Got No Shadow
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Producer | Tom Rothrock/Rob Schnapf | |||
Mary Lou Lord chronology | ||||
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Got No Shadow is an album by
Song information
"His Lamest Flame" is a reference to the Elvis Presley song "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame".
"She Had You" was a hit in the Philippines, and was played on FM radio in an NU 107 midnight countdown.
"Lights Are Changing", "She Had You", "Supergun" and "Down Along the Lea" were all written by
"Some Jingle Jangle Morning" is a re-recording of an original song that first appeared (as "Some Jingle Jangle Morning (When I'm Straight)") in 1993 on Lord's debut 7" vinyl single for Kill Rock Stars. The song is said to be about Kurt Cobain[1] – Mary Lou was briefly involved with Cobain in the early 1990s at the beginning of Nirvana's rise to fame.[2][3]
"Shake Sugaree" is a folk/blues song written by Elizabeth Cotten, appearing on her 1967 album of the same name. "The Lucky One" is a Freedy Johnston cover.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Spin | 7/10[6] |
The Village Voice | A−[7] |
Following five years of independent-label singles and EPs and a self-released cassette, Lord's long-awaited debut album received positive reviews and critical acclaim in Rolling Stone, Spin and other music publications, and from Robert Christgau in his Consumer Guide column in The Village Voice.
Track listing
- "His Lamest Flame" (Nick Saloman, Mary Lou Lord) – 3:37
- "Western Union Desperate" (Lord) – 3:09
- "Lights Are Changing" (Saloman) – 5:23
- "Seven Sisters" (Lord) – 3:36
- "Throng of Blowtown" (Lord) – 3:25
- "The Lucky One" (Freedy Johnston) – 3:07
- "She Had You" (Saloman) – 3:57
- "Some Jingle Jangle Morning (When I'm Straight)" (Lord) – 3:44
- "Shake Sugaree" (Elizabeth Cotten) – 2:21
- "Two Boats" (Saloman, Lord) – 4:02
- "Supergun" (Saloman) – 3:34
- "Down Along the Lea" (Saloman) – 2:04
- "Subway" (Lord, Saloman) – 4:14
Personnel
- Mary Lou Lord - Vocals
- Shawn Colvin - Background vocals
- Acoustic guitar, guitar
- John Sprague - Bass guitar
- Cait Reed - Violin, tin whistle
- Will Goldsmith - Drums
- Gia Ciambotti - Background vocals
- Joe Ramieri - Drums, percussion
- Beale Dabbs - Steel guitar
- Rusty Anderson - 12-String guitar
- Stephen Silbert - 12-String guitar, acoustic guitar
- Roger McGuinn - Electric 12-String guitar
- Paul Bushnell - Bass guitar
- Nels Cline - E-Bowguitar, guitar
- Jon Brion - Chamberlin, harmonium
- Ethan Johns - Steel guitar, slide guitar, accordion
- Rob Schnapf - Acoustic guitar
- Money Mark - Organ
- Elliott Smith - Acoustic guitar
- Ruth Barrett - Dulcimer
- Joshua Freese - Drums
References
- ^ "Lazy-I Interview: Mary Lou Lord -- January 2003".
- ^ "About a girl - Music Features".
- ^ "The Daily Swarm - Mary Lou Lord Blathers on About Her Relationship with Kurt Cobain; Regrets Not Blowing Him". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Powers, Ann (January 22, 1998). Sheffield, Rob (ed.). "Mary Lou Lord Got No Shadow". Rolling Stone. No. 778. p. 56. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
- ^ France, Kim (February 1998). "Mary Lou Lord: Got No Shadow (Sony/Work Group)/Juliana Hatfield: Please Do Not Disturb (Bar None)/Lisa Loeb: Firecracker (Geffen)". Spin. 14 (2): 103.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (April 28, 1998). "Consumer Guide: Mary Lou Lord: Got No Shadow". The Village Voice. Retrieved 7 November 2011.