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- Date Released: February 12, 2008
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Dynamite Child / Virtual
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One interpretation of the "heavy circles" of the album title and group name here might be the circles of heavyweight talents associated with this effort. Specifically, the Heavy Circles are a duo consisting of singer/songwriter Edie Brickell, who has a history going back to her platinum-selling work with the New Bohemians in the late '80s, and her stepson, Harper Simon, a son of Paul Simon, Brickell's husband, by his first wife. The apparent generational divide doesn't really exist: as of the release of this album, Brickell was 41 years old, Simon 35. They were joined in the studio by friends of Simon's including other famous progeny, such as Sean Lennon and Martha Wainwright. For all that, however, the disc might as well have been billed as an Edie Brickell solo album, since Brickell co-writes and sings lead vocals on every song. The band is given greater prominence than might be the case with a solo album, as it plays rhythmic pop/rock arrangements clearly influenced by '60s and '70s rock, and Brickell is mixed a little lower than she might be if this were her record. But her voice is sufficiently distinctive that anyone familiar with her work and hearing this album simply would take it as an Edie Brickell record. As Edie Brickell records go, it is a pleasant but modest effort. The songs are well-crafted, but not particularly impressive; the playing meanders in places; and Brickell seems a bit hemmed in, not able to express herself in as individual a way as usual.
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Henri |
2:47 |
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| 02. | |
Better |
3:10 |
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| 03. | |
Ready to Play |
3:45 |
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| 04. | |
Confused |
3:58 |
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Easier |
4:31 |
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Maximo |
3:07 |
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Wait and Wait |
4:14 |
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Need a Friend |
3:06 |
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Dynamite Child |
1:45 |
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Oh Darling |
3:52 |
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10 Total Tracks, 34:15 Total Length
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Credits
- Oren Bloedow - Guitar // Michael Bearden - Keyboards // Charles Burnham - String Section // Jennifer Charles - Vocals // Bryce Goggin - Keyboards // Bryce Goggin - Producer // Bryce Goggin - Engineer // Yuka Honda - Synthesizer // Yuka Honda - Bass // Yuka Honda - Keyboards // Yuka Honda - Programming // Joe McGinty - Keyboards // Mark Needham - Mixing // Anna Waronker - Vocals // Patrick Warren - Chamberlin // Sean Lennon - Bass // Martha Wainwright - Vocals // Joan Wasser - Violin // Joan Wasser - Soloist // Joan Wasser - String Section // Chris Bellman - Mastering // Robin Dimaggio - Drums // Miho Hatori - Vocals // Frank Longo - Art Direction // Frank Longo - Design // Inara George - Vocals // Inara George - Vocals // Nina Lee - String Section // Harper Simon - Bass // Harper Simon - Guitar // Harper Simon - Producer // Harper Simon - Executive Producer // Harper Simon - Horn Arrangements // Harper Simon - String Arrangements // Matt Johnson - Drums // Chuck MacKinnon - Horn Section // Bill Harris Quintet - Horn Section // Pamelia Kurstin - Theremin // Maxim Moston - String Section // Will Brierre - Engineer // Will Brierre - Assistant Engineer // Will Brierre - Mixing // Adam Sachs - Assistant Engineer // John Greswell - Horn Arrangements // John Greswell - String Arrangements // Echo Danon - Photography
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