''Loft Music'' is an album by the English singer-songwriter by

Thea Gilmore Thea Eve Gilmore (born 25 November 1979), also known as Afterlight, is an English singer-songwriter. She has released more than twenty albums since her 1998 debut '' Burning Dorothy''. She has had three Top 40 entries on the UK Albums Chart and ...

, released in June 2004. It is an album of

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s of other artists' songs, chosen from suggestions sent in by fans. Gilmore described ''Loft Music'' as an addendum to her 2003 album ''

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''. She called it a "this is where I came in" piece, recorded in homage to the writers and performers whose spirit stood with her during the album's execution.

Background and recording

The album was recorded at The Loft, Liverpool - hence the title - and was co-produced by

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and Mike Cave.

Reception

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'' gave the album an 8 out of 10 score, praising her takes on the songs as so good that "...you start to wonder why the original performers didn't do it her way in the first place."

Track listing

Personnel

- vocals *

- all other instruments *

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*Jim Kirkpatrick - National Steel on 7

References

External links

Gilmore's official website
{{Authority control 2003 albums Thea Gilmore albums