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
2▼CD: Leave Your Sleep
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1Adventures of Isabel
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:
Blake Miller (US cajun accordionist/fiddler)
banjo:
Richard Stearns (Banjo player)
double bass [upright bass]:
Mark Murphy (bassist)
fiddle:
Judy Hyman
guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
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:
Adventures of Isabel
lyricist:
Ogden Nash
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
is based on:
The Adventures of Isabel
3:26
2The Walloping Window Blind
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)
bodhrán [bodran] and tin whistle:
Kevin Crawford (flute, tin whistle and bodhrán player)
double bass [upright bass]:
Trevor Hutchinson
fiddle:
Seán Smyth (Irish fiddler and whistle player)
instruments:
Lúnasa (traditional Irish music)
uilleann pipes:
Cillian Vallely
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Kevin Crawford (flute, tin whistle and bodhrán player)
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 Walloping Window Blind
lyricist:
Charles Edward Carryl
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
is based on:
The Walloping Window Blind
4:17
3Topsyturvey-World
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:
Hoova Simpson
drums (drum set):
Paul Sutton
guitar:
Andrew Bassford (reggae guitarist)
keyboard and keyboard [keyboards]:
Horace James (keyboardist)
percussion:
Larry McDonald (JM drummer/conga, memb. “The Crystalites”)
saxophone:
Gerald Johnson (saxophonist with roots reggae band Steel Pulse)
trombone:
Clark Gayton
trumpet:
Eddie Allen
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Kimberly Miller (vocals) and Joanne Williams (gospel singer)
horn arranger:
Clark Gayton
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:
Topsyturvey‐World
lyricist:
William Brighty Rands
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:10
4The Janitor's Boy
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 and guitar:
Doug Wamble
bass:
Carlos Henriquez
clarinet:
Victor Goines
drums (drum set):
Ali Jackson (Detroit jazz drummer, born 1976)
piano:
Daniel Nimmer (hard bop musician)
saxophone:
Walter Blanding
trombone:
Wycliffe Gordon
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald and The Ditty Bops
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:
The Janitor’s Boy
lyricist:
Nathalia Crane (poet)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:52
5Griselda
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:
Michael Leech
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman
guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
Hammond organ:
Bobby Emmons
instruments:
The Memphis Boys
piano and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
saxophone:
James Spake (saxophonist)
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
horn arranger:
James Spake (saxophonist)
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:
Griselda
lyricist:
Eleanor Farjeon
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:51
6The Land of Nod
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:
Jeremy McCoy (Canadian double bassist)
bass clarinet:
Lino Gomez (Baritone saxophonist and bass clarinetist)
bass trombone:
George Flynn (trombone)
bassoon:
Marc Goldberg (bassoonist)
cello:
Jeanne LeBlanc and Eileen Moon (cellist)
French horn:
Michelle Baker (French hornist), Phil Myers (hornist), Erik Ralske (horn player) and Howard Wall (hornist)
harp:
Ina Zdorovetchi (harpist)
oboe:
Sherry Sylar (American oboist)
percussion:
Erik Charlston
tenor trombone:
Birch Johnson and Mike Davis (US jazz trombonist)
tuba:
Kyle Turner (tuba)
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
orchestrator:
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:
The Land of Nod
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
4:06
7Vain and Careless
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
lute:
Dieter Hennings (classical guitarist)
recorder:
Nina Stern (classical recorder, chalumeau and clarinet player.)
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:
Vain and Careless
lyricist:
Robert Graves (English poet)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Downtown DLJ Songs and Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
4:44
8Crying, My Little One
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)
double bass [upright bass]:
Trevor Hutchinson
fiddle:
Seán Smyth (Irish fiddler and whistle player)
flute:
Kevin Crawford (flute, tin whistle and bodhrán player)
instruments:
Lúnasa (traditional Irish music)
low whistle:
Cillian Vallely
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:
Crying, My Little One
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:28
9Sweet and a Lullaby
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)
concertina:
John Roberts (English folk musician of Roberts and Barrand fame)
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:
Sweet and a Lullaby
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:05
10I Saw a Ship A-Sailing
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)
double bass [upright bass]:
Trevor Hutchinson
instruments:
Lúnasa (traditional Irish music)
low whistle:
Kevin Crawford (flute, tin whistle and bodhrán player) and Cillian Vallely
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:
I Saw a Ship A‐Sailing
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:13
11Autumn Lullaby
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
clarinet:
Bruce Creditor (clarinetist)
flute:
Jessica Lizak
harp:
Ina Zdorovetchi (harpist)
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:
Autumn Lullaby
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:23
12Spring and Fall: To a Young Child
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:
Jeremy McCoy (Canadian double bassist)
bass clarinet:
Lino Gomez (Baritone saxophonist and bass clarinetist)
bass trombone:
George Flynn (trombone)
bassoon:
Marc Goldberg (bassoonist)
cello:
Jeanne LeBlanc and Eileen Moon (cellist)
French horn:
Michelle Baker (French hornist), Erik Ralske (horn player), Phil Myers (hornist) and Howard Wall (hornist)
harp:
Ina Zdorovetchi (harpist)
oboe:
Sherry Sylar (American oboist)
percussion:
Erik Charlston
tenor trombone:
Birch Johnson and Mike Davis (US jazz trombonist)
tuba:
Kyle Turner (tuba)
viola:
Karen Dreyfus (violist) and Robert Rinehart
violin:
Minyoung Baik (Classical violinist), Shan Jiang (violinist), Ann Lehmann, Lisa Kim (violinist), Matt Lehmann, Sandra Park (violinist), Arnaud Sussmann and Sharon Yamada (violinist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
orchestrator:
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:
Spring and Fall: To a Young Child
lyricist:
Gerard Manley Hopkins (English poet)
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Downtown DLJ Songs, Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and Words Public Domain
3:07
13Indian Names
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:
Mihail Jojatu, Alberto Parrini (Italian cellist) and Owen Young (cellist)
end-blown flute [Native American flute], membranophone [Native American drums], shaken idiophone [Native American rattles] and spoken vocals [Native American speaking]:
Joseph Fire Crow (Northern Cheyenne flautist)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
other vocals [chanting]:
Jennifer Kreisberg
strings 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:
Indian Names
lyricist:
Lydia Huntley Sigourney
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Molly Castle Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
5:52