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Als 2003 "The House Carpenter's Daughter" auf den Markt kam, schien es, als würde sich Natalie Merchant vom Musikbusiness zurückziehen. Letztendlich war es auch so: Die Abstände der Einträge auf ihrer Webseite wurden immer länger, außer Best Ofs war nichts mehr von ihr zu hören. Ihre im selben Jahr geborene Tochter hatte offenbar Vorrang.
Um so größer die Überraschung, als die ehemalige Sängerin von 10.000 Maniacs Ende 2009 ein neues Album ankündigte. Dabei sollte es sich nicht, wie so oft üblich, um eine Rückkehr zu den Wurzeln handeln, sondern um ihr bislang ambitioniertestes Werk, eine Sammlung an 30 Liedern, die sie mit 130 Musikern aufgenommen hatte. Ein Mammutprojekt, das sie sieben Jahre beschäftigte.
Und einen einfach zu erklärenden Ursprung hatte: Um ihre Tochter zum Einschlafen zu bewegen, hatte sie begonnen, Kindergedichte zu vertonen. Bei einer belesenen Frau wie Merchant handelte es sich natürlich nicht um "Alice im Wunderland", die Sesamstraße oder Geschichten von Dr. Seuss, sondern um mehr oder weniger obskure Texte aus dem angelsächsischen Raum.
Konsequent, denn einen Sinn für eigenwillige Themen hatte sie ja schon immer. So erfahren wir vom bösen Pfeffermann ("Peppery Man"), von einem Mädchen aus der Bronx, die sich in den Sohn des Hausmeisters verliebt ("The Janitor's Boy"), von einem Riesen im Rentenalter, der seine Schandtaten bereut ("The Sleepy Giant"), von einer Welt, in der alles umgekehrt funktioniert ("Topsy-Turvey World"), von Bleezers verrückten Eissorten ("Bleezer's Ice-Cream") und von weiteren wundersamen Begebenheiten.
So gut und unterhaltsam die Texte auch sind – die Begleitung ist es noch viel mehr. Die Grundstruktur bleibt folkig-traditionell und erinnert in dieser Hinsicht an "The House Carpenter's Daughter", doch die Stimmung ändert sich mit jedem Stück, ob durch Cajun, Bluegrass, Klezmer, Reggae, Blues, Dixie oder allerlei ethnische Einflüsse, darunter chinesische (gut zu hören in "The King Of Chinas Daughter").
Merchants vibrierende Stimme zeigt sich anpassungsfähiger als jemals zuvor und erreicht auf dem Album eine noch nie dagewesene Tiefe. Mit viel Gefühl hat sie sich die passenden Musiker zu jedem Stück ausgesucht, ob die grollenden Stimmen der Fairfield Four für "Peppery Man", Wynton Marsalis, Medeski, Martin & Wood, die Memphis Boys, die Klezmatics oder die Memphis Boys, die schon auf Elvis' "In The Ghetto" sangen.
Lediglich die Orchestereinlagen der New Yorker Philharmoniker sind stellenweise zu dick aufgetragen. Doch das überhört man gerne, denn "Leave Your Sleep" ist eines jeder seltenen Alben, das die Auszeichnung "zeitlos" verdient hat. Ob vor 20 Jahren, jetzt oder 2030 – die Platte wird sich immer gut anhören. Schlechtes hat Natalie Merchant noch nie geboten, auch wenn ihren ersten Soloplatten deutlich anzuhören ist, dass sie aus den 90ern stammen. Nun ist es ihr gelungen, die Grenzen der Zeit zu überschreiten.
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Paul Meehan, Acoustic Guitar - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Jeremy McCoy, Bass - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Jeanne LeBlanc, Cello - Karen Dreyfus, Viola - Ann Lehmann, Violin - Lisa Kim, Violin - Robert Rinehart, Viola - Sandra Park, Violin - Sharon Yamada, Violin - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Eileen Moon, Cello - Matt Lehmann, Violin - Trevor Hutchinson, Double Bass - Kevin Crawford, Whistle - Arnaud Sussmann, Violin - Sean O'Loughlin, Arranger - Shan Jiang, Violin - Seán Smyth, Fiddle - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Cillian Valley, Bagpipes - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Minyoung Balik, Violin
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Greg Cohen, Bass - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Barber, Arranger - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Karen Dreyfus, Viola - Sandra Park, Violin - Sharon Yamada, Violin - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Eileen Moon, Cello - Daniel Grabois, Horn - Benjamin Herrington, Trombone - Jon Nelson, Trumpet - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Raymond Stewart, Tuba - Artis Wodehouse, Organ - Brian McWhorter, Trumpet - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Mark Murphy, Bass - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Gabriel Gordon, Guitar - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Judy Hyman, Fiddle - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Bill Spence, Dulcimer - Richard Stearns, Banjo
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Wynton Marsalis, Arranger, Trumpet - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Ali Jackson, Drums - Carlos Henriquez, Bass - Walter Blanding, Saxophone - Robert Hamlett, Vocals - Doug Wamble, Guitar - Isaac Freeman, Vocals - Joseph Thompson, Vocals - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Edward Hall, Vocals - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Daniel Nimmer, Piano - Joe Rice, Vocals
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Chris Wood, Bass - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - John Medeski, Piano - Billy Martin, Drums - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Michael Leonhart, Arranger, Trumpet - Katell Keineg, Vocals - Dan Levine, Alto Horn, Tuba, Bass Trombone - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Dieter Hennings, Acoustic Guitar
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Barber, Arranger - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Karen Dreyfus, Viola - Sandra Park, Violin - Sharon Yamada, Violin - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Katell Keineg, Vocals - Eileen Moon, Cello - Sun Li, Pipa - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Weng Po Wei, Flute - Wang Guo-Wei, Erhu
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lorin Sklamberg, Accordion - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - Frank London, Alto Horn, Trumpet - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - The Klezmatics, Backing Vocals - Richie Barshay, Drums - Lisa Gutkin, Fiddle - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Matt Darriau, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Paul Morrissett, Horn, Acoustic Bass
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Uri Sharlin, Accordion - Erik Della Penna, Guitar - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Marc Friedman, Bass - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Dan Aran, Drums, Percussion - Gilad Harel, Clarinet - Greg Hefferman, Cello
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Sterling Campbell, Drums - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Barber, Arranger - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Karen Dreyfus, Viola - Sandra Park, Violin - Sharon Yamada, Violin - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Eileen Moon, Cello - Erik Della Penna, Guitar - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Marc Friedman, Bass - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Mark Murphy, Bass - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Gabriel Gordon, Guitar - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Bill Spence, Dulcimer - Richard Stearns, Banjo
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Nina Stern, Recorder - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Deidre Rodman, Harpsichord - John Roberts, Vocals - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Motomi Igarashi, Viola - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Dieter Hennings, Guitar
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Pete Smith, Electric Guitar - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Steve Elson, Clarinet, Saxophone - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Michael Gomez, Dobro - Joseph Daley, Tuba - Robert Hamlett, Vocals - Isaac Freeman, Vocals - Joseph Thompson, Vocals - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Edward Hall, Vocals - Wade Schuman, Harmonica - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - William Barrett, Harmonica - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Joe Rice, Vocals - Pan Fleming, Trumpet - Rich Huntley, Drums
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Pete Smith, Banjo - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Steve Elson, Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Abby Dewald, Vocals - Amanda Barrett, Vocals - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Michael Gomez, Lap Steel Guitar - Joseph Daley, Tuba - Robert Hamlett, Vocals - Isaac Freeman, Vocals - Pam Fleming, Trumpet - Joseph Thompson, Vocals - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Edward Hall, Vocals - Wade Schuman, Harmonica - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - William Barrett, Harmonica - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Joe Rice, Vocals - Rich Huntley, Drums
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Blake Miller, Accordion - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Mark Murphy, Bass - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Gabriel Gordon, Guitar - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Judy Hyman, Fiddle - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Richard Stearns, Banjo
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Paul Meehan, Acoustic Guitar - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Trevor Hutchinson, Double Bass - Kevin Crawford, Drums, Tin Whistle, Vocals - Seán Smyth, Fiddle - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Cillian Valley, Flute - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Gerald Johnson, Saxophone - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Joanne Williams, Vocals - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Larry McDonald, Percussion - Paul Sutton, Drums - Clark Gayton, Arranger, Trombone - Eddie Allen, Trumpet - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Horace James, Keyboards - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Andrew Bassford, Guitar - Kimberly Miller, Vocals - Hoova Simpson, Bass
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Wycliffe Gordon, Trombone - Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Wynton Marsalis, Arranger, Trumpet - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Abby Dewald, Vocals - Amanda Barrett, Vocals - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Ali Jackson, Drums - Carlos Henriquez, Bass - Walter Blanding, Saxophone - Doug Wamble, Banjo, Guitar - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Daniel Nimmer, Piano - Victor Goins, Clarinet
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Bobby Emmons, Organ - Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Bobby Wood, Keyboards, Piano - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Gene Chrisman, Drums - Reggie Young, Guitar - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Jack Hale, Trombone - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - James Spake, Arranger, Saxophone - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Michael Leech, Bass - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Jeremy McCoy, Bass - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Jeanne LeBlanc, Cello - Karen Dreyfus, Viola - Ann Lehmann, Violin - Lisa Kim, Violin - Erik Ralske, French Horn - George Flynn, Bass Trombone - Mike Davis, Trombone - Robert Rinehart, Viola - Sandra Park, Violin - Sharon Yamada, Violin - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Philip Myers, French Horn - Eileen Moon, Cello - Erik Charlston, Percussion - Arnaud Sussmann, Violin - Sean O'Loughlin, Arranger - Shan Jiang, Violin - Ina Zdorovetchi, Harp - Marc Goldberg, Bassoon - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Lino Gomez, Bass Clarinet - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Michelle Baker, French Horn - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Howard Wall, French Horn - Kyle Turner, Tuba - Sherry Sylar, Oboe - Minyoung Balik, Violin
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Nina Stern, Recorder - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Motomi Igarashi, Viola - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Dieter Hennings, Lute
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Paul Meehan, Acoustic Guitar - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Trevor Hutchinson, Upright Bass - Kevin Crawford, Flute - Seán Smyth, Fiddle - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Cillian Valley, Low Whistle - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Mark Murphy, Double Bass - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - John Roberts, Concertina - Gabriel Gordon, Guitar - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Judy Hyman, Fiddle - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Bill Spence, Dulcimer - Richard Stearns, Banjo
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Paul Meehan, Acoustic Guitar - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Trevor Hutchinson, Double Bass - Kevin Crawford, Low Whistle - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Cillian Valley, Low Whistle - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Bruce Creditor, Clarinet - Ina Zdorovetchi, Harp - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Jessica Lizak, Flute - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer
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Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Jeremy McCoy, Bass - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Jeanne LeBlanc, Cello - Karen Dreyfus, Viola - Ann Lehmann, Violin - Lisa Kim, Violin - Erik Ralske, French Horn - George Flynn, Bass Trombone - Mike Davis, Tenor Trombone - Robert Rinehart, Viola - Sandra Park, Violin - Sharon Yamada, Violin - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Birch Johnson, Tenor Trombone - Philip Myers, French Horn - Eileen Moon, Cello - Matt Lehmann, Violin - Erik Charlston, Percussion - Arnaud Sussmann, Violin - Sean O'Loughlin, Arranger - Shan Jiang, Violin - Ina Zdorovetchi, Harp - Marc Goldberg, Bassoon - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Lino Gomez, Bass Clarinet - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Michelle Baker, French Horn - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Howard Wall, French Horn - Kyle Turner, Tuba - Sherry Sylar, Oboe - Minyoung Balik, Violin
© 2010 Nonesuch Records, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States ℗ 2010, 2019 Nonesuch Records, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States
Nick Brophy, AdditionalEngineer - Andres Levin, Producer - Natalie Merchant, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Wollage, RecordingEngineer - Adam Deane, AssistantEngineer - Brian Thorn, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Robert C. Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Barber, Arranger - Derik Lee, AssistantEngineer - Rick Kwan, AssistantEngineer - STEVE ROSENTHAL, MixingEngineer - Angie Teo, AssistantEngineer - Joseph Fire Crow, Drums, Flute, Percussion, Spoken Voice - Jennifer Kreisberg, Chanting Vocals - Kabir Hermon, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eli Walker, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Alberto Parrini, Cello - Peter Wolford, AssistantEngineer - Dustin Wicksell, AssistantEngineer - Owen Young, Cello - Mihail Jojatu, Cello
© 2010 Nonesuch Records, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States ℗ 2010, 2019 Nonesuch Records, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States
Albumbeschreibung
Als 2003 "The House Carpenter's Daughter" auf den Markt kam, schien es, als würde sich Natalie Merchant vom Musikbusiness zurückziehen. Letztendlich war es auch so: Die Abstände der Einträge auf ihrer Webseite wurden immer länger, außer Best Ofs war nichts mehr von ihr zu hören. Ihre im selben Jahr geborene Tochter hatte offenbar Vorrang.
Um so größer die Überraschung, als die ehemalige Sängerin von 10.000 Maniacs Ende 2009 ein neues Album ankündigte. Dabei sollte es sich nicht, wie so oft üblich, um eine Rückkehr zu den Wurzeln handeln, sondern um ihr bislang ambitioniertestes Werk, eine Sammlung an 30 Liedern, die sie mit 130 Musikern aufgenommen hatte. Ein Mammutprojekt, das sie sieben Jahre beschäftigte.
Und einen einfach zu erklärenden Ursprung hatte: Um ihre Tochter zum Einschlafen zu bewegen, hatte sie begonnen, Kindergedichte zu vertonen. Bei einer belesenen Frau wie Merchant handelte es sich natürlich nicht um "Alice im Wunderland", die Sesamstraße oder Geschichten von Dr. Seuss, sondern um mehr oder weniger obskure Texte aus dem angelsächsischen Raum.
Konsequent, denn einen Sinn für eigenwillige Themen hatte sie ja schon immer. So erfahren wir vom bösen Pfeffermann ("Peppery Man"), von einem Mädchen aus der Bronx, die sich in den Sohn des Hausmeisters verliebt ("The Janitor's Boy"), von einem Riesen im Rentenalter, der seine Schandtaten bereut ("The Sleepy Giant"), von einer Welt, in der alles umgekehrt funktioniert ("Topsy-Turvey World"), von Bleezers verrückten Eissorten ("Bleezer's Ice-Cream") und von weiteren wundersamen Begebenheiten.
So gut und unterhaltsam die Texte auch sind – die Begleitung ist es noch viel mehr. Die Grundstruktur bleibt folkig-traditionell und erinnert in dieser Hinsicht an "The House Carpenter's Daughter", doch die Stimmung ändert sich mit jedem Stück, ob durch Cajun, Bluegrass, Klezmer, Reggae, Blues, Dixie oder allerlei ethnische Einflüsse, darunter chinesische (gut zu hören in "The King Of Chinas Daughter").
Merchants vibrierende Stimme zeigt sich anpassungsfähiger als jemals zuvor und erreicht auf dem Album eine noch nie dagewesene Tiefe. Mit viel Gefühl hat sie sich die passenden Musiker zu jedem Stück ausgesucht, ob die grollenden Stimmen der Fairfield Four für "Peppery Man", Wynton Marsalis, Medeski, Martin & Wood, die Memphis Boys, die Klezmatics oder die Memphis Boys, die schon auf Elvis' "In The Ghetto" sangen.
Lediglich die Orchestereinlagen der New Yorker Philharmoniker sind stellenweise zu dick aufgetragen. Doch das überhört man gerne, denn "Leave Your Sleep" ist eines jeder seltenen Alben, das die Auszeichnung "zeitlos" verdient hat. Ob vor 20 Jahren, jetzt oder 2030 – die Platte wird sich immer gut anhören. Schlechtes hat Natalie Merchant noch nie geboten, auch wenn ihren ersten Soloplatten deutlich anzuhören ist, dass sie aus den 90ern stammen. Nun ist es ihr gelungen, die Grenzen der Zeit zu überschreiten.
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Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 26 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 01:45:05
- Künstler: Natalie Merchant
- Komponist: Natalie Merchant
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Nonesuch Records, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States ℗ 2010, 2019 Nonesuch Records, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States
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