{"product_id":"a-girl-called-eddy-been-around","title":"A Girl Called Eddy - Been Around","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 1\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLimited edition white vinyl LP with download. CD in digisleeve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRACKLIST: 1. \u003c\/b\u003eBeen Around\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Big Mouth\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Jody\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Charity Shop Window\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Someone’s Gonna Break Your Heart \u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e Not That Sentimental Anymore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e Two Hearts\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e Lucky Jack (20-1)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e Come To The Palisades! \u003cb\u003e10.\u003c\/b\u003e Finest Actor \u003cb\u003e11.\u003c\/b\u003e NY Man \u003cb\u003e12.\u003c\/b\u003e Pale Blue Moon (Bonus Track)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA little more than a year ago we released a very special album from a new project called THE LAST DETAIL, a super group, formed by FUGU and A GIRL CALLED EDDY. Or in other words, \u003cb\u003eMehdi Zannad\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eErin Moran\u003c\/b\u003e. Just over a year later, here we are releasing an album that many people didn’t ever think would every come, the second A GIRL CALLED EDDY album. While her debut came out in 2004 to much critical acclaim and was produced by \u003cb\u003eRichard Hawley\u003c\/b\u003e, it has been a while to say the least. But here is “Been Around” and yes, it was definitely worth the wait. Very much worth it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout her career she has collaborated and provided vocals on projects as varied as \u003cb\u003eRon Sexsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (“Exit Strategy Of The Soul”), SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, to French superstar \u003cb\u003ePhillip Katerine\u003c\/b\u003e’s indie classic “Parlez Vous Anglais, Mr. Katerine?”. Her debut album saw her out on tour supporting acts as diverse as \u003cb\u003eJosh Ritter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRufus Wainwright\u003c\/b\u003e, THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH and THE CURE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd with that first record \u003cb\u003eMoran\u003c\/b\u003e has gathered a rather impressive list of fans: from \u003cb\u003eJane Birkin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGilbert O’Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTracey Thorn\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eRobert Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDon Henley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJarvis Cocker\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBurt Bacharach\u003c\/b\u003e to name just a few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Been Around” has arrived looking like a classic. Referencing her hero’s from \u003cb\u003eLaura Nyro\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e, to \u003cb\u003eSteely Dan\u003c\/b\u003e and PREFAB SPROUT, she has put together a collection of songs that still sound completely her own. They bring an essence of the past and real heart to the present. To a 21st century desperately in need of this kind of elegance, soul and inspiration, it is welcome indeed. Echo’s of \u003cb\u003eKaren Carpenter \u003c\/b\u003eand even \u003cb\u003eJackie DeShannon\u003c\/b\u003e can be felt in the lead track “Been Around”, brimming with soulful horn sections and background vocalists, it is classic, high-flying soul-pop at its best. “Big Mouth” reminds us of the pristine, fragile sounds she created with \u003cb\u003eRichard Hawley\u003c\/b\u003e on her debut, a dialogue of light and shade. Those dialogues are the stars of an album that consciously aims toward the light and to contrasts. “Jody” is a fine example of this. A goodbye to one of her best and oldest friends, it’s a song thats bursting with life while grieving over death, all wrapped up in an evocative New York City narrative to boot. “Lucky Jack (20-1)”, an ode to her philandering but lovable father and the unpredictability of being the child of an alcoholic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charity Shop Window” a collaboration with one of \u003cb\u003eMoran\u003c\/b\u003e’s hero’s, the Oscar wining songwriter \u003cb\u003ePaul Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (“We’ve Only Just Begun”, “The Rainbow Connection”) is a song sounding like a cross between a \u003cb\u003eTom Waits\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBurt Bacharach\u003c\/b\u003e and THE BEACH BOYS tune all at once. Sublime. “Someone’s Gonna Break Your Heart” as \u003cb\u003eMoran \u003c\/b\u003eadmits is a direct homage to Queen \u003cb\u003eChrissie Hynde\u003c\/b\u003e for all the inspiration she has brought to her. “Not That Sentimental Anymore” might be the most lyrical piece on the album. A point of reflection about the passing of time, growing older and disenchantment with life, with the gigantic lines: \u003ci\u003e“Think I’m turning into stone... I’ve become the Berlin Wall”\u003c\/i\u003e. “Two Hearts”, a blistering radio-ready pop song with a hint of ELO and brit-pop. “Come To The Palisades!” a teen-age reminiscing of New Jersey amusement parks, summers, beer and love... \u003cb\u003eMoran'\u003c\/b\u003es lyrics are at their best in songs like “Finest Actor” with \u003ci\u003e“There could've been moments, but they were just scenes”\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eJosh Rouse\u003c\/b\u003e-like “NY Man”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe arrangements on this album work on a different level to \u003cb\u003eMorans \u003c\/b\u003edebut. Where that album was steeped in dark melancholy, this record seems to bathe in the warm yellow Kodachrome-glow of the best of the 1970’s. A looking back, but not pastiche. A sense of genuineness and heart permeates every track. This is an album so full of detail and wonder that we could go on and on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBut we are here just to say that we feel this record can be listened to from so many angles, so many points of view. This is record for everyone. Produced with Grammy winning \u003cb\u003eDaniel Tashian\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eKacey Musgraves\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003eErin \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eDaniel \u003c\/b\u003ehave created something truly special together. Tracked mainly in Nashville, the list of guest appearances reads like a who’s-who of the best of music city: THE WATSON TWINS (\u003cb\u003eJenny Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003eVictor Krauss\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJim Hoke\u003c\/b\u003e and many others all make appearances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Been Around” is an enormous record. Made with love. Made the old-fashioned way. Perhaps thats where its timelessness comes from. Is reaching this exceptional and rich level of composition and emotion justification for such a long silence from A GIRL CALLED EDDY? Is that a question even worth asking? You haven't heard an album like this in fifteen years. She’s back. Dig in and enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elefant","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":67994471858452,"sku":"ER1241-1","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":67994471891220,"sku":"ER1241-2","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP w\/ minor bendy corner","offer_id":67994471923988,"sku":"ER1241-1-BENDY","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/a-girl-called-eddy-been-around","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}