''Manta Ray'' is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter

Nan Vernon Nan Vernon is a Canadian singer. She is notable for providing the end credit music of both of Rob Zombie's ''Halloween'' films and for being part of the "singer-songwriter trend" of women nurturing folk music's rebirth. Biography Early life Ve ...

, released in 1994. It is her only full-length album released by

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Track listing

Notes * All the tracks were produced by Dave Stewart who was credited as 'B.B. Watkins'. * "Johnny's Birthday" is sung in

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. * "Manta Ray" includes a hidden part of sinister children's laughter near the end.

Personnel

*Nan Vernon with: *Chris Sheehan - guitar on "Lay Down Joe" and "Manta Ray" *Alex Gifford - saxophone on "Motorcycle"

Promotion

A single "No More Lullabyes" and its music video were released in 1992. A cover version of "

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" was released in 1993, and music videos for singles "Motorcycle" and "Elvis Waits" were released in 1994.

References

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Nan Vernon albums albums produced by David A. Stewart albums produced by Ian Stanley