Don't I Know (2004)

Product Summary Label: Sugarhill Records UPC: 00015891397924 Release Date: 5/11/2004 Buy.com Sku: 61003673 Item#: MJ4JM2 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Trip Around The Sun ~ Maura O'Connell 2. There's No Good Day For Dying ~ Maura O'Connell 3. Hold On ~ Maura O'Connell 4. Love You In The Middle ~ Maura O'Connell 5. Goin' Down In Flames ~ Maura O'Connell 6. When Being Who You Are (Is Not Enough) ~ Maura O'Connell 7. Didn't I ~ Maura O'Connell 8. Spinning Wheel ~ Maura O'Connell 9. Up And Flying ~ Maura O'Connell 10. Phoenix Falling ~ Maura O'Connell 11. Time To Learn ~ Maura O'Connell   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Maura O'Connell (vocals); Gerry O'Beirne (guitar); Jonathan Trebing (electric guitar, background vocals); Jerry Douglas (lap steel guitar, dobro); Gabe Dixon (Clavinet, organ, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Viktor Krauss (bass guitar); Cheryl White, Carmella Ramsey, Harry Stinson (background vocals); Bryan Sutton (guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki); Russ Barenberg (guitar); Gabe Witcher (violin, fiddle); Shannon Forest (drums). Additional personnel: Edgar Meyer (double bass); Don Johnson (background vocals); Harry Stinson, Jerry Douglas . Audio Mixer: Jason Lehning. Recording information: Mountainside Studio; The Doghouse, Nashville, TN; The House Of David, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Gwendolen Cates. Although interpretive singing (in the well-known pop sense) seemed to be a disappearing art form in the early 21st century, certain artists proudly upheld the tradition. One of these performers is Maura O'Connell, a distinctive, masterful vocalist who invests her slightly husky alto (with a touch of vibrato) in some of the very best songs from many genres, including country, rock balladry, Celtic folk, and contemporary folk. O'Connell's DON'T I KNOW continues the high standards set by her previous albums, here focusing on the song-craft of Kim Richey, Patty Griffin, and Jim Lauderdale, among others. The moods here range from heartbreaking regret ("Going Down in Flames") to cautious pride ("Didn't I") to a mix of resignation and self-assurance ("Spinning Wheel," which features some snarling electric lead guitar). Throughout, O'Connell sings with a remarkable combination of quiet dignity and soulful fervor, and Jerry Douglas's production is both sparkling and understated. Some albums are simply an array of songs, others are thoughtful, comforting companions--DON'T I KNOW belongs to the latter class. Producer: Jerry Douglas; Jerry Douglas Engineer: Jason Lehning; Bil VomDick; Neal Cappellino; Jason Lehning Musical Guests Jerry Douglas Bryan Sutton Viktor Krauss Edgar Meyer   Compilation Appearances Philo So Far-20th Anniversary Vol. 1-Woman's Heart Vol. 2-Woman's Heart Live At The Iron Horse Vol. 1-Bringing It All Back Ho Vol. 1-Best Of Thistle & Shamr Woman's Heart A Decade On Down The Line Hands Across The Water Greatest Irish Artist Celtic Woman 3 Wells For Zoe:water For Life   Technical Info Release Date : 05/11/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 3979 Label : Sugar Hill Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00015891397924