''I'm Willing'' is the sixth album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (

Chris A. Cummings Chris A. Cummings (born 29 May 1969), known professionally as Marker Starling (and formerly as Mantler), is a Canadian songwriter and musician. Early career Born in Toronto, Cummings studied classical piano from age 7 to age 20, and wrote song ...

), released in 2016 in Europe and in 2017 in North America. It is a collection of cover versions. Limiting himself to a much pared-down instrumentation in contrast to 2015's ''Rosy Maze'', Cummings recorded the album in a very short time in Paris, which he feels helped the creative process retain a vibrancy necessary to the project. Having

Lætitia Sadier Lætitia Sadier (born 6 May 1968, sometimes known as Seaya Sadier) is a French musician, best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. In 1996, while Stereolab was still active, she formed the side project Monade. ...

of Stereolab contributing vocals also helped him achieve the ambiance he strove to create as the album has a recurring theme of love and affection. The cross-section of songs covered ranges from highly regarded classics to little known gems that Cummings discovered over the years as an ardent vinyl collector.

Track listing

Side 1

Stormy Stormy may refer to: Entertainment * Stormy (album), ''Stormy'' (album), by Hank Williams, Jr. * Stormy (song), "Stormy" (song), a 1968 song by the Classics IV * Stormy (film), ''Stormy'' (film), a 1935 drama starring Noah Beery Jr., also the titl ...

(Dennis Yost,

J.R. Cobb James Barney Cobb Jr. (February 5, 1944 – May 4, 2019) was an American guitarist and songwriter, most notable for co-writing "Spooky", " Stormy" and "Traces", among others, as a member of the Classics IV, plus "Champagne Jam" and "Do It Or Die" ...

, Buddy Buie) (3:31) # A Perfect Day ( Bobby Cole) (3:36) # I'm Willing (Tommy Keith, Arthur Cole) (3:44) # For Real (Richard Elijah Flowers) (4:13) # Amsterdam (

John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...

) (2:52)

Side 2

Lost in Paradise ( Caetano Veloso) (3:13) # Meaning Of Love (

Steve Kuhn Steve Kuhn (born March 24, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator. Biography Kuhn was born in New York City, New York, to Carl and Stella Kuhn (née Kaufman), and was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. Hi ...

) (2:43) # Would You Believe in Me ( Jon Lucien) (2:39) # Moves ( Doug Hammond) (2:34) # The Smiling Hour (Abre Alas) ( Ivan Lins,

Vítor Martins Vítor Martins (born October 22, 1944) is a Brazilian songwriter, known for several hits in Brazil and internationally. Most of these were composed with Ivan Lins (born 1945), with whom Martins began working in the early 1970s. Together, they foun ...

, Louis Oliveira) (3:40)

Personnel

*Produced and mixed by Emma Mario * Recorded at Panorama Studio, Paris * Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering *

Illustration An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, vid ...

s by Oliver Husain *Design by Jan Lankisch *

– vocals,

Yamaha CP-80 The Yamaha CP-70 is an electric piano manufactured by Yamaha Corporation between 1976 and 1985. The instrument was based on earlier electric piano technology, but took advantage of improved pickups along with the company's longstanding experience ...

– vocals *Nina Savary – vocals *Julien Gasc – bass, backing vocals *Nina Savary, Olia Eichenbaum – backing vocals *Emma Mario – percussion

References

External links

Tin Angel Marker Starling webpageI'm Willing Tin Angel Records webpage"I'm Willing" Official Video
{{Authority control 2016 albums