The MGA Sessions is an album recorded by Irish born singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey

Siobhan Fahey

Siobhan Fahey is an Irish musician and founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, and later formed the BRIT Award and Ivor Novello award winning musical outfit Shakespears Sister.-Career:Fahey was born the eldest of three daughters to Helen and...

. It is a collaboration with music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 director Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller is a British music video director, noted for her long-time collaborations with artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Sade, Shakira, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.-Background:...

 and was intended to be a soundtrack to a film which was ultimately never made. Recorded in the mid-1990s, the material was finally released independently through her own label, SF Records, in December 2005. It was delayed being mailed to fans until February 2006, due to the illness and death of Siobhan's mother, Helen.

Musically the album draws heavily from indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 influences and is similar in style to Fahey's work on the Shakespears Sister

Shakespears Sister

Shakespears Sister/Shakespear's Sister is a British-based synth-pop-rock band formed by Irish-born singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey in 1988, with plaudits including a BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award. It was Fahey's first musical outing since leaving Bananarama, and initially a solo project...

 album #3

3 (Shakespears Sister album)

#3 is the third album released by British pop music act Shakespears Sister. Following the release and subsequent success of the duo's prior album Hormonally Yours, band member Marcella Detroit left the act. Thus #3 is technically a solo record by remaining member Siobhan Fahey, much in the way...

. Contained on The MGA Sessions are two demos

Demo (music)

A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...

 which appeared in their final versions on other Fahey releases: "The Older Sister" (from #3) and "Suddenly" (from Long Live the Queens!

Long Live the Queens!

Long Live the Queens! is the second retrospective album released by British pop music duo Shakespear's Sister. Closely following The Best of Shakespear's Sister CD/DVD set, Long Live the Queens! features various remixes, rarities and B-sides from the band, some of which were previously unavailable...

).

The CD was housed in a cardboard sleeve and contains artwork by Robert Ryan, who is Fahey's cousin. Ryan also designed the cover art for Erasure

Erasure

Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...

's 2004 album Nightbird.

Re Issue

In 2011, it was announced that The MGA Sessions had been remastered and was sold exclusively on SF Records via Siobhan's web site. This edition was limited to 200 copies only and features new artwork and 3 bonus tracks. Unlike the original 2005 release, the re issue was released in a jewel case.

Track listing

1. "Was It Something I Said?" — (4:54)
2. "The Possibilities Are Endless" — (6:10)
3. "The Darling Symphony" — (4:44)
4. "After All" — (3:29)
5. "When Will You Be Home?" — (3:12)
6. "A Christmas Number One" — (3:18)
7. "The Older Sister" (demo) — (2:16)
8. "What's It Like To Be So Wonderful?" — (2:49)
9. "The Suppressed Trilogy" — (10:31)
10. "The Attic Song" — (3:52)
11. "Guilt Edged" — (5:05)
12. "Where's the Party?" — (2:42)
13. "Suddenly" (demo) [hidden track] — (3:37)

2011 re issue track listing

1. "Was It Something I Said?" — (4:54)
2. "The Possibilities Are Endless" — (6:10)
3. "The Darling Symphony" — (4:44)
4. "After All" — (3:29)
5. "When Will You Be Home?" — (3:12)
6. "A Christmas Number One" — (3:18)
7. "The Older Sister" (demo) — (2:16)
8. "What's It Like To Be So Wonderful?" — (2:49)
9. "The Suppressed Trilogy" — (10:31)
10. "The Attic Song" — (3:52)
11. "Guilt Edged" — (5:05)
12. "Where's the Party?" — (2:42)
13. "Suddenly" (demo) [hidden track] — (3:37)
14. "Was It Something I Said" (Alternate Version)
15. "A Christmas Number One" (Alternate Version)
16. Commentary track by Siobhan Fahey