Tidings

Infobox Album |
Name = Tidings
Type = Album
Artist = Allison Crowe

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Released = November 11, 2003
Recorded = 2003/4
Genre = Rock
Length = 51:17
Label = Rubenesque Records Ltd.
Producer = Larry Anschell
Reviews =
* The Toronto Sun rating|4|4 [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/press/Tidings.html link]
Last album = "Lisa's Song+ 6 Songs"
(2003)
This album = "Tidings"
(2003)
Next album = "Secrets"
(2004)

"Tidings" is the third studio album by Allison Crowe, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music) in EP form and expanded to full album length in 2004 (see 2004 in music). Recorded live-off-the-floor, it is primarily an album of traditional songs of the season and Christmas carols alongside cover versions of some of Crowe's favourite songs of spirituality and redemption. This collection includes several songs by fellow Canadian songwriters, along with international writers. A DVD version of this album includes one original song written by Crowe, "Whether I'm Wrong".

"Tidings" is also the subtitle of a one-hour television special, featuring Allison Crowe in performance and interview, that has been broadcast across Canada each December since 2003.

Track listing

#"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (Words — Edmund H. Sears, Music — Richard Storrs Willis; Traditional ~ Arranged by A. Crowe) – 0:41
#“River” (Joni Mitchell) – 4:11
#"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:33
#"Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr ~ English translation by John Freeman Young. Arranged by A. Crowe) – 4:02
#"In the Bleak Midwinter" (Words - Christina Rossetti, Music - Gustav Holst ~ Arranged by A. Crowe) – 5:31
#"What Child Is This" (Words — William C. Dix, Music — Greensleeves, Music Origin Unknown; Traditional ~ Arranged by A. Crowe) – 4:04
#"Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:07
#"The First Noel" (Origin Unknown; Traditional ~ Arranged by A. Crowe) – 5:33
#"In My Life" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:02
#"O Holy Night" (Placide Clappeau, Adolphe Adam ~ English translation by John Sullivan Dwight. Arranged by A. Crowe) – 4:16
#"Shine a Light" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:51
#"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) – 5:26

Personnel

*Allison Crowe - vocals, piano
*Dave Baird - acoustic bass, electric bass
*Kevin Clevette - drums

Production

*Producer: Larry Anschell
*Engineer: Larry Anschell
*Cover photos: Billie Woods
*Art Direction: Alix Whitmire
*Redesign: Christina Richard (2008)

External links

* [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/ Allison Crowe official site]
*"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) live-in-the-studio – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/Hallelujahvideo512kbps.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/Hallelujahvideo128kbps.wmv 128 kb/s]
*"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) live-on-tv – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweHallelujahTidingsNewVI512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweHallelujahTidingsNewVI128.wmv 128 kb/s]
*"In My Life" (The Beatles) live-in-the-studio – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/InMyLife512kbps.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/InMyLife128kbps.wmv 128 kb/s]
*"Let It Be" (The Beatles) live-in-the-studio – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweFanClubBeatlesLetItBe512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweFanClubBeatlesLetItBe128.wmv 128 kb/s]
*“River” (Joni Mitchell) live-in-the-studio – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/River512kbps.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/River128kbps.wmv 128 kb/s]
*"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) live-on-tv – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVSarahMcLachlanAngel512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVSarahMcLachlanAngel128.wmv 128 kb/s]
*“Whether I'm Wrong” live-in-the-studio – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/WhetherImWrong512kbps.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/WhetherImWrong128kbps.wmv 128 kb/s]
*“What Child Is This” live-on-tv – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVWhatChildIsThis512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVWhatChildIsThis128.wmv 128 kb/s]
*“O Holy Night” live-on-tv – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVOHolyNight512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVOHolyNight128.wmv 128 kb/s]
*“In the Bleak Midwinter” live-on-tv – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVInTheBleakMidwinter512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVInTheBleakMidwinter128.wmv 128 kb/s]
*"Silent Night" live-on-tv – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVSilentNight512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsTVSilentNight128.wmv 128 kb/s]
*“The First Noel” live-in-the-studio – video (Windows Media) [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsFanClubTheFirstNoel512.wmv 512 kb/s] or [http://www.allisoncrowe.com/AllisonCroweTidingsFanClubTheFirstNoel128.wmv 128 kb/s]