Too Close to Heaven is a collection of outtakes, alternative versions, and unreleased tracks from The Waterboys' Fisherman's Blues period, released September 2001. The album was released as Fisherman's Blues, Part 2 in the United States with five additional tracks in July of that year.
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Released | 24 September 2001 | |||
Recorded | July 1986–February 2001 | |||
Genre | Folk-Rock | |||
Label | BMG International U.K. Razor And Tie Entertainment U.S. | |||
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The title track of the album refers to the myth of Icarus. Dave Simpson writes in The Guardian, "Quite how Too Close to Heaven – a song that is easily worthy of either John Lennon or Van Morrison - languished in the vaults for 12 years is a matter for Scott's conscience (and his accountants)"[1]. The song has become a favourite at Waterboys concerts.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Mike Scott, except as noted.
- "On My Way to Heaven" (Traditional) – 4:01
- "Higher in Time" (Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite) – 5:02
- "The Ladder" – 2:58
- "Too Close to Heaven" – 12:29
- "Good Man Gone" – 5:13
- "Blues for Your Baby" – 5:42
- "Custer's Blues" – 5:59
- "A Home in the Meadow" (Sammy Cahn, Alfred Newman) (includes "Patch and MacHugh at the Puck Fair") – 3:13
- "Tenderfootin'" (Trevor Hutchinson, Scott, Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Kevin Wilkinson) – 5:15
- "Lonesome Old Wind" – 8:19
Fisherman's Blues, Part 2 track listing
edit- "On My Way to Heaven" (Traditional) – 4:01
- "Higher in Time" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 5:02
- "The Ladder" – 2:58
- "Too Close to Heaven" – 12:29
- "Good Man Gone" – 5:13
- "Blues for Your Baby" – 5:42
- "Custer's Blues" – 5:59
- "A Home in the Meadow" (Cahn, Newman) – 3:13
- "Tenderfootin'" (Hutchinson, Scott, Thistlethwaite, Wickham, Kevin Wilkinson) – 5:15
- "Lonesome Old Wind" – 8:19
- "Higher in Time" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 3:39
- "Ain't Leaving, I'm Gone" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 4:24
- "Lonesome and a Long Way From Home" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 3:20
- "The Good Ship Sirius" (Wickham) – 0:36
- "Too Close to Heaven" (Live) – 13:16
Personnel
edit- Mike Scott - vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10), electric guitar (2, 10), piano (1, 3, 4, 7), electric piano (2, 6, 9, 10), fuzz bass guitar (1), intro/outro bass guitar (7), bouzouki (1), RD500 organ (5), phased organ (6), organ (10), Native American rattle (7)
- Anthony Thistlethwaite - saxophone (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 ,10), acoustic mandolin (1), electric mandolin (3), mandolins (8), bass (2), electric piano (7), acoustic guitar (8)
- Steve Wickham - fiddle (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10), electric fiddle (2), fuzz mandolin (7), lilting vocal (8 - "Patch..." section)
- Trevor Hutchinson - bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
- Eoghan O'Neill - bass (5)
- John Patitucci - bass (6, 10)
- James Delaney - piano (5)
- Noel Bridgeman - drums (1, 5, 8)
- Peter McKinney - drums (2, 7)
- Kevin Wilkinson - drums (4, 9)
- Jim Keltner - drums (6, 10)
- Jay Dee Daugherty - drums (8 - "Patch..." section)
- Roddy Lorimer - trumpet (1, 9), solo trumpet (7)
- Vinnie Kilduff - uilleann pipes (1), tin whistle (8)
- The Little Big Horns - brass section (7)
- Essie, Sam & Michelle of the London Community Gospel Choir - backing vocals (1)
Notes and references
edit- ^ Dave Simpson (3 November 2001). "The Waterboys Nottingham". The Guardian, Rock City. London. Retrieved 25 October 2005.
External links
edit- Lyrics at mikescottwaterboys.com
- Official forum Chord requests are often fulfilled at "Musician's Corner"