Eddi Reader - Mirmama

Title: Mirmama Artist: Eddi Reader Release Date: 1991 Re-Released On: 9/18/1993 Label: BMG Duration: 63:45 UPC: 743211586528 Genre: Rock Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Bittersweet, Earnest, Gentle, Intimate, Reflective, Earthy, Literate, Organic, Poignant, Sophisticated, Theatrical, Dramatic, Lush, Passionate, Precious, Reverent, Romantic, Sentimental Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. What You Do with What You've Got
2. Honeychild
3. All or Nothing
4. Hello in There
5. Dolphins
6. The Blacksmith
7. That's Fair
8. Cinderellas Downfall
9. Pay No Mind
10. The Swimming Song
11. My Old Friend the Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 1993 CD BMG 74321158652

Mirmama [Japan Bonus Tracks] Mirmama [Bonus Tracks]

Eddi Reader's debut solo album following her split from Fairground Attraction found her pointedly backed by "the Patron Saints of Imperfection," inevitably interpreted as a comment on Fairground's U.K. number one hit, "Perfect." As if trying to distance herself as much as possible from the group's neo-skiffle pop sound, Reader adopted an atmospheric folk style somewhat akin to Enya, but not as produced or accessible, and covered such folk standards as John Prine's "Hello in There," Fred Neil's "Dolphins," and Loudon Wainwright III's "The Swimming Song." The result sounds more like the kind of quirky, side-project solo album that group members make than like the kind of bold solo statement expected from an emerging star, although Reader remained an evocative singer. [Originally released in the U.K. in 1992, Mirmama was released in the U.S. in 1997 with two bonus tracks.] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aly Bain Fiddle Andrew Catlin Photography, Cover Photo Calum MacColl Penny Whistle, Zither, Dulcimer Dominic Miller Guitar Eddi Reader Producer, Concept, Vocals, Arranger, Concertina Eddi Reader & the Patron Saints of Imperfection Performer Huw Warren Vibraphone, Cello, Piano, Accordion Jill Furmanovsky Photography Jools Holland Piano, Organ (Hammond) Kevin Moloney Producer Kim Burton Organ (Hammond), Accordion Neill MacColl Guitar Patron Saints Producer Phil Steriopulos Double Bass Phill Brown Remixing Randy LeRoy Remastering Roy Dodds Engineer, Percussion, Drums, Producer Terry Medhurst Engineer Thomas Dolby Remixing