Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins explained

Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins is a 2008 tribute album, released by True North Records. On the record, a number of Canadian artists pay tribute to the songs of William Hawkins, an influential Canadian songwriter and poet.

Critical reaction

The album was generally well received. As noted by one reviewer, "As this multi-artist, two-CD collection proves, Hawkins was – and could well still be – an exceptionally gifted musical craftsman, an imaginative and quirky composer of charming melodies, and a superior lyricist who walked the line between poetic distillation and conversational vernacular. ...His songs here are rendered in exceptionally spirited performances by Hawkins' peers and younger admirers... If you buy just one roots music album this year, this one will not disappoint."[1]

Track listing

  1. Scorpio Lynn Miles 3:35[2]
  2. Long Lean Lonely Angel Bill Stevenson 3:29
  3. Louis Riel Sneezy Waters 5:22
  4. The Trains Don't Run Here Anymore Bruce Cockburn 3:22
  5. Tell Me That Story Ian Tamblyn 4:36
  6. Stone Solid Blue Ana Miura 2:55
  7. Royal Boost Sandy Crawley 2:33
  8. Merry Go Round Kellylee Evans 4:04
  9. Frankly Stoned Suzie Vinnick 4:30
  10. Alison Neville Wells 3:35
  11. Worry Worry Mike Evin 2:38
  12. Gnostic Serenade Brent Titcomb 2:48[3]
  13. Io [instrumental] 2:02
  14. Funny How People Get Old Murray McLauchlan 3:01
  15. Get Free Ana Miura 3:37
  16. Misunderstanding Sneezy Waters 5:14
  17. Io Lynn Miles 3:21
  18. It's a Dirty Shame Terry Gillespie 2:45
  19. Christopher's Movie Matinee Brent Titcomb 2:03
  20. Your Time Has Come Suzie Vinnick 3:55
  21. Midnight Gambler Ian Tamblyn 2:54
  22. Cotton Candy Man Sandy Crawley 4:10
  23. Merry Go Round Murray McLauchlan 3:45
  24. Gnostic Serenade Bill Stevenson 6:45[3]
  25. Memories: A Poem William Hawkins

Credits

Vocalists and musicians

Other contributions

Notes and References

  1. [Greg Quill]
  2. Originally written for Joni Mitchell during the course of her engagement at Le Hibou Coffee House on March 19, 1968, which was attended by Jimi Hendrix, following his concert at the Capitol Theatre in Ottawa. Hawkins spent much of the evening with both artists, following their respective performances. See uncredited, Oh what a night! Jimi and Joni Come Together. The Ottawa Citizen, October 24, 1998; www.jonimitchell.com.
  3. Hawkins' best known song, originally recorded by 3's a Crowd (1968), followed by Tom Rush (1970) and Esther Ofarim (1972).

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