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M.I.A. from the charts since the turn of the century, it would seem that Paula Cole was, in fact, due for a greatest-hits album -- if she had actually placed more than two singles, one album track, and two albums on those charts during her brief run in the '90s. With the exception of two previously unreleased tracks -- "Tomorrow I Will Be Yours" and this Greatest Hits' title track, "Postcards from East Oceanside" -- and one stray soundtrack tune, Johnny Mercer's "Autumn Leaves," all of the material assembled here comes from Cole's three Warner Bros albums: Harbinger, the Top 20 This Fire, and Amen. The questionable "greatest hits" marketing tool aside though, the 16-track compendium accomplishes what it sets out to do: rounds up all you need to know about Paula Cole into one tidy package. The 1997 Best New Artist Grammy winner's sole Top Ten single, "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" with its simple, insistent beat, remains as seductive as it did on the radio in 1997, and the follow-up hit, "I Don't Want to Wait," exhibits the best that Cole's supple voice had to offer. Unlike the melisma-obsessed screechers who dominated pop in the years following her run, Cole was familiar with the concepts of dynamics and control, and when she slipped from a breathy Kate Bush-like soprano whisper to a bold shout, she did so with grace and subtlety. Lest it be forgotten, Cole was also working overtime as an intuitive, tech-savvy producer, a talented keyboardist, and a creative songwriter who skillfully avoided clichés in her often intimate storytelling. So Postcards from East Oceanside may not realistically qualify as a greatest hits, but had it instead been subtitled "the best of" Paula Cole, there could be no quibble.
© Jeff Tamarkin /TiVo
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Paul Bushnell, Bass - Jay Bellerose, Drums - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Gerry Leonard, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - MARK HUTCHINS, Tambourine - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar - Jamshied Sharifi, Additional Arrangement by, String Arranger
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Imago Record Company
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Carter, Manager - Tony Levin, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Den Weiner, Agent - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Beats, Clarinet, Keyboards, Piano, Xylophone, Didgeridoo, MainArtist - JACK HERSCA, AssistantEngineer - JOE WARDA, AssistantEngineer - Seamus Egan, Uillean Bagpipes, Whistle
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Tionne Watkins, Choir, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Sound Engineer - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Engineer, Remixer - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Flute, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Brian Garten, Assistant Mix Engineer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Remixer - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jamshied Sharifi, Conductor, Additional Arrangement by, String Arranger, Synthesizer - Alfredo Hidrovo, Bongo Drums, Shaker - DJ Premier, Scratching - Ryan Smith., AssistantEngineer - Susan Jolles, Harp
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Records Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Carter, Manager - Tony Levin, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Den Weiner, Agent - Paula Cole, Composer, Producer, Beats, Clarinet, Keyboards, Piano, Xylophone, Didgeridoo, MainArtist - JACK HERSCA, AssistantEngineer - JOE WARDA, AssistantEngineer - Seamus Egan, Uillean Bagpipes, Whistle
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Tionne Watkins, Choir, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Sound Engineer - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Engineer, Remixer - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Flute, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian Garten, Assistant Mix Engineer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Remixer - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jamshied Sharifi, Conductor, Additional Arrangement by, String Arranger, Synthesizer - Alfredo Hidrovo, Bongo Drums, Shaker - DJ Premier, Scratching - Ryan Smith., AssistantEngineer - Susan Jolles, Harp
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Records Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Carter, Manager - Tony Levin, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Den Weiner, Agent - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Beats, Clarinet, Keyboards, Piano, Xylophone, Didgeridoo, MainArtist - JACK HERSCA, AssistantEngineer - JOE WARDA, AssistantEngineer - Seamus Egan, Uillean Bagpipes, Whistle
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Carter, Manager - Tony Levin, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Den Weiner, Agent - Paula Cole, Composer, Producer, Beats, Clarinet, Keyboards, Piano, Xylophone, Didgeridoo, MainArtist - JACK HERSCA, AssistantEngineer - JOE WARDA, AssistantEngineer - Seamus Egan, Uillean Bagpipes, Whistle
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Tionne Watkins, Choir, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Sound Engineer - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Engineer, Remixer - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Flute, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian Garten, Assistant Mix Engineer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Remixer - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jamshied Sharifi, Conductor, Additional Arrangement by, String Arranger, Synthesizer - Alfredo Hidrovo, Bongo Drums, Shaker - DJ Premier, Scratching - Ryan Smith., AssistantEngineer - Susan Jolles, Harp
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Records Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Carter, Manager - Tony Levin, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Den Weiner, Agent - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Beats, Clarinet, Featured Vocalist, Keyboards, Piano, Xylophone, Didgeridoo, MainArtist - JACK HERSCA, AssistantEngineer - JOE WARDA, AssistantEngineer - Seamus Egan, Uillean Bagpipes, Whistle - Gerry Leonard, Mixer, Guitar, RecordingEngineer
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Bass - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Gerry Leonard, Guitar - MARK HUTCHINS, Programmer
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Imago Record Company
Johnny Mercer, Lyricist, Writer - Jacques Prevert, Lyricist, Writer - Joseph Kosma, Lyricist, Writer - MATT PIERSON, Producer - Paula Cole, MainArtist
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1997 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Bass - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Gerry Leonard, Electric Guitar - Kevin Barry, Acoustic Guitar
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Imago Record Company
Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Peter Gabriel, Guest Vocals - Carter, Manager - KEVIN KILLEN, RecordingEngineer, CoProducer - Tony Levin, Bass - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Den Weiner, Agent - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Beats, Clarinet, Keyboards, Piano, Xylophone, Didgeridoo, MainArtist - JACK HERSCA, AssistantEngineer - JOE WARDA, AssistantEngineer - Seamus Egan, Uillean Bagpipes, Whistle - Gerry Leonard, Guitar - Chase Morrison, Cello - Elizabeth Knowles, Violin - Judith Insell, Viola - Paul Marconi, AssistantEngineer - Peter Keppler, AssistantEngineer - Seyi Sonuga, String Arranger - Wenyi Shih, Violin
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Bass - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Jay Bellerose, Drums - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Paula Cole, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Gerry Leonard, Guitar
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Imago Record Company
Jay Bellerose, Drums - Greg Leisz, Guitar - Hugh Padgham, Producer - Paula Cole, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer - Paula Cole Band, MainArtist - Mark Browne, Bass
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2006 Warner Records Inc.
Paula Cole, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer - Paula Cole Band, MainArtist
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2006 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
M.I.A. from the charts since the turn of the century, it would seem that Paula Cole was, in fact, due for a greatest-hits album -- if she had actually placed more than two singles, one album track, and two albums on those charts during her brief run in the '90s. With the exception of two previously unreleased tracks -- "Tomorrow I Will Be Yours" and this Greatest Hits' title track, "Postcards from East Oceanside" -- and one stray soundtrack tune, Johnny Mercer's "Autumn Leaves," all of the material assembled here comes from Cole's three Warner Bros albums: Harbinger, the Top 20 This Fire, and Amen. The questionable "greatest hits" marketing tool aside though, the 16-track compendium accomplishes what it sets out to do: rounds up all you need to know about Paula Cole into one tidy package. The 1997 Best New Artist Grammy winner's sole Top Ten single, "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" with its simple, insistent beat, remains as seductive as it did on the radio in 1997, and the follow-up hit, "I Don't Want to Wait," exhibits the best that Cole's supple voice had to offer. Unlike the melisma-obsessed screechers who dominated pop in the years following her run, Cole was familiar with the concepts of dynamics and control, and when she slipped from a breathy Kate Bush-like soprano whisper to a bold shout, she did so with grace and subtlety. Lest it be forgotten, Cole was also working overtime as an intuitive, tech-savvy producer, a talented keyboardist, and a creative songwriter who skillfully avoided clichés in her often intimate storytelling. So Postcards from East Oceanside may not realistically qualify as a greatest hits, but had it instead been subtitled "the best of" Paula Cole, there could be no quibble.
© Jeff Tamarkin /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:34
- Main artists: Paula Cole
- Composer: Paula Cole
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2006 Warner Records Inc.
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