Paula Cole - Harbinger

Paula Cole wanted to produce her debut 14 track opus herself, but was "led by the hand" of her record company toward quietly unsung genius Kevin Killen. Harbinger opens with the remorseful yet poppy "Happy Home" and the acoustic breeze of "I Am So Ordinary." Cole is strong melodically and vocally, soaring high and low. She also plays it correctly by producing her most commercially minded work first before diversifying. Signs of what's to come are evident on Kate Bush-like "Watch the Woman's Hands," "Dear Gertrude," and "She Can't Feel Anything Anymore." More upbeat is the driving "Saturn Girl," and her backing band is sharp on "Chairoscuro." "Bethlehem" laments Cole's hatred of her small town upbringing while "Garden of Eden" and "The Ladder" echo her spiritual interest. ~ Kelvin Hayes, All Music Guide

Name Credits Eileen Ivers Violin Erik Friedlander Cello Gail Marowitz Design, Art Direction Gerry Leonard Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Guitar (Electric), ?, Talking Drum, E-Bow, Guitar Jay Bellerose Vocals, Vibraphone, ?, Drums, Omnichord, Percussion, Sound Effects, Box Jon Dryden Score, String Arrangements, Piano, Orchestra Juliet Haffner Viola Kevin Barry Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Kevin Killen Mixing, Producer, Engineer Kevin Kitten Producer, Engineer Knox Chandler Cello, ? Laura Seaton Violin Mark Hutchins Hi Hat, Tom-Tom, Percussion, Programming, ?, Hands, Omnichord, Sound Effects, Tambourine, Toms, Vocals (Background), Mouth Percussion, Sampling Mary Rowell Violin Michael Halsband Photography Paul Bushnell Bass, Bass Pedals, Pedals, Piano Paula Cole Mouth Percussion, String Arrangements, Whistle (Human), Beat Box, Vocals, Keyboards, Composer, Hands, Whistle (Instrument), Piano Ray Martin Assistant Engineer Ross Yeo Assistant Engineer Seamus Egan Uillean Pipes Todd Vos Assistant Engineer