My Sweet Elixir by Fran King (CD, 2009 Renaissance) Irish Folk Pop Balladeer

Description: My Sweet Elixir Review by Dave Thompson Emerging from Ireland's You're a Star TV show, and only narrowly missing out on representing his country at Eurovision, Fran King had a lot to do if he was to surpass his Beautification debut album. Thankfully, My Sweet Elixir is up to the task, from the opening pop harmonics of "All About Me" with its twisting melody and multiplex counterpoints, through the wryly nostalgic "The Note," and on through nine other slabs of pure, pretty melody. King's vocals are even more assured than last time out, and if ghosts of '60s and '70s songwriters past canter across almost every song ("Father & Son" is unapologetically first-album Paul McCartney), then that only adds to the album's allure. Recorded for the most part with a full complement of backing musicians, My Sweet Elixir nevertheless peaks with a couple of songs cut with just one other player, multi-instrumentalist Lucy Pollard, whose piano is spectral accompaniment to another McCartney-ish ballad, "Fool's Gold," and who then adds cello and melodica to the sweet "Chasing Stars" -- a number that puts one in mind of countryman Chris de Burgh at the adventurous outset of his career. That's not a comparison that one should take to heart, however, nor one that should recommend (or otherwise) King to anyone who's never heard him. But it is an illustration of just how broad Fran King's musical palette is, and just how far he could end up going. Fran King – My Sweet Elixir Label:Renaissance Records – RIA378, It'sAboutMusic.com LLC – RIA378 Format: CD, Album Country:Ireland Released:2009 Genre:Rock, Pop, Folk, Country Style:Acoustic, Folk, Pop Rock 1All About Me 2The Note 3Father & a Son 4I've Got a Feeling 5Don't Hide Your Love 6Fools Gold 7My Sweet Elixir 8Chasing Stars 9No Remorse (I Feel Every Word) 10Til We Die 11Upstream 12Turning of the Tide Bass, Acoustic Bass – Leon Kennedy Drums, Percussion – John Boyle, Shay Cosgrave Engineer – Ed Ackerson, Ian McNulty Engineer, Edited By, Strings, Arranged By, Cello, Flute, French Horn, Mellotron, Melodica, Piano, Toy Piano, Triangle, Whistle, Handclaps – Lucy Polden Guitar, Mandolin – Tosh Flood Handclaps – Evie King, Jack Taylor King, Lorri Ann King Handclaps, Backing Vocals – Barry O'Brien Mastered By – Jon Astley Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals, Glockenspiel – Duncan Maitland Piano – David Hopkins, Rónán Johnston Saxophone – Michael Buckley Strings – Finola Ryan Vocals, Bass, Castanets, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Handclaps, Marxophone, Shaker, Tambourine, Strings, Arranged By, Producer, Artwork, Photography By – Fran King Combined shipping discount on all items unless otherwise noted. Just use the add to cart option and proceed to checkout when done. Please note that the Buy It Now button voids the discount. See the shipping link for more shipping options.

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