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's sixth studio album. McEvoy, a multi-instrumentalist, produced and arranged ''Out There'', and played all instruments on the album and supplied all vocals. The album includes ten new compositions by McEvoy plus two co-writes with the

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. On track 5, ''Vigeland's Dream'', McEvoy eloquently describes a walk she once took in Vigeland Sculpture Park which is a part of

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(Frognerparken), a public park located in the borough of

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, in

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, Norway. The album also includes an updated version of Marvin Gaye's classic "

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" as well as a new version of

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's "Roll Um Easy."

Critical reception

''Out There'' received a good review and a four and a half star rating from Pete Whalley and Jason Ritchie of the website Get Ready to ROCK! The album was awarded "Record of the Year" from Hi-Fi+ Magazine in 2007.

Track listings

Singles

* "Non Smoking Single Female" * "Suffer So Well" * "Wrong So Wrong" (disc contains bonus video of ''Wrong So Wrong'')

Formats

''Out There'' was released in Hybrid Stereo

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format, and on vinyl in 2007 by Diverse Vinyl (DIV 010LP).

References

External links

Eleanor McEvoy official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Out There (Eleanor Mcevoy Album) 2006 albums Eleanor McEvoy albums