Eddi Reader (album)
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Eddi Reader is the second studio album by Eddi Reader
released in the United Kingdom
on June 20, 1994.
The album was recorded in America with producer Greg Penny (k d lang’s producer on Ingenue), and was the first to feature songs written and co-written with future regular cohort Boo Hewerdine
. It also featured four songs written by ex Fairground Attraction
member Mark Nevin.
With major label backing and extensive radio play for the single "Patience of Angels" it is Reader's most successful chart album to date, going top 4 in the UK in its first week of release.
On the strength of this success, Reader received Best British Female at the BRIT Awards the following year.
Two additional singles were released: "Joke (I’m Laughing)" and "Dear John". The latter was co-written by Kirsty MacColl
and originally intended for her 1993 album Titanic Days
. However MacColl was going through a divorce at the time and felt the song was too painful to release and offered the track to Reader. It would later resurface as a demo recording on the 2005 re-released Titanic Days. Eddi has worked with Kirsty's half brothers Neill and Calum MacColl.
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader MBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts...
released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on June 20, 1994.
The album was recorded in America with producer Greg Penny (k d lang’s producer on Ingenue), and was the first to feature songs written and co-written with future regular cohort Boo Hewerdine
Boo Hewerdine
Boo Hewerdine is an English singer-songwriter. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work for film. He lives in Ely....
. It also featured four songs written by ex Fairground Attraction
Fairground Attraction
Fairground Attraction were a British acoustic pop band. They are best known for their hit single "Perfect", and for helping to launch the career of lead vocalist Eddi Reader.-Career:...
member Mark Nevin.
With major label backing and extensive radio play for the single "Patience of Angels" it is Reader's most successful chart album to date, going top 4 in the UK in its first week of release.
On the strength of this success, Reader received Best British Female at the BRIT Awards the following year.
Two additional singles were released: "Joke (I’m Laughing)" and "Dear John". The latter was co-written by Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
and originally intended for her 1993 album Titanic Days
Titanic Days
Titanic Days is Kirsty MacColl's fourth studio album, released in 1993. Containing 11 tracks, Titanic Days was sometimes hard to get in years after its release, but it was re-released in 2005 with a second CD of non-album tracks and some live recordings, including a version of "Miss Otis Regrets".-...
. However MacColl was going through a divorce at the time and felt the song was too painful to release and offered the track to Reader. It would later resurface as a demo recording on the 2005 re-released Titanic Days. Eddi has worked with Kirsty's half brothers Neill and Calum MacColl.
Track listing
- "The Right Place" (Nevin) - 4:54
- "Patience of Angels" (Hewerdine) - 4:06
- "Dear John" (Nevin/Kirsty MacCollKirsty MacCollKirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
) - 4:10 - "Scarecrow" (Reader/Hewerdine/Gary ClarkGary Clark (musician)Gary Clark is a Scottish musician who formed a band with his brother Kit Clark, and long time friend, Ged Grimes in 1984, initially under the name of Spencer Tracy...
) - 3:34 - "East of Us" (Reader/Borowiecki) - 4:34
- "Joke (I’m laughing)" (Hewerdine) - 3:48
- "The Exception" (Nevin) - 4:28
- "Red Face Big Sky" (Reader/Borowiecki) - 4:11
- "Howling in Ojai" (Reader/David Piltch/Dean ParksDean ParksDean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
) - 1:29 - "When I Watch You Sleeping" (Nevin) - 4:40
- "Wonderful Lie" (Reader/Hewerdine) - 4:34
- "Siren" (Reader/Borowiecki/Hewerdine) - 5:13
Personnel
- Eddi Reader: Vocals, backing vocals, tambourine
- Teddy Borowiecki: Keyboards, accordion, guitar
- Dean ParksDean ParksDean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
: guitars, guitar percussion - David Piltch: bass
- Curt BisqueraCurt BisqueraCurt Bisquera is a studio drummer known for his glasses and long dreadlocks. He has worked with Josh Groban, Mick Jagger, Seal, Elton John, Johnny Hallyday and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers among others. He states that his biggest thrill was playing in Madison Square Garden with Elton...
: drums, percussion - Roy Dodds: Drums
- Mark E. Nevin: guitars
- Greg Penny: percussion
- John Ingoldsby: backing vocals
- Katia Lempkowicz: backing vocals