- Audio CD (2 May 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Fairy Snuff
- ASIN: B0009PQGCM
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 167,323 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Beccy Owen is about to de-robe you of all those ragged garments of love, fear, hope and redemption you have been clininging to for years. She will plunge you head first into a soothing pool of realisation and passion where your ears will be reborn! On the first few listens you will be so immaculately stunned by this girl's voice that you may well miss the songs. Listening again, as you will, you begin to realise that Owen is in fact a medium for messages from the divine! The range of songsmithing and lyrical integrity here is nothng short of a revelation. From the tenderest, heartbreaking ballads to the rousing euphoria of a full brass-ensemble, Owen sets out on a dangerous sea of melody to be embraced as a multi-genre ship. One minute you are praying to the lord to stop you from weeping profusely at her sparse arrangements, the next you are being carried away with 20-plus musicians on the goose-pimple express! Having now had the honour to see Beccy play live, it is clear to see we have been blessed with an unfathomable talent. You will remember the day you bought this album, the day that you started saying "she's not as good as Beccy Owen" when you hear the latest diva wannabe being touted by a formulaeic radio station near you.....utterly essential.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This is one of my all time favourite albums. Some achingly beautiful tracks 'summersong', 'the funny side' and 'mention'. The themes covered in these songs are personal, requited and unrequited, love songs that hurt the soul and love songs that heal the soul. I urge you to buy this for the good of your soul.
Co-produced by Kathryn Williams engineer Dave Maughan.
When you get to the title track the album lifts off to a celebratory jazz sophistication but before that it canoodles, cajoles and connects in all of the right places that an album should. Oh just buy it you won't regret it!
Co-produced by Kathryn Williams engineer Dave Maughan.
When you get to the title track the album lifts off to a celebratory jazz sophistication but before that it canoodles, cajoles and connects in all of the right places that an album should. Oh just buy it you won't regret it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Beccy is a talent that this country really should clasp to its matronly bosum whilst, in the fashion of a loving aunty, secretly slipping a 50 quid note into her waistband. She is not only an amazing and talented writer and performer, but her love of her art means that she is walking the worn tightrope of funding her own production, simply so that she can share her gorgeous music with us. I feel honoured to have seen her perform live, when it's just breathtaking and beautiful to behold. See her play, buy her albums and please do buy her a drink too. She's an absolute gem.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Singer really does Kick!
Every now and then a singer comes along that makes you just go "wow" - here she is!
This album starts with the most gorgeous of songs - "Summersong" and just builds from there. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2005 by David Haley
Winsome, wistful words and haunting melodies. . .
I have had the pleasure of seeing Beccy Owen play live which is awesome!!! But if you can't get to one of her gigs then BUY THIS ALBUM!! Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2005
What the papers say
"A delinquent Carole King"
NME
NME
"A soulful guiding light...captivating"
Metro
"A very, very special talent"
Music Week
Beccy Owen is a Welsh born, Tyne and... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2005 by "fairysnuffmusic"
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