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"Karen Matheson has a throat that is surely touched by God," says Sean Connery on Matheson's bio page. Her voice is a fine instrument, but on Time to Fall it is shrouded in hokey arrangements and over-produced gloss. Whomever is at fault, either the main producer of the record, Donald Shaw, or the various songwriters, it's surely the overall slickness and extremely flaccid arrangements that distract from Matheson's vocals and turn this record into a stinker. Among the best tunes here is "Ataireachd Ard (The Surge of the Sea)," but again the production is a bit much, a little too faux-spooky, like one of Sting's sillier numbers. Many of the English language tunes are especially uninspired, like "Moonchild," a downright awful song. The last number, "World Stood Still," is maybe the album's corniest. Matheson has superb pipes that are especially suited to Celtic music, but this album is closer to the Celine Dion spectrum of soul-less, lite muzak.
© Adam Bregman /TiVo
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Ewen Vernal, Bass Guitar - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - Neil Yates, Trumpet - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion - BT Scottish Ensemble, Strings
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donald Shaw, Producer, Piano - Ewen Vernal, Double Bass - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion - BT Scottish Ensemble, Strings
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donald Shaw, Producer, Piano - Ewen Vernal, Double Bass - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion - BT Scottish Ensemble, Strings
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Karen Matheson, MainArtist - James Grant, Guitar - Paul McGeechan, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, MasteringEngineer - Bobby Henry, Electric Guitar - Bobby Paterson, Bass Guitar
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donald Shaw, Producer, Piano - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion - BT Scottish Ensemble, Strings
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donald Shaw, Producer, Piano - Ewen Vernal, Double Bass - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ewen Vernal, Double Bass - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - Paul McGeechan, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion - BT Scottish Ensemble, Strings
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donald Shaw, Producer, Piano - Ewen Vernal, Double Bass - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - Neil Yates, Trumpet - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donald Shaw, Producer, Piano - Ewen Vernal, Double Bass - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - Neil Yates, Trumpet - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Karen Matheson, MainArtist - Paul McGeechan, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion - Michael Mcgoldrick, Whistle - Quee Macarthur, Bass
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Karen Matheson, MainArtist - Paul McGeechan, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, MasteringEngineer - Bobby Henry, Electric Guitar - Bobby Paterson, Bass - Gary Gillies, Trumpet
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tim O'Brien, Vocals - Donald Shaw, Producer, Piano - Ewen Vernal, Double Bass - Karen Matheson, MainArtist - James Grant, Guitar - Calum Malcolm, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - James Mackintosh, Percussion
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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"Karen Matheson has a throat that is surely touched by God," says Sean Connery on Matheson's bio page. Her voice is a fine instrument, but on Time to Fall it is shrouded in hokey arrangements and over-produced gloss. Whomever is at fault, either the main producer of the record, Donald Shaw, or the various songwriters, it's surely the overall slickness and extremely flaccid arrangements that distract from Matheson's vocals and turn this record into a stinker. Among the best tunes here is "Ataireachd Ard (The Surge of the Sea)," but again the production is a bit much, a little too faux-spooky, like one of Sting's sillier numbers. Many of the English language tunes are especially uninspired, like "Moonchild," a downright awful song. The last number, "World Stood Still," is maybe the album's corniest. Matheson has superb pipes that are especially suited to Celtic music, but this album is closer to the Celine Dion spectrum of soul-less, lite muzak.
© Adam Bregman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:31
- Main artists: Karen Matheson
- Label: Castle Communications
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Folk
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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