Tracey Thorn
Country of origin:
England
Type of music generally:
Pop, electronica
Status:
Most recent release, Out of the Woods (2007)
See also:
Tracey Thorn's site
Comparisons:
Everything But the Girl
Covers/own material:
Own and co-written
General comments:
Best known for being half of Everything But the Girl, Tracey Thorn has released two solo albums, one before and one after her work with Everything But the Girl. (JoAnn Whetsell)
Recommended first album:
A Distant Shore for acoustic fans; Out of the Woods for pop/electronic fans
Recordings:
- A Distant Shore (1982)
- Out of the Woods (2007)
A Distant Shore
Release info:
1982—Cherry Red—MRED 35
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Tracey Thorn—guitar, vocals
Comments:
This is the solo album that Tracey made just before Everything But the Girl began. A very sparse album, just one girl with acoustic guitar, but worth it alone for 'Plain sailing', one of my favourite songs of 1982. Way back when...finally got it on cd now. The other tracks on the cd don't really capture my attention very well, but I just wanted to mention it. (Marion)Tracey Thorn's solo album A Distant Shore is worth picking up. (jjhanson@att.net)
Out of the Woods
Release info:
2007—Astralwerks/EMI—ASW 83901/0946-383901-2-1
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Tracey Thorn—harmonium, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, farfisa organ, omnichord, vocals
Guest artists:
Beki Doe—violin, string arrangements (1, 7)
Oliver Kraus—cello, string arrangements (1, 7)
Tom Gandey—music programming (2); programming and keyboards (11)
Ewan Pearson—programming and keyboards, solina and rain, celeste
Darshan Jesrani—programming and keyboards (4)
Sasse Lindblad—programming and keyboards (4)
Caleb Burhans—violin and viola (4)
Leo Taylor—drums, toms
Sosumu Mukai—bass
Gabe Andruzzi—sax
Martin Wheeler—keyboards and programming (6)
Al Usher—additional programming (7)
Charles Webster—arrangement (8)
Peter Wraight—flute and flugel, additional arrangement (8)
Alex Santos—keyboards and programming (9)
Andy Hammill—bass (10)
Produced by:
Ewan Pearson (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10), Tom Gandey (2, 11), Darshan Jesrani (3), Sasse Lindblad (3), Martin Wheeler (6), Charles Webster (8), Alex Santos (9)
Comments:
I've been listening a lot to the new Tracey Thorn solo album, Out of the Woods, and it's quite a strong recording. I thought I might have had my fill of chilled electronica women.... But good music is good music, and this one is the perfect combination of edgy and predictable. (timjy@sbcglobal.net)Full of the sounds of late-era Everything But the Girl (Walking Wounded, Temperamental) from laid-back to dance. (JoAnn Whetsell)
Thanks to JoAnn Whetsell for work on this entry.
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