Adieu False Heart
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Adieu False Heart is a Grammy-nominated 2006 album
by American
singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt
featuring Cajun music
singer Ann Savoy
. It peaked at #146 on the Billboard
album chart.
As of 2011 this is Ronstadt's most recent release.
's 1966 hit "Walk Away Renée
", Harry Belafonte
's 1950s hit by John Jacob Niles
"Go Away From My Window" and the French classic "Parlez-Moi D'Amour
". Likewise, Ronstadt takes lead on Julie Miller
's "I Can't Get Over You," with husband Buddy Miller
on guitar and Savoy takes lead on Richard Thompson's "Burns' Supper."
On her collaboration with Savoy for this disc, Ronstadt has remarked ""We could have made a quilt, I guess, except we're musicians, so we're making a record together instead. She sings in French — I don't speak French — but there's traditional love in this bond."
The Ronstadt/Savoy album received mixed critical reviews and even landed on several year-end Top Ten (favorite) lists. It peaked at #146 on the Billboard
album chart.
The album was recorded at Dirk Powell’s Cypress House Studio in Louisiana
. Adieu False Heart features a strong cast of handpicked local musicians, including Chas Justus, Eric Frey and Kevin Wimmer of the Red Stick Ramblers
, Sam Broussard of The Mamou Playboys, Dirk Powell and Joel Savoy, as well as an impressive array of Nashville aces: fiddler Stuart Duncan, mandolinist Sam Bush
and guitarist Bryan Sutton. The recording earned two Grammy Award
nominations, including Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Music Album
Music album is the name of:* Music Album , a 1970s Canadian television series* Album, a collection of music tracks...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
featuring Cajun music
Cajun music
Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin...
singer Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy is a musician, author, and record producer.-Biography:Savoy was raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Southern Louisiana....
. It peaked at #146 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
album chart.
As of 2011 this is Ronstadt's most recent release.
History
Ronstadt and Savoy sing together as The Zozo Sisters on the album, which brings together a mixture of Louisiana Cajun sounds, early 20th century gems, and folk/rock classics. It incorporates Ann Savoy's rich alto and the pure soprano of Ronstadt. The album includes an interpretation of The Left BankeThe Left Banke
The Left Banke is an American baroque pop band that formed in New York City in 1965 and disbanded in 1969. They are best remembered for their two U.S. hit singles, "Walk Away Renée" and "Pretty Ballerina"...
's 1966 hit "Walk Away Renée
Walk Away Renee
"Walk Away Renée" is a song made popular by the band The Left Banke in 1966 , composed by the group's then 16-year-old keyboard player Michael Brown and Tony Sansone...
", Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s...
's 1950s hit by John Jacob Niles
John Jacob Niles
John Jacob Niles was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others,...
"Go Away From My Window" and the French classic "Parlez-Moi D'Amour
Parlez-moi d'amour (song)
"Parlez-moi d'amour" is a song written by Jean Lenoir in 1930. An English translation was written by Bruce Sievier and is known as "Speak to Me of Love" or "Tell Me About Love"...
". Likewise, Ronstadt takes lead on Julie Miller
Julie Miller
Julie Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981...
's "I Can't Get Over You," with husband Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee...
on guitar and Savoy takes lead on Richard Thompson's "Burns' Supper."
On her collaboration with Savoy for this disc, Ronstadt has remarked ""We could have made a quilt, I guess, except we're musicians, so we're making a record together instead. She sings in French — I don't speak French — but there's traditional love in this bond."
The Ronstadt/Savoy album received mixed critical reviews and even landed on several year-end Top Ten (favorite) lists. It peaked at #146 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
album chart.
The album was recorded at Dirk Powell’s Cypress House Studio in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. Adieu False Heart features a strong cast of handpicked local musicians, including Chas Justus, Eric Frey and Kevin Wimmer of the Red Stick Ramblers
Red Stick Ramblers
The Red Stick Ramblers are a Cajun Music and Western Swing band who formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana while the members were attending Louisiana State University. Their name comes from a translation of Baton Rouge, which means "red stick" in French...
, Sam Broussard of The Mamou Playboys, Dirk Powell and Joel Savoy, as well as an impressive array of Nashville aces: fiddler Stuart Duncan, mandolinist Sam Bush
Sam Bush
Sam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.- History :...
and guitarist Bryan Sutton. The recording earned two Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominations, including Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Track listing
- "Opening" (0:32
- "Adieu False Heart" (Arthur Smith) – 3:34
- "I Can't Get Over You" (Julie MillerJulie MillerJulie Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981...
) – 3:07 - "Marie Mouri" (David Greely) – 3:31
- "King of Bohemia" (Richard Thompson) – 3:04
- "Plus Tu Tournes" (Michel Hindenoch) – 2:45
- "Go Away From My Window" (John Jacob NilesJohn Jacob NilesJohn Jacob Niles was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others,...
) – 3:01 - "Burns' Supper" (Thompson) – 3:43
- "The One I Love Is Gone" (Bill MonroeBill MonroeWilliam Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
) – 2:37 - "Interlude" – 0:24
- "Rattle My Cage" (Chas Justus) – 2:48
- "Parlez-Moi D'AmourParlez-moi d'amour (song)"Parlez-moi d'amour" is a song written by Jean Lenoir in 1930. An English translation was written by Bruce Sievier and is known as "Speak to Me of Love" or "Tell Me About Love"...
" (J. Neuburger) – 4:06 - "Too Old To Die Young" (Scott Dooley, John Hadley, Kevin Welch) – 3:17
- "Interlude" – 0:31
- "Walk Away RenéeWalk Away Renee"Walk Away Renée" is a song made popular by the band The Left Banke in 1966 , composed by the group's then 16-year-old keyboard player Michael Brown and Tony Sansone...
" (Mike Brown, Bob Calilli, Tony Sansone) – 3:26 - "Closing" – 1:08
Personnel
- Linda RonstadtLinda RonstadtLinda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
– lead vocals, harmony - Ann SavoyAnn SavoyAnn Savoy is a musician, author, and record producer.-Biography:Savoy was raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Southern Louisiana....
– lead vocals, harmony, acoustic guitar - Dirk Powell – fretless banjo
- Sam Broussard – acoustic guitar
- Andrea Zonn – resophonic viola
- Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
– fiddle - David Schnaufer – bowed dulcimerBowed dulcimerThe bowed dulcimer is an instrument that is held upright, with the bottom of the instrument held on the player's lap. It is about the size of the Appalachian dulcimer and has a teardrop shape. The bowed dulcimer has a sound deeper than that of a violin's, much like the viola or cello. The...
- Bryon House – upright bass
- Buddy MillerBuddy MillerBuddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee...
– acoustic guitar - Tim Lauer – accordion
- Kevin Wimmer – fiddle
- Joel Savoy – acoustic guitar
- Chas Justus – acoustic guitar
- Eric Frey – upright bass
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- John Catchings – cello
- Christine Balfa – triangle
- Sam BushSam BushSam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.- History :...
– mandolin - Gary PaczosaGary PaczosaGary Paczosa is a nine-time Grammy Award winning audio engineer. He has also been nominated 5 times for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. He is best known for working with Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton numerous times....
– EngineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, Mixing