Kate & Anna McGarrigle.nfo
MoFi ripped & posted in Feb. 2007
Comments & superb details from the original nfo are his (hers?)
Thanks MoFi, it's a favorite of mine too.
Tags and an edited cue for flac added by me (Sawbuck) in Dec. 2015
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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
This was posted in a.b.s.misc a year or two ago and it was also
posted in lossless more recently. The first posting was mine
and this is new rip and maybe the third repost in my career.
Oldtimers may already have this.
It's a favorite of mine.
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Artist Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Album Kate & Anna McGarrigle [Carthage]
Rating *****
Release Date 1975
Label Hannibal
Time 35:06
Genre Folk
Styles Singer/ Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
Moods Warm, Sentimental, Sweet, Earthy, Amiable/ Good-Natured, Earnest, Reflective,
Calm/Peaceful, Bittersweet, Yearning, Romantic, Exuberant, Whimsical, Wry,
Sophisticated, Playful, Plaintive, Organic, Intimate, Delicate, Complex
AMG Album ID R 96693
Review by Mark Deming
Debut albums simply aren't supposed to be as accomplished and beautifully crafted as
Kate & Anna McGarrigle's first record, which is as lovely and superbly realized as
folk-rock gets. While producers Joe Boyd and Greg Prestopino assembled an all-star
crew to back up the McGarrigle sisters (including Lowell George, Tony Levin, Steve Gadd,
and Bobby Keys), nothing steals the spotlight away from Kate and Anna, both of whom
sing with a pure clarity that's never so pretty it fails to reflect the real world, harmonize
with an uncanny grace, and write songs that are clever, witty, wise, and often deeply
moving. Lots of folkies have written movingly about the troubling ties of home (as in
"My Town" and "Talk to Me of Mendocino"), a good number have sung about the ache
of a broken heart (like in "Heart Like a Wheel," famously covered by Linda Ronstadt),
some can communicate bitter resignation or sly, sarcastic wit ("Go Leave" and "Jigsaw
Puzzle of Life"), and no more than a few can express the joys of grown-up eros ("Kiss
and Say Goodbye"). Kate & Anna McGarrigle is a record that manages to make all
these emotions ring true, and never with one canceling out another. Quite simply
a nearly perfect record, and if you're not a fan, repeated listenings to this album
might make you one.
1 Kiss and Say Goodbye McGarrigle 2:47
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
2 My Town McGarrigle 2:57
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
3 Blues in D McGarrigle 2:43
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
4 Heart Like a Wheel McGarrigle 3:08
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
5 Foolish You Hemsworth 3:02
Composed by: Hemsworth
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
6 Talk to Me of Mendocino McGarrigle 3:08
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
7 Complainte Pour Ste Catherine McGarrigle, Tartartcheff 2:48
Composed by: McGarrigle, Tartartcheff
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
8 Tell My Sister McGarrigle 3:37
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
9 Swimming Song Wainwright 2:26
Composed by: Wainwright
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
10 Jigsaw Puzzle of Life McGarrigle 2:29
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
11 Go Leave McGarrigle 3:19
Composed by: McGarrigle
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
12 Travellin' on for Jesus Traditional 2:42
Composed by: Traditional
Performed by: McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
Credits
George Bohannon Horn
Joe Boyd Producer
John Cale Keyboards
Red Callender Bass
Nick DeCaro Accordion
Dimmy Dimbuster Percussion
Jane McGarrigle Forsland Organ, Vocals
Steve Gadd Drums
Amos Garrett Guitar
Lowell George Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Floyd Gilbeau Fiddle, Violin
Andrew Gold Guitar
David Grisman Mandolin
Plas Johnson Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Bobby Keys Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Russ Kunkel Drums
Densil Lang Percussion
Scot Lang Guitar
Dane Lanken Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Trevor Lawrence Guitar, Arranger, Horn Arrangements
Tony Levin Bass
Hugh McCracken Guitar
Anna McGarrigle Banjo, Piano, Accordion, Keyboards, Vocals
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Banjo, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Kate McGarrigle Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Greg Prestopino Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
Tony Rice Guitar
Michael Small Arranger, Vocals
David Spinozza Guitar
Chaim Tannenbaum Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Joel Tepp Clarinet, Harmonica
Jay Ungar Fiddle, Violin
Peter Weldon Banjo, Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Ian Whiteman Keyboards
John Wood Engineer
1993 CD Hannibal HNCD-4401
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