ELEANOR MCEVOY "LOVE MUST BE TOUGH" LP
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ELEANOR McEVOY "LOVE MUST BE TOUGH" LP DIV012 LP
Love Must be Tough is a bold break with the ‘Me, Myself and I’ (self played and self penned) approach of Out There, but while exploring old ground with a fresh slant it nevertheless remains an album that has all the hallmarks we’ve come to expect from Ms McEvoy - great songs, fantastic production and, of course, Eleanor’s wonderful vocals.
But her 7th album takes an entirely new twist - in a direction first hinted at on Early Hours. With a supporting cast of Ireland’s finest musicians in the form of the South King Street Band, Eleanor takes a retro ride back to the late fifties/early sixties birth of rock and roll replete with ragtime jazz trumpets, trombones and saxes.
Originally conceived as a covers album based on the theme of hitting 40 and mid life crisis, Love Must Tough has emerged as hybrid - mainly covers/interpretations, but mixed with an original and a clutch of co-written numbers. Even the cover artwork has a typically 60’s layout.
Limited edition 180g LP on Diverse Records.
Produced By Mick O'Gorman and Peter Beckett
Recorded by Dave Williams at The Grange Studio, Norfolk, England.
Mixed by Ciaran Byrne at The Cauldron, Dublin.
LP 1/2 speed Mastered by Miles Showell at Metropolis Mastering, London.
LP pressed on 180gms by Pallas GMBH, Diepholz, Germany.
LP and SACD cover design by Ed McGinley, MGA
Blues Matters:
“Covering differing styles from Jazz, Folk and Country has allowed Eleanor to create a fine album and one that should penetrate the market to a greater degree. I feel that she is much happier on this album, more positive and the result is a very welcome change.”
Hi Fi + magazine:
“10 out of 10" for Recording and Performance. “....get it now, because this is one album you don’t want to be waiting for”
Truck & Driver “Album of the Month” 5 out of 5 stars:
This is a superb blend of covers & originals. Like a female Van Morrison, she swings from the Stones to Dave Edmunds & from Country to & the most booze sodden balladry since the Pogues.
Word Magazine:
Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy pulls off a bit of a first by covering songs originally sung & written by men. The songs range from Jagger & Richard’s “Mother’s Little Helper” through Sly Stone’s “If You Want Me To Stay” to the dem “Shame On The Moon” from the pen of country songwriter Rodney Crowell.
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