Norma Waterson (album)

Norma Waterson
Studio album by
Released1996
StudioOcean Way Studio 2, Los Angeles
GenreFolk
Length45:03
LabelHannibal
ProducerJohn Chelew
Norma Waterson chronology
Norma Waterson
(1996)
The Very Thought of You
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Norma Waterson is the debut solo studio album by Norma Waterson.[3] The album was nominated for the 1996 Mercury Music Prize and came a close second to Pulp's Different Class.[4]

Track listing

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Norma Waterson track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Muddy River"Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter4:19
2."St Swithins Day"Billy Bragg2:55
3."God Loves a Drunk"Richard Thompson4:40
4."The Birds Will Still Be Singing"Elvis Costello2:56
5."There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears"Fred Fisher2:53
6."Rags and Old Iron"Oscar Brown, Jr4:17
7."Pleasure and Pain"Ben Harper6:03
8."Hard Times Heart"Norma Waterson3:18
9."There Is a Fountain in Christ's Blood"Traditional3:47
10."Ana Dixie"Lal Waterson3:41
11."Outside the Wall"John B. Spencer, Graeme Taylor6:15

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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  • John Chelew – producer
  • Larry Hirsch – engineer
  • Joe Boyd – production consultant
  • Tim Young – mastering

References

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  1. ^ Hartenbach, Brett. Norma Waterson at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ http://thenestcollective.co.uk/1998/07/2081/ [dead link]
  4. ^ http://thenestcollective.co.uk/1998/07/2081/ [dead link]