Detailed item info | Track listing | 1. Trip Around the Sun 2. There's No Good Day For Dying 3. Hold On 4. Love You in the Middle 5. Goin' Down in Flames 6. When Being Who You Are (Is Not Enough) 7. Didn't I 8. Spinning Wheel 9. Up and Flying 10. Phoenix Falling 11. Time to Learn
| | Details | | Contributing artists: | Bryan Sutton, Edgar Meyer, Jerry Douglas, Viktor Krauss | | Producer: | Jerry Douglas | | Distributor: | Welk | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | Personnel: Maura O'Connell (vocals); Russ Barenberg (guitar); Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, bouzouki); Gabe Witcher (violin); Gabe Dixon (Clavinet, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Viktor Krauss (bass guitar); Shannon Forest (drums). Additional personnel: Jerry Douglas (dobro); Edgar Meyer (double bass); Harry Stinson, Don Johnson (background vocals). Recording information: The House Of David, Nashville, Tennessee. 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.
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