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- Date Released: October 21, 2003
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Rock/Pop New Wave
- Label: XII Bis / The Orchard
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Defying expectations and throwing anyone for a loop who guessed what Marc Almond might do after Stranger Things, Heart on Snow is his Russian album. That is to say that some of the songs are traditional Russian folk music, some are inspired by Almond's somewhat existentialist views of Russian life and love, and others merely mention Russian life but come across like traditional Almond songs. Instruments mostly take a backseat to Almond's voice, which is in peak form, but each song has a firm foundation of a combination of upright bass, piano, accordion, violin, percussion, moody keyboards, and guitars. Almond employs Russian musicians throughout the album, as well as a series of fine Russian vocalists. Among the collaborators, the stunning operatic voice of Ludmilla Zukena shines strongest, and Alla Bayanova pairs with Almond on "Oh My Soul" and "Luna," where the duo works dark cabaret magic over minimal beats and a noir piano. Almond alternates between English and Russian at the drop of a hat, but he thankfully sticks mostly to English. His Russian is by no means a disaster, but it appears at times that he's doing a comical interpretation when that's clearly not the desired effect. Though Almond is in full-on theatrical mode, singing passionately about love and honor, he never resorts to stereotypes or clichés, as he guides each song away from the showy, stoic facade he presents posing for the album's cover. This really is essential listening for Almond fans. Its concept-album veneer might suggest inaccessibility, but that's not the case at all in these heartfelt, solid songs that show Almond going strong with great emotional depth and a wonderful range of musicality more than 20 years after his first solo album. Moody, brilliantly textured, and featuring gorgeous vocals from Almond and his Russian collaborators, Heart on Snow is an experience to be treasured.
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| 01. |  |
So Long The Path (So Wide The Field) |
3:12 |
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| 02. | |
Strange Feeling (Duet With Sergey Penkin) |
3:42 |
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| 03. | |
Gosudaryunia (With Aquarium Group) |
3:05 |
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| 04. | |
Always And Everywhere (I Will Follow You) |
3:40 |
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| 05. | |
Oh, My Soul (Duet With Alla Bayanova) |
3:31 |
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| 06. | |
Two Guitars (With Loiko Group) |
3:32 |
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| 07. | |
Heart On Snow (With Russia Orchestra) |
4:03 |
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| 08. | |
Nuit De Noel (With Boris Grebenshikov) |
2:53 |
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| 09. | |
Romance |
4:59 |
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| 10. | |
The Storks |
3:53 |
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| 11. | |
Luna (The Moon) (Duet With Alla Bayanova) |
2:01 |
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| 12. | |
White Flowers Of Acacia |
2:33 |
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| 13. | |
The Glance Of Your Dark Eyes (With Mikhail Aptekman, Piano) |
3:48 |
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| 14. | |
If Your Affectionate Smile Has Gone (Duet With Ilya Lagutenko) |
4:11 |
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| 15. | |
Sleeping Beauty |
3:59 |
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| 16. | |
Just One Chance (Duet With Luydmilla Zukena) |
4:22 |
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| 17. | |
Gone But Not Forgotten (With Choir Of The Higher Naval Engineering Academy) |
4:29 |
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| 18. | |
So Wide The Field (Reprise) |
1:38 |
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| 19. | |
The Glance Of Your Dark Eyes (Version 2) (With Mikhail Aptekman, Piano) |
4:15 |
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19 Total Tracks, 67:46 Total Length
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Credits
- Marc Almond - Liner Notes // Marc Almond - Adaptation // Marc Almond - Translation // Boris Grebenshikov - Guest Appearance // Sergei Erdenko - Violin // Sergei Erdenko - Vocals // Vladimir Miller - Bass (Vocal) // Aquarium - Arranger // Aquarium - Guest Appearance // Loyko - Arranger // Loyko - Guest Appearance // Andrei Samsonov - Arranger // Andrei Samsonov - Keyboards // Andrei Samsonov - Producer // Andrei Samsonov - Mixing // Martin Watkins - Piano // Martin Watkins - Arranger // Martin Watkins - Keyboards // Martin Watkins - Keyboard Arrangements // Vladimir Ovchinnikov - Engineer // Richard Bignell - Programming // Ebby Acquah - Engineer // Karin Brown - French Horn // Sergey Afrika Bugaev - Executive Producer // Mikhail Aptekman - Piano (Grand) // Mikhail Aptekman - Guest Appearance // Garij Bagdasaryan - Drums // Viktor Bastrakov - Guitar // Alla Bayanova - Arranger // Alla Bayanova - Vocals // Alla Bayanova - Guest Appearance // Oleg Belov - Arranger // Oleg Belov - Keyboards // Oleg Belov - Piano (Grand) // Aliosha Bezlepkin - Guitar // Higher Naval Engineering Academy Choir - Guest Appearance // Boris Istomin - Engineer // Boris Istomin - Mixing // Julia Khurtoretskaya - ? // Julia Khurtoretskaya - Choir Director // Alexandre Kiahidi - Trumpet // Valerij Kostin - Engineer // Vladimir Koudryavtsev - Double Bass // Kirill Kravtsov - Cello // Mikhail Kucherenko - Producer // Mikhail Kucherenko - Executive Producer // Mikhail Kucherenko - Translation // Dmitrij Kuzmin - Sound Effects // Dmitrij Kuzmin - Tuben // Ilya Laguetenko - Guest Appearance // Laquarium - Arranger // Olga Lutskaya - Translation // Georgif Osmolovskij - Violin
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