Leave Your Sleep

~ Release by Natalie Merchant (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

All songs composed by Natalie Merchant with text by various poets.
Comes with 80-page booklet and cardboard slipcase.
Stickered barcode covering the original (?) 0 75597 98043 1

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-25 16:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Leave Your Supper
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1Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
acoustic guitar:
Paul Meehan (Irish guitarist)
bass:
Jeremy McCoy (Canadian double bassist)
cello:
Jeanne LeBlanc and Eileen Moon (cellist)
double bass [upright bass]:
Trevor Hutchinson
fiddle:
Seán Smyth (Irish fiddler and whistle player)
instruments:
Lúnasa (traditional Irish music)
low whistle:
Kevin Crawford (flute, tin whistle and bodhrán player)
uilleann pipes:
Cillian Vallely
viola:
Karen Dreyfus (violist) and Robert Rinehart
violin:
Ann Lehmann, Minyoung Baik (Classical violinist), Shan Jiang (violinist), Lisa Kim (violinist), Matt Lehmann, Sandra Park (violinist), Arnaud Sussmann and Sharon Yamada (violinist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
strings arranger:
Natalie Merchant and Sean O’Loughlin (composer, arranger, conductor)
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience
lyricist:
Charles Causley and Natalie Merchant
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
is based on:
Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience
5:11
2Equestrienne
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
bass:
Greg Cohen
cello:
Eileen Moon (cellist)
horn:
Daniel Grabois
instruments:
Meridian Arts Ensemble
reed organ [pump organ]:
Artis Wodehouse
trombone:
Benjamin Herrington (American trombonist)
trumpet:
Brian McWhorter and Jon Nelson (trumpeter)
tuba:
Raymond Stewart (Tuba player)
viola:
Karen Dreyfus (violist)
violin:
Sandra Park (violinist) and Sharon Yamada (violinist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
orchestrator:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician) and Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Equestrienne
lyricist:
Rachel Field (American novelist, poet, and children’s fiction writer)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
is based on:
A Circus Garland
4:39
3Calico Pie
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
banjo:
Richard Stearns (Banjo player)
double bass [upright bass]:
Mark Murphy (bassist)
fiddle:
Judy Hyman
guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
hammered dulcimer:
Bill Spence
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Calico Pie
lyricist:
Edward Lear (English poet)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
is based on:
Calico Pie
2:42
4Bleezer's Ice-Cream
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
bass:
Carlos Henriquez
drums (drum set):
Ali Jackson (Detroit jazz drummer, born 1976)
guitar:
Doug Wamble
piano:
Daniel Nimmer (hard bop musician)
saxophone:
Walter Blanding
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Isaac Freeman, Edward Hall (gospel singer), Robert Hamlett, Joe Rice (Gospel singer, member of the Fairfield Four) and Joseph Thompson (member of The Fairfield Four)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Bleezer’s Ice‐Cream
lyricist:
Jack Prelutsky (poet)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:17
5It Makes a Change
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
acoustic guitar:
Dieter Hennings (classical guitarist)
bass:
Chris Wood (jazz bassist)
bass trombone, tenor horn / alto horn and tuba:
Dan Levine (trombone, arranger, conductor, producer)
drums (drum set):
Billy Martin (percussionist)
instruments:
Medeski, Martin & Wood
piano:
John Medeski
trumpet:
Michael Leonhart
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Katell Keineg
horn arranger:
Michael Leonhart
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
It Makes a Change
lyricist:
Mervyn Peake
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:31
6The King of China's Daughter
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
cello:
Eileen Moon (cellist)
dizi [dizi flute]:
Weng Po Wei
erhu:
Wang Guo Wei (erhu player)
pipa:
Sun Li
viola:
Karen Dreyfus (violist)
violin:
Sandra Park (violinist) and Sharon Yamada (violinist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Katell Keineg
arranger:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician) and Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The King of China’s Daughter
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:39
7The Dancing Bear
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
accordion:
Lorin Sklamberg
acoustic bass guitar and baritone horn:
Paul Morrissett
alto saxophone, bass clarinet and clarinet:
Matt Darriau (jazz, world music)
fiddle:
Lisa Gutkin
frame drum, snare drum and timpani [poyk]:
Richie Barshay
tenor horn / alto horn and trumpet:
Frank London
choir vocals [gang vocals]:
The Klezmatics
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
The Klezmatics
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Dancing Bear
lyricist:
Albert Bigelow Paine
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:38
8The Man in the Wilderness
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
accordion:
Uri Sharlin
bass:
Marc Friedman
cello:
Greg Heffernan
clarinet:
Gilad Harel
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dan Aran
guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Man in the Wilderness
lyricist:
Mother Goose (imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales & nursery rhymes)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Downtown DLJ Songs and Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:45
9Maggie and Milly and Molly and May
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
bass:
Marc Friedman
cello:
Eileen Moon (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Sterling Campbell
guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
viola:
Karen Dreyfus (violist)
violin:
Sandra Park (violinist) and Sharon Yamada (violinist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
arranger:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Maggie and Milly and Molly and May
lyricist:
e. e. cummings
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
4:09
10If No One Ever Marries Me
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
banjo:
Richard Stearns (Banjo player)
double bass [upright bass]:
Mark Murphy (bassist)
guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
hammered dulcimer:
Bill Spence
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
If No One Ever Marries Me
lyricist:
Laurence Alma-Tadema (English novelist and poet)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:22
11The Sleepy Giant
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
baroque guitar and theorbo:
Dieter Hennings (classical guitarist)
chalumeau and recorder:
Nina Stern (classical recorder, chalumeau and clarinet player.)
concertina and spoken vocals [voice of the anservant]:
John Roberts (English folk musician of Roberts and Barrand fame)
harpsichord:
Deidre Rodman
viola da gamba:
Motomi Igarashi
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
arranger:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Sleepy Giant
lyricist:
Charles Edward Carryl
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:20
12The Peppery Man
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
baritone saxophone and clarinet [b-flat clarinet]:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player)
chromatic harmonica:
William Barrett (harmonica)
drums (drum set):
Rich Huntley
electric guitar:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
harmonica [diatonic harmonica]:
Wade Schuman
instruments:
Hazmat Modine
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Michael Gomez (guitarist, lap steel guitar and mandolin player.)
trumpet:
Pam Fleming
tuba:
Joseph Daley (jazz tubist and trombonist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
The Fairfield Four, Isaac Freeman, Edward Hall (gospel singer), Robert Hamlett, Joe Rice (Gospel singer, member of the Fairfield Four) and Joseph Thompson (member of The Fairfield Four)
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Peppery Man
lyricist:
Arthur Macy
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:06
13The Blind Men and the Elephant
recording engineer:
Nick Wollage
assistant engineer:
Kabir Hermon (task: second assistant engineer), Brian Thorn (task: second assistant engineer), Eli Walker and Dustin Wickell (task: second assistant engineer)
producer:
Andrés Levín and Natalie Merchant
mixer:
Steve Rosenthal
banjo:
Pete Smith (UK producer)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player)
chromatic harmonica:
William Barrett (harmonica)
drums (drum set):
Rich Huntley
harmonica [diatonic harmonica]:
Wade Schuman
instruments:
Hazmat Modine
lap steel guitar:
Michael Gomez (guitarist, lap steel guitar and mandolin player.)
trumpet:
Pam Fleming
tuba:
Joseph Daley (jazz tubist and trombonist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, The Ditty Bops, The Fairfield Four, Isaac Freeman, Edward Hall (gospel singer), Robert Hamlett, Joe Rice (Gospel singer, member of the Fairfield Four) and Joseph Thompson (member of The Fairfield Four)
recorded at:
The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck (town), New York, United States
mixed at:
The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Blind Men and the Elephant
lyricist:
John Godfrey Saxe
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:33
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