This Little Bird was released by Allison Crowe on October 9, 2006, (John Lennon's birthday). Adding titles of engineer and producer to her vocal, piano and guitar credits, Crowe is joined on most of the album's tracks by a rhythm section ~ Dave Baird (bass) and Laurent Boucher (percussion). Nine new originals map emotional and spiritual territory with fresh sounds, encompassing: the elegiac "Phoenix"; the ramble tamble "Alive and Breathing"; songs of love and hope, "Effortless" and "There Is"; t...
This Little Bird was released by Allison Crowe on October 9, 2006, (John Lennon's birthday). Adding titles of engineer and producer to her vocal, piano and guitar credits, Crowe is joined on most of the album's tracks by a rhythm section ~ Dave Baird (bass) and Laurent Boucher (percussion). Nine new originals map emotional and spiritual territory with fresh sounds, encompassing: the elegiac "Phoenix"; the ramble tamble "Alive and Breathing"; songs of love and hope, "Effortless" and "There Is"; the jaunty dark humor of "Skeletons and Spirits"; the redemptive grace of "Now"; the raucous celebration of the title track; a joy of simplicity in "Circular Reasoning"; and "Silence", a song that stirs with gypsy romance.
Acclaimed not only as an songwriter and live performer, but, also, as a song interpreter, Allison Crowe delivers a trio of covers on "This Little Bird" - giving her singular voice to "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell's knowing paen to heart and homeland), "Darling Be Home Soon" (John Sebastian's lovin' spoonful of longing) and "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon's soulful song best-known as Aretha Franklin's break-out tune in 1967). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
