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| Title: Shadow of You |
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| Artist: Heather Waters |
| (c): (C) 2004 Redd Fogg Records |
| (p): (P) 2004 redd fogg records |
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Melancholy alt-country traditionalist. Guest performances by Gillian Welch and Rami Jaffee.
Following the slow-burn success of her eponymous debut, Heather Waters set out to clear new musical trails. After turning out a fistful of new songs with writing partner Robin Eaton, the Chicago-bred songwriter left Nashville for the dry heat and backbreaking traffic of Los Angeles; finding that even in the dessert, you can still hear the cry of steel guitar.
Shadow of You, the highly anticipated follow-up to Waters' critically acclaimed EP, fuses together elements of bluegrass and alt-country traditionalism with gritty guitars. Dark, melancholy, and dripping with pedal steel, Shadow of You flashes an austere light on Waters' passionate songwriting and otherworldly vocals.
With bassist/producer Sheldon Gomberg at the helm and an impressive cast of guest musicians turning out moving, sensitive performances, the Shadow of You sessions resulted in a remarkable collection of haunting, organic music.
Gomberg, Eric Heywood (Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo), and Craig Macintyre (Josh Groban) anchored the band, but a host of others, including Greg Leisz and Don Heffington dropped by to lend their talents and time. Wallflower Rami Jaffee added lush B3, while David Kalish (Rickie Lee Jones) added what is arguably one of the most emotional guitar solos ever recorded. David Rawlings and Gillian Welch also helped to cement the sound not only by playing, but also by lending two songs to the mix.
Water's trademark intensity creeps in on the Welch-penned You Just Don't Love Me and Mark Simos' A River I Can't Cross. On the sexy Comin' Home, she pulls out the blowtorch and gets downright devilish, but it's the mesmerizing Eaton/Waters song "Josephine" that reminds us why she sings in the first place. It may just be the darkest, most revealing song in her catalog.
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Waters grew up in the Midwest, the daughter of a steelworker and a corrections officer. (Yes, you read that right.) After quitting college during her junior year, she set out for Boston, where she cut her teeth opening for such esteemed artists as Kelly Willis, Bruce Robison, Tim O'Brien, and Darrell Scott. Her passionate blend of blues, bluegrass and traditional country caught the attention of long time Bonnie Raitt bassist, Hutch Hutchinson, who went on to produce Water's debut album.
After touring all over the East Coast, Waters packed her bags and headed south. She landed in Nashville, where she found a champion in Delbert McClinton, who tapped her to sing back-up on what would become his Grammy nominated album, Room to Breathe (New West, 2002). The Room to Breathe sessions found Waters working alongside longtime-hero, Emmylou Harris as well as Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, Rodney Crowell, and Butch Hancock. McClinton, however, was not alone in his affinity for the songbird: Anders Osborne, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings also started calling her for session work.
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