''I Was a Cat from a Book'' is an album by the Scottish singer-songwriter

James Yorkston James Yorkston (born James Patrick Yorkston Wright; 21 December 1971) is a Scottish folk musician, singer-songwriter and author from the village of Kingsbarns, Fife. He has been releasing music since 2001. As well as recording as a solo artist, ...

, released in 2012 on Domino Records. The album was co-produced by the Welsh singer David Wrench and features a guest appearance by

Kathryn Williams Kathryn Williams (born 15 February 1974, Liverpool, England) is an English singer-songwriter who to date has released 14 studio albums, written and arranged for a multitude of artists, and was nominated for the 2000 Mercury Music Prize. Willi ...

Critical reception

The album received generally positive reviews.

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said, "Yorkston exposes and plays with his emotional connection to life around him, showing once again that he is able to put pen to paper in a way that his contemporaries can only dream of", while

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praised "Yorkston’s well-crafted songs, swathed in atmospheric strings, and tinged with melancholy and mystery".

Track listing

#"Catch" #"Kath with Rhodes" #"Border Song" #"This Line Says" #"Just as Scared" #"Sometimes the Act of Giving Love" #"The Fire & the Flames" #"A Short Blues" #"Spanish Ants" #"Two" #"I Can Take All This" #"Black Horse White" (vinyl bonus track)

Musicians

* James Yorkston - Voice (1-12), Guitar (1-8,10,11), Fender Rhodes (2,10), Programming (2), Autoharp (2,11), Banjo (2), Everything (9), Clarinet (10,11), Harmonium (10), Piano Insides (11) * John Ellis - Piano (1,3,5,6,8,11), Fender Rhodes (6,7,11) * Esme & Theo - Bells & Boo (3) * Luke Flowers - Drums (1-3,5-8,11) * Rachael Gladwin - Harp (1) * Jill O'Sullivan - Voice (5) * Sarah Scutt - Voice (2,7,8,12), Clarinet (3,5,7,8) * Vince Sipprell - Viola (4), String Arrangement (4) * Emma Smith - Violin (1,3-7,11), Vibraphone (1,2,6), Voice (1,12), String Arrangement (4), Soprano Saxophone (11), Tenor Horn (11) * Jon Thorne - Double Bass (1-8,10,11) * Marry Waterson - Voice (12) * Kathryn Williams - Voice (2)

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Domino Recording Company albums James Yorkston albums