percussion
- Paul Cantelon - violin, piano, harmonium
- Scott Roewe - piano, organ, bass, sax, chanter, didgeridoo, tin whistle
With
- Matt Chamberlain - drums, percussion
- Pete Thomas - drums, percussion
- Joel Virgel Vierset - percussion
- Glen C. Holmon - bass
- Martin Tillmann - cello
- Chad Smith - drums on "Dear Mike"
- Julio "Jimmy" Ledezma - drums on "Philadelphia Story"
- Pandit Dinesh - tablas on "Victim
- Guy Pratt - bass on "Heaven & Hell"
- Erik G. Hanson - percussion on "Heaven & Hell"
Production
- Producer: Tchad Blake
- Recorded by: Tchad Blake
- Additional engineering: John Paterno, James Cadsky, Richard Evans
References
External links
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