Drylands (album) explained
Drylands is Mel Parsons' third album, released on 10 April 2015 on Cape Road Recordings.[3] [4] The album was recorded in engineer Lee Prebble's Surgery Studios in Wellington, New Zealand. One of the songs Parsons wrote was a duet, and she decided to cold e-mail Ron Sexsmith to see if he would perform the other half of the song "Don't Wait", and he agreed. Along with Ron Sexsmith, the album showcases local and international guest musicians Anika Moa, Vyvienne Long, and Trevor Hutchinson.[5] Another song on the album, "Get Out Alive", is the result of her writing about a dangerous car accident she was in where the car rolled four times and was totaled, but she walked out without serious injury, but found herself re-evaluating her life for a time.[6]
Track list
Personnel
Musicians[4] [7]
- Mel Parsons – vocals, guitar
- Gerry Paul - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, lap steel guitar
- Neil Watson - guitar
- Aaron Stewart - bass
- Trevor Hutchinson - double bass
- Craig Terris - drums
- Nick George - drums
- Ed Zuccollo - piano, Hammond organ
- Vyvienne Long - cello
- Ron Sexsmith - vocals
- Anika Moa - backing vocals
- Andrew Keoghan - vocals
- Lisa Tomlins - backing vocals
- Anji Sami - backing vocals
- Lex French - trumpet
- Ebony Lamb - choir
- Anna Shaw - choir
- Jamie Parlett - choir
- Cameron "Dusty" Burnell - choir
- Kim Bonnington - choir
- Louis Thompson-Munn - choir
- Imogen Holmstead-Scott - choir
- Katie McCarthy-Burke - choir
- Justin Firefly Clarke - choir
- Manu Scott - choir
Production[4]
- Mel Parsons - producer
- Gerry Paul - producer
- Don Bartlye – mastering at Benchmark, Sydney
- Lee Prebble - engineering at the Surgery, Wellington, NZ, mixing
- Trevor Hutchinson - additional engineering
- Don Kerr - additional engineering
- Jeremy Toy - additional engineering
- Oliver Harmer - mixing at The Lab, Auckland, NZ, additional engineering
Chart
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Mel Parsons: Drylands (Border) . Elsewhere . 13 April 2015 . 21 April 2019 . Reid, Graham.
- Web site: Drylands - Mel Parsons . AllMusic . 9 February 2017.
- Web site: Drylands by Mel Parsons . iTunes NZ . 10 April 2015 . 21 April 2019.
- Web site: Drylands by Mel Parsons . Bandcamp . 21 April 2019.
- Web site: Mel Parsons 'Drylands' Release Tour with Christof (NL) . EventFinda . 16 March 2015 . 21 April 2019.
- Web site: Finding the Balance Between the Pragmatic & the Poetic . https://web.archive.org/web/20170629173213/https://themusic.com.au/interviews/all/2016/11/07/mel-parsons/ . The Music.com.au . 7 November 2016 . 29 June 2017 . 21 April 2019 . dead.
- Web site: Mel Parsons: Drylands . Off the Tracks . 15 April 2015 . 21 April 2019 . Sweetman, Simon.
- Web site: Mel Parsons - Bio . Muzic.Net.NZ . 9 February 2017.
- Web site: Top 20 IMNZ Albums – Week To Thursday, 3 November 2016 . Independent Music NZ . 11 November 2016 . 9 February 2017 . 11 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075205/http://www.indies.co.nz/imnz/top-20-imnz-albums-week-to-thursday-3-november-2016/ . dead .
- Web site: Country Music Winners Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624204243/https://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/country-music-winners-announced/ . Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards . 24 June 2016 . 21 April 2019 . dead.
- Web site: Mel Parsons at Trinity Sessions – Friday 11 December . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312223138/http://bsidemagazine.com.au/mel-parsons-at-trinity-sesions-friday-11-december/ . BSide Magazine . 12 March 2016 . 21 April 2019 . Dunstan, Robert . dead.
