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| 2000 - Vignettes Media VM7883-2 (CD) |
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First you laugh 1. Not Another Benefit 3:06 Lyrics Listen to entire song A jazzy lament about all those benefits musicans get asked to play. Includes a cameo appearance by Nancy White on the phone. 2. Mothers Teach Your Sons 3:40 Lyrics Sound Clip Instructions, Appalachian-ballad style, to mothers so that their “sons’ poor wives [won’t] curse you all their lives as they labour to housebreak and domesticate” those boy children. 3. Science Is Wonderful 3:27 Lyrics This tongue-in-cheek look at birth control may seem outrageous to some and right on the money to others. 4. Why Do I Have This Thing for Jewish Men 5:11 Lyrics A klezmer-inspired, serio-comic attempt to understand a culture clash — more specifically, the relationships between a French Canadian Catholic girl and Jewish guys. One Jewish man commented, “Wow, she’s got us pegged.” 5. Eve Gave Adam the Apple 3:15 Lyrics Related story Patriarchy: it’s a wonderful thing, if you’re a guy. The humour in this feminist anthem isn’t subtle, but then, neither are its targets. Then we get serious 6. Temagami Round 2:30 Lyrics Named for a vulnerable region in Northern Ontario, (and once attributed to an “anonymous Canadian woman” in a U.S. book of rounds!), this haunting song is sung all across Canada and the U.S. to support saving forests for future generations. 7. Sisters and Friends 2:58 Lyrics An upbeat look at romantic versus platonic love: lovers swing you high, but they come and go. Sisters and friends will always be there for you. 8. Pleine lune 3:23 Lyrics Poet Paul Savoie wrote the words to this Parisian-inspired ballad about the full moon sparking love’s wild abandon. Sung in French. 9. Shades of Grey (The Major’s Song) 5:19 Lyrics A musical short story. A chance meeting between seeming opposites results in a personal examination of the shades of grey that permeate our lives. 10. Nobody Knows What’s Happening to Love 4:25 Lyrics Sound Clip This moving ballad begins by asking why a “perfect couple” is breaking up and ends up as a meditation on the nature of love in the modern world. 11. Les deux amies 6:22 Lyrics A song of innocence lost and a belief in romantic love that has failed two childhood friends. Sung in French. 12. Still Not Over You Yet 3:34 Lyrics A wistful reflection on a love that won’t quite go away. All lyrics by Marie-Lynn Hammond except Track 8; Lyrics by Paul Savoie All music by Marie-Lynn Hammond except Tracks 1, 7, 8, & 11; Music by Marilyn Lerner and Marie-Lynn Hammond |
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About the Album |
| I think of this recording as two short albums in one, with two very different moods. I’d have preferred the listener to choose which “side” to listen to first but the CD format has forced me to arbitrarily decide: first you laugh and then we’ll get serious. |
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“Black & White...and Shades of Grey is another great CD from Marie-Lynn Hammond. ” - Rambles eZine (read the entire review) “Skilful wordsmith...wide range of styles... Black & White and shades of grey [is] a very solid release.” - Dirty Linen “Black & White and shades of grey showcases Hammond's voice and satirical wit at their best.” - Kitchener-Waterloo Record “An accomplished songwriter...music of intelligence, sensitivity, and national focus.” - Edmonton Journal “Hammond is no one’s copy. She is her own carefully nurtured original.” - Globe & Mail Broadcast Week “Witty, wordy observations...humour with heart...terrific!” - NOW Magazine (Toronto) |
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Credits |
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Executive producers Richard L. Hess, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Mary Elizabeth Hess Tape restoration and digital mastering Richard L. Hess Producer Marilyn Lerner Arrangements Marilyn Lerner and Marie-Lynn Hammond Musicians include: Marie-Lynn Hammond, Marilyn Lerner, Don Benedictson, Greg Black, Greg Lowe, Kris Purdy, Daniel Koulack, Ben Mink, Myron Schultz, Ray Egan, Ilena Zaramba, Tony DesMarteaux, Nancy White, I.B.MacHine, Rodrigo Muñoz, Carol Hutchinson Black & White...and shades of grey was released on Aural Traditions records (ATR303) in both CD and cassette formats in 1990. Thanks to Simon Garber for his support for this reissue. Financial support from Hal Davis and Laura J. Haney of Dayton, Ohio, helped make this re-release possible. |
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   Cassette cover art If you really want a cassette, send an email. There might be a few around. |
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