''Dancing on Tables Barefoot'' is the debut solo album by

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singer

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released in 2005.

Background

Blaise had previously met John Hughes, the manager of

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, when he was looking for a vocalist to sing on his own album. Hughes signed him to his label, Spokes, and the Corrs' producer, Olle Romo, produced her solo debut. The first single from the album, "Fool for Love," was touted by BBC Radio 2 broadcasters

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and Jonathan Ross. The album was re-issued in 2006 on DRO/Atlantic with four additional songs.

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews. ''

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'' praised it: "Pretty much everything here could be a single - and there aren't many albums you can say that about." RTÉ gave the album 3/5 stars, praising Blaise's voice but calling some of the songs "inane." Several reviewers compared Blaise's music to

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and Joni Mitchell, as well as the Corrs.

Track listing

:''All songs written by John Hughes and Tara Blaise'' # "

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" – 3:53 # "Superman in a Bottle" – 3:39 # " Fool for Love" – 3:32 # " 21 Years" – 3:38 # " Paperback Cliché" – 3:26 # "Later" – 3:26 # "For Your Own Good" – 3:44 # "Feel Free" – 3:58 # "Radio Star" – 3:14 # "Ladybird" – 4:17 # "Little Girl" – 3:10 # "Unbearable Lightness" – 5:13

Re-release

# "21 Years" # "Didn't Make the Cover" # "The Three Degrees" (Remix) # "Paperback Cliché" # "Fool for Love" # "Fall for You" # "Superman in a Bottle" # "Feel Free" # "Ladybird" # "Later" # "For Your Own Good" # "Primrose" # "Unbearable Lightness" # "Winter Wonderland" (Bernard Felix, Richard B Smith)

Personnel

*Tara Blaise – Vocals, Background Vocals *Brian Byrne – String Arrangements *Anthony Drennan – Guitar *Jason Duffy – Drums *Simon Fowler – Sleeve Photo *John Hughes – Producer *Irish Film Orchestra – Additional Strings *Steve MacMillan – Mixing *Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – Keyboards *Stephen Marcussen – Mastering *Tony Molloy – Bass *Andrew Murray – Production Coordination *Rob O'Connor – Photography *

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– Guitar *

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– Drums, Programming, Producer, Engineer *Max Surla – String Orchestrations *Caitriona Walsh – Orchestra Manager *

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– Guitar

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dancing On Tables Barefoot 2005 debut albums Tara Blaise albums Albums produced by Olle Romo Atlantic Records albums