2008 studio album by Kelli Ali
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| Studio album by Kelli Ali | ||||
| Released | 24 November 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Glasgow Pencaitland | |||
| Genre | Folk, psychedelic folk, dream pop | |||
| Label | One Little Indian | |||
| Producer | Max Richter | |||
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| The Independent | link |
| Sunday Times | link |
| Spiral Earth | link |
| Terrascope | link |
Rocking Horse is the third solo album from singer-songwriter Kelli Ali and was released through One Little Indian Records on 24 November 2008 in the United Kingdom.
The album was produced by Max Richter, producer of Vashti Bunyan's album, Lookaftering, composer of The Blue Notebooks and winner of the European Film Academy Award for his score on Waltz with Bashir.
The album has been compared to Goldfrapp's album Seventh Tree.
The album's cover artwork is by Steven Wilson.
Track listing
- "Dancing Bears" – 3:26
- "One Day at a Time" – 5:01
- "The Savages" – 3:23
- "Heavens Door" – 5:04
- "Urique" – 4:56
- "Rocking Horse" – 3:21
- "September Sky" – 5:32
- "A Storm in a Teacup" – 5:01
- "The Kiss" – 4:51
- "Flowers" – 6:13
- "Water Under the Bridge" – 3:16
- "What to Do" – 3:36
- "The Kiss Epilogue" – 1:44
Credits
- Kelli Ali – vocals, lyrics
- Max Richter – Piano, Hammond organ & Rhodes
- Marc Pilley – Acoustic & Electric guitars & Banjo
- Katherine Macintosh – Cor Anglais & Oboe
- Ruth Morley – Flute
- Simon Cottrell – Bass
- Simon Rawson – Viola
- Helen Duncan – Cello
- Uli Fenner – 1st Violin
- Sharleen Clapperton – Violin
References
- Kelliali.com – discography. http://www.kelliali.com/index.php/kelliali/discography/ Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "Fatcat Records | Home". Fat-cat.co.uk. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- Sullivan, Caroline (21 November 2008). "Kelli Ali: Rocking Horse | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- "Rocking Horse". SpiralEarth. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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