''Midnight Choir'' is the debut album of the Norwegian band Midnight Choir, released 1994 on the Fjording label. The album stayed at the Norwegian VG-lista for five weeks in 1995, and reached #19 as peak position. The album was recorded and mixed at Loma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas, during June and July 1994. "Mercy on the Street", "

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", "Talk to Me" and "What Am I Worth to You?" were released as singles.

Track listing

# "Talk to Me" (Atle Byström) – 4:01 # "Don't Turn Out the Light" (Byström/R.C. Finnigan) – 4:37 # "

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) – 4:43 # "What Am I Worth to You?" (Byström/Finnigan) – 3:59 # "Turning of the Tide" ( Richard Thompson) – 3:38 # "Hearts Gone Wild" ( Katy Moffatt/

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) – 3:22 # "Mercy on the Street" (Byström/Finnigan) – 4:55 # "Rock Bottom" (Byström/Ron Olsen/Finnigan) – 3:42 # "Lonesome Drifter" (Byström/ Paal Flaata/Finnigan) – 3:30 # "Lift Me Up" (Byström) – 4:02

Chart positions

Personnel

Musicians

* Paal Flaata - Vocal,

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

* Atle Byström - Acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitarCD-hefte ''Selected Songs'' (2002) * Ron Olsen - Bass guitar, double bass * Tore Wildhauer -

Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, percussion *

Andrew Hardin Andrew Hardin is an American guitarist and record producer. Andrew's guitar style has been influenced by Roy Buchanan, Clarence White, Ry Cooder, Gabby Pahinui, and Grady Martin, with shades of blues, rock, R&B, country, tropical, and Spanish musi ...

- Electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocal, strings, castanets * Richard Dee Purkeypile -

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

on track #1 * Allison Young - Backing vocal * Mike Hardwick - Acoustic guitar on track #3 * Leigh Harris - Backing vocal on track #4 and #10 * Paul Pearcy -

Conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

on track #4, percussion on track #5 and #10 * John Mills - Tenor saxophone on track #4 and #10 * Kent Winking - Trombone on track #4 and #10 * Keith Winking - Trumpet on track #4 and #10 * Brian Wood - Acoustic guitar on track #6 * Denice Franke - Backing vocal on track #6 * Mickey Merkens - Backing vocal on track #6

Production

* Andrew Hardin - Producer * Lars Ulseth - Executive producer * Tom Skjeklesæther - Executive producer * John Hill - Mixer, recording * Jerry Tubb - Mastering * John Mills - Horn arrangements * Raymond Mosken - Photo * Bulldog design - Design

References

{{Authority control Midnight Choir albums 1994 debut albums