Singer Songwriters

by Singer Songwriters / Various

Overview

Singer Songwriters is a collection of artists that fit the title description, with the catch being that most of the performers are not that well known. The biggest name here is David Johansen, who is very far away from both his New York Dolls roots and his show-biz alternate identity, Buster Poindexter. His two contributions are both good but should never have been included considering he didn't write either of the songs, yet this is Singer Songwriters. In fact, Christy Baron and Rebecca Pidgeon are also guilty of this, which makes the name of the album that much more meaningless. But outside of that discrepancy, there is one other factor that makes this album pretty average, and that is the predictable songwriting. These songs are very typical of the kind of material one would expect from a singer/songwriter, but everything about these songs is very familiar. There are no new twists or distinct personalities grafted onto the music; just the bare minimum of what is necessary to make the songs work. Not that these are bad songs, but some originality or experimentation would have helped this to be a great album. As it is, it is a collection that may appeal to the fans of these individual artists, but as a whole does not work very well. ~ Bradley Torreano

Product Details

Release Date:	01/23/2001
Label:	Chesky Records
UPC:	0090368020925
Rank:	232134

Tracks

1. Jaelish  - Joel Goodman  - Carla Lother
2. The Lake  - Carla Lother
3. Our Turn to Dance  - J. Curtis  - Livingston Taylor
4. Mercy Street  - Christy Baron  - P. Angel Gabriel
5. Dear Miss Lucy  - David Cantor  -  Dave's True Story
6. Sex Without Bodies  - David Cantor  -  Dave's True Story
7. Ball 'N Joint
8. Somebody's Got to Win  - Murali Coryell  -  Coryells
9. Poor Boy Blues  -  Johansen  -  Traditional
10. Well, I've Been to Memphis  -  Johansen  -  Traditional
11. Underground  - David Mamet  - Rebecca Pidgeon
12. MacDougall's Men  - Rebecca Pidgeon

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Christy Baron   Primary Artist
Rebecca Pidgeon   Primary Artist
Carla Lother   Primary Artist
Coryells   Primary Artist
Dave's True Story   Primary Artist
David Johansen & the Harry Smiths   Primary Artist
Livingston Taylor   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Livingston Taylor   Composer,Performer
Rebecca Pidgeon   Composer,Performer
Timothy Parrott   Production Assistant
Norman Chesky   Executive Producer
Dave's True Story   Performer
David Cantor   Composer
David Chesky   Producer
Christy Baron   Performer
David Johansen & the Harry Smiths   Performer
Murali Coryell   Composer
Dirk Vandenberk   Cover Photo
P. Angel Gabriel   Composer
J. Curtis   Composer
Lisa Hershfield   Production Assistant
David Mamet   Composer
Joel Goodman   Composer
Carla Lother   Performer,Composer
Traditional   Composer
Nicholas Prout   Editing,Mastering