Got No Shadow
Encyclopedia
Got No Shadow is an album by Mary Lou Lord
, released in early 1998.
"His Lamest Flame" is a reference to the Elvis Presley
song "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame".
The song "She Had You" was a hit in the Philippines, it was played in a FM radio NU107 midnight count down.
The song "Lights Are Changing" is a cover song, the original done by British band Bevis Frond, appearing on their 1988 album, Triptych.
The song "Some Jingle Jangle Morning" is a re-recording of the same song which appeared on Mary Lou Lord's debut 7" ep for Kill Rock Stars
in 1993. The song is said to be about Kurt Cobain
http://www.timmcmahan.com/marylou.htm, as Mary Lou was briefly involved with Kurt in the early 1990s
at the beginning of Nirvana
's rise to fame. http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/36444-about-a-girl/?page=1#TOPCONTENT http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/mary-lou-lord-blathers-about-her-relationship-kurt-cobain-regrets-not-blowing-him/
The song "Shake Sugaree" is a cover of an old folk and blues song written by Elizabeth Cotten
.
Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord is an indie folk musician, busker and recording artist.-Biography:Mary Lou Lord first gained notice playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston's subway stations Lord became friends with...
, released in early 1998.
"His Lamest Flame" is a reference to the Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
song "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame".
The song "She Had You" was a hit in the Philippines, it was played in a FM radio NU107 midnight count down.
The song "Lights Are Changing" is a cover song, the original done by British band Bevis Frond, appearing on their 1988 album, Triptych.
The song "Some Jingle Jangle Morning" is a re-recording of the same song which appeared on Mary Lou Lord's debut 7" ep for Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
in 1993. The song is said to be about Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
http://www.timmcmahan.com/marylou.htm, as Mary Lou was briefly involved with Kurt in the early 1990s
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
at the beginning of Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
's rise to fame. http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/36444-about-a-girl/?page=1#TOPCONTENT http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/mary-lou-lord-blathers-about-her-relationship-kurt-cobain-regrets-not-blowing-him/
The song "Shake Sugaree" is a cover of an old folk and blues song written by Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter.A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar , not re-strung for left-handed playing, essentially, holding a right-handed...
.
Reception
Got No Shadow was highly anticipated and well received on its release.Track listing
- "His Lamest Flame" – 3:37
- "Western Union Desperate" – 3:09
- "Lights Are Changing" – 5:23
- "Seven Sisters" – 3:36
- "Throng Of Blowtown" – 3:25
- "The Lucky One" – 3:07
- "She Had You" – 3:57
- "Some Jingle Jangle Morning (When I'm Straight)" – 3:44
- "Shake Sugaree" – 2:21
- "Two Boats" – 4:02
- "Supergun" – 3:34
- "Down Along The Lea" – 2:04
- "Subway" – 4:14
Personnel
- Mary Lou LordMary Lou LordMary Lou Lord is an indie folk musician, busker and recording artist.-Biography:Mary Lou Lord first gained notice playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston's subway stations Lord became friends with...
- Vocals - Shawn ColvinShawn ColvinShawn Colvin is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Childhood and early career:Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Her formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age...
- Background vocals - Nick Saloman - Acoustic guitar, guitar
- John Sprague - Bass guitar
- Cait Reed - ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, tin whistleTin whistleThe tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English Flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, Tin Flageolet, Irish whistle and Clarke London Flageolet is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is an end blown fipple flute, putting it in the same category as the recorder, American Indian flute, and... - Will Goldsmith - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Gia CiambottiGia CiambottiGia Ciambotti is an American singer. She first came to prominence in the late 1980s as a member of the band The Graces, with Charlotte Caffey and Meredith Brooks. The group released the album Perfect View in 1989 and had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with the single "Lay Down Your Arms"...
- Background vocals - Joe Ramieri - Drums, percussion
- Beale Dabbs - Steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Rusty Anderson - 12-String guitarTwelve string guitarThe twelve-string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with 12 strings in 6 courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar...
- Stephen Silbert - 12-String guitar, acoustic guitar
- Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
- Electric 12-String guitar - Paul Bushnell - Bass guitar
- Nels Cline - Baritone guitarBaritone guitarThe baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...
, E-BowE-BowThe EBow or ebow is a hand-held, battery-powered electronic device for playing the electric guitar, invented by Greg Heet in 1969...
guitar, guitar - Jon BrionJon BrionJon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.-Early life:...
- ChamberlinChamberlinThe Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that was a precursor to the Mellotron. It was developed and patented by Iowa, Wisconsin inventor Harry Chamberlin from 1949 to 1956, when the first model was introduced. Various models and versions of these Chamberlin music instruments...
, harmoniumHarmoniumA harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion... - Ethan JohnsEthan JohnsEthan Johns is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, and songwriter who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne, Kevin Prosch, Rufus Wainwright, Howard Eliott Payne, Emmylou Harris, Crowded House, Laura Marling, Luthea Salom, and Crosby, Stills and...
- Steel guitar, slide guitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
, accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.... - Rob SchnapfRob SchnapfRob Schnapf is an American record producer and musician. He was the co-producer of Elliott Smith's albums Either/Or, XO , Figure 8 and From a Basement on the Hill, for which he was recruited by Smith's family to complete after Smith's death.Schnapf, along with Rothrock and partner...
- Acoustic guitar - Money MarkMoney MarkMark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times. He also appears on the first Banyan album in 1997 as the "Freeway Keyboardist".-Career:...
- OrganOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with... - Elliott SmithElliott SmithSteven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...
- Acoustic guitar - Ruth Barrett - DulcimerAppalachian dulcimerThe Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...
- Joshua Freese - Drums