''7 Wishes'' is the third studio album recorded by American singer-songwriter

Shana Morrison Shana Caledonia Morrison (born April 7, 1970) is an Irish-American singer-songwriter and the daughter of Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Van Morrison, and his ex-wife, Janet Rigsbee Minto. Early life Morrison grew up in Marin County, Californ ...

. Shana had signed with

Vanguard Records Vanguard Recording Society is an American record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York City. It was a primarily classical label at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but also has a catalogue of recordings by a n ...

in 2001 and this album was released in 2002. It received favorable reviews and air play nationally. Two of the songs on the album were written by her father, northern Irish singer-songwriter

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

. Her father joins in with her on the last verse of " Sometimes We Cry" with harmonica and vocals.

Track listing

Personnel

*Shana Morrison — lead and background vocals *

— harmonica, vocals * Steve Buckingham — acoustic, electric & baritone guitar, dulcimer, tambourine * Reggie Young — electric guitar *Chris Collins – electric & acoustic guitar, sitar, background vocals *

Kenny Greenberg Kenneth S. "Kenny" Greenberg is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and session musician. He is known for bringing a rock-and-roll sensibility to Nashville recording sessions. Biography Greenberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio but attend ...

— electric & acoustic guitar *

Bryan Sutton Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and ...

— acoustic guitar, mandolin *

Kim Patton-Johnston Kim McLean (born April 1, 1961; formerly known as Kim Patton or Kim Patton-Johnston) is a singer-songwriter originally from Greensboro, North Carolina. McLean moved to Nashville to pursue a career in songwriting. A month after arriving in Mus ...

— acoustic guitar background vocals *

Sonny Landreth Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Bre ...

— slide guitar *Robert Powell – sitar * Michael Rhodes — bass *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voc ...

— organ, Hammond B-3 organ *Robert Bailey — background vocals *Heidi Campbell – background vocals *Vicki Hampton – background vocals *Chris Mosher – programming *

Shawn Pelton Shawn Pelton is an American drummer and percussionist. He has recorded with a wide range of artists and has been a first call player since moving to New York in the late 1980s. Shawn has recorded with artists such as Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, ...

— drums, drum programming, spoken word *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973 in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a pr ...

— drums

References

brainwashed: Shana Morrison-family tradition
localrhythms.wordpress.com

External links

Shana Morrison: Albums
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