I'm Willing
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| Released | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | Tin Angel | |||
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I'm Willing is the sixth album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released in 2016 in Europe and in 2017 in North America. It is a collection of cover versions.[1]
Limiting himself to a much pared-down instrumentation in contrast to 2015's Rosy Maze, Cummings recorded the album in a very short time in Paris, which he feels helped the creative process retain a vibrancy necessary to the project. Having Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab contributing vocals also helped him achieve the ambiance he strove to create as the album has a recurring theme of love and affection. The cross-section of songs covered ranges from highly regarded classics to little known gems that Cummings discovered over the years as an ardent vinyl collector.[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side 1
[edit]- Stormy (Dennis Yost, J.R. Cobb, Buddy Buie) (3:31)
- A Perfect Day (Bobby Cole) (3:36)
- I'm Willing (Tommy Keith, Arthur Cole) (3:44)
- For Real (Richard Elijah Flowers) (4:13)
- Amsterdam (John Cale) (2:52)
Side 2
[edit]- Lost in Paradise (Caetano Veloso) (3:13)
- Meaning Of Love (Steve Kuhn) (2:43)
- Would You Believe in Me (Jon Lucien) (2:39)
- Moves (Doug Hammond) (2:34)
- The Smiling Hour (Abre Alas) (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Louis Oliveira) (3:40)
Personnel
[edit]- Produced and mixed by Emma Mario
- Recorded at Panorama Studio, Paris
- Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering
- Illustrations by Oliver Husain
- Design by Jan Lankisch
- Chris A. Cummings – vocals, Yamaha CP-80
- Lætitia Sadier – vocals
- Nina Savary – vocals
- Julien Gasc – bass, backing vocals
- Nina Savary, Olia Eichenbaum – backing vocals
- Emma Mario – percussion
References
[edit]- ^ "Marker Starling – I'm Willing". 11 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "I'm willing – Marker Starling". 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.