Two (Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl album) explained

Two
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl
Cover:	Two Williams MacColl album artwork.jpg
Released:	3 March 2008
Label:	CAW Records
Chronology:	Kathryn Williams
Prev Title:	Leave to Remain
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	The Quickening
Next Year:	2010

Two is Kathryn Williams 7th studio album, released by CAW Records on 3 March 2008.^[1]

The album is a collaboration with Neill MacColl. The pair met at the Daughters of Albion concert at the Barbican in 2005 where she performed "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which was written by Neill MacColl's father, Ewan MacColl. They met up in May 2007 to write and record 21 songs for the album in six days.^[2]

Critical reception

The album garnered positive reviews with The Independent calling the album "a magical meeting of intuitive musical minds".^[3] The BBC's Michael Quinn claimed it is "a disc to be cherished from the first note to the last".^[4] Drowned in Sound said "There is such an ease to each composition, as if they have been played for years".^[5] The Guardian decided "it would be a major triumph if there was just a little variety in the mood & pace".^[6]

Track listing

1. 6am Corner—3:22
2. Innocent When You Dream—3:15 (Tom Waits)
3. Come With Me—3:27
4. Before It Goes—3:06
5. Blue Fields—3:15
6. Frame—3:20
7. Grey Goes—3:01
8. Weather Forever—3:40
9. Shoulders—3:46
10. Armchair—2:42
11. Rolling Down—2:31
12. All—1:07
13. Holes In Your Life—3:02

Personnel

• Kathryn Williams – vocals, guitar, mellotron, harmonium & organ
• Neill MacColl – vocals, guitar, dulcimer & autoharp
• Martyn Baker – drums & percussion
• Simon Edwards – electric bass & upright bass
• Tobias Froberg – piano
• Jo Montgomery – violin
• Graham Hardy – flugelhorn & trumpet

Recording details

• Recorded – "in very well creosoted sheds in Cambridgeshire" \ horns & violin in Kathryn’s garage and autoharp in Neill’s basement
• Mixed at The Dairy Studios
• Artwork by Kathryn Williams
• Produced by Neil MacColl and Kathryn Williams

External links

• Web site: Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl - Two. readysalted.co.uk. williamsmaccoll.com. 2016-06-12.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kathryn Williams & Neill Maccoll - Two. Discogs. 2016-03-27.
2. News: Intimate strangers. Rogers. Jude. Jude Rogers . 2008-02-28. The Guardian. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-03-27.
3. Web site: Album: Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl, Two (Caw Records). The Independent. en-GB. 2016-03-27.
4. Web site: BBC - Music - Review of Kathryn Williams and Neill Maccoll - Two. Quinn. Michael. 2016-03-27.
5. Web site: Album Review: Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl - Two. DrownedInSound. 2016-03-27. 2016-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415090518/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/12637/reviews/2982251-.html. dead.
6. News: Kathryn Williams/Neill MacColl, Two. Denselow. Robin. 2008-02-28. The Guardian. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-03-27.