The Weather Inside is the second album by Helen Watson

Helen Watson (singer-songwriter)

Helen Watson is an English singer-songwriter. Her music encompasses blues, soul, jazz, pop and folk.-Biography:Watson began performing on the folk-club circuit during the late 1960s whilst working as a teacher in Manchester...

 released in 1989.

The album is notable for its stellar cast of session musicians including Andy Fairweather-Low

Andy Fairweather-Low

Andrew Fairweather Low is a Welsh guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. He was a founding member of 1960s British pop band, Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.-Early career:Fairweather Low first found fame as a...

, Richie Hayward

Richie Hayward

Richie Hayward was a drummer best known as a founding member and drummer in the band Little Feat. He performed with several bands and worked as a session player...

, George Hawkins

George Hawkins

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, Michael Landau

Michael Landau

Michael Landau is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis...

, Ethan Johns

Ethan Johns

Ethan 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...

, Bill Payne

Bill Payne

Bill Payne is a founding member of American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other piano rock musicians, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues music artists...

, Bernie Leadon

Bernie Leadon

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 and Albert Lee

Albert Lee

Albert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...

. The sessions for this and Watson's debut album Blue Slipper

Blue Slipper

Blue Slipper is the 1987 debut album by Helen Watson.Like its follow up The Weather Inside the album is notable for its stellar cast of session musicians including Richie Hayward, George Hawkins, Paul Barrere, Michael Landau, Ethan Johns, Bill Payne, Bernie Leadon, Jerry Donahue and Steve Lukather...

 were the first time members of Little Feat

Little Feat

Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles....

 had worked together since Lowell George

Lowell George

Lowell Thomas George was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, who was the main guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat.- Early years :...

 died in 1979.

Produced by Glyn Johns

Glyn Johns

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, the record was recorded at A&M Studios in Los Angeles and AIR Studios in London.

All songs were written by Helen Watson and Martin McGroarty, except "Dangerous Daybreak" (Stead / Ellis / Trundle / Watson / McGroarty).

The album spawned the single, "Hanging Out the Washing (In a Small Backyard)", a duet with Andy Fairweather-Low

Andy Fairweather-Low

Andrew Fairweather Low is a Welsh guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. He was a founding member of 1960s British pop band, Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.-Early career:Fairweather Low first found fame as a...

. The CD single features a song recorded at the same sessions but not released on the album, "Heaven Suits You".

The Weather Inside would be Watson's final album on EMI

EMI

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 before a move to RCA

RCA

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 for her third album, Companion Gal

Companion Gal

Companion Gal is the third album by Helen Watson, released in 1992.The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, South Wales and at The Mill in Cookham....

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Track listing

1. "I Wish That Love Was Simple"
2. "You're So Hard to Get Hold Of"
3. "The Road That Ends in Tears"
4. "The Weather Inside"
5. "Your Face"
6. "Hanging Out the Washing (In a Small Backyard)"
7. "A Thrill Enough to Know"
8. "Dangerous Daybreak"
9. "Now We'll Move the River"
10. "Ready to Fly"
11. "Letters of Introduction"

External links

• Helen Watson website
• J.A.D.'s Helen Watson Webpage