Don't Stop Singing Explained

Don't Stop Singing
Type:studio
Artist:Thea Gilmore and Sandy Denny
Cover:Don't Stop Singing.jpg
Released:7 November 2011
Recorded:2011
Genre:Folk, folk rock
Label:Island
Producer:Nigel Stonier
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Prev Year:2011
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Next Year:2013

Don't Stop Singing is a collaboration album between the folk singer-songwriters Thea Gilmore and the late Sandy Denny.

In late 2010, Gilmore was commissioned by Sandy Denny’s estate, in conjunction with Island Records, to write melodies for unfinished manuscripts, lyrics without music, and works in progress and so to finally bring some of Denny's last works to the world.

Reception

Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian wrote that "if any British singer was the woman for the job, it was Gilmore, whose tender style is profoundly reminiscent of Denny's", and called the album "a gem in its own right".[1] The Independents Nick Coleman called it a "slightly over-orchestrated set of semi-powerful ballads, which is deeply felt and worthy of your interest."[2]

Tracks

All songs were written by Sandy Denny and Thea Gilmore except where noted

  1. "Glistening Bay" – 4:28
  2. "Don't Stop Singing " – 4:12
  3. "Frozen Time" – 3:09
  4. "Goodnight" – 3:20
  5. "London" – 4:38
  6. "Pain In My Heart"
  7. "Sailor"
  8. "Song #4"
  9. "Long Time Gone"
  10. "Georgia"

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News: Sullivan . Caroline . 20 October 2011 . Thea Gilmore: Don't Stop Singing – review . . 4 August 2020 .
  2. News: Coleman . Nick . Nick Coleman (British writer) . 6 November 2011 . Album: Thea Gilmore / Sandy Denny, Don't Stop Singing (Mighty Village / Island) . . 4 August 2020 .