''Shine'' is

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's ninth studio album released in 1997, where she abandons her usual sound and production. The album was recorded in

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, with a combination of local

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s and members of her Irish band. On production was

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(who had worked with

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and

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), and he aided in selecting songs from a new crop of songwriters. Most notably, Mary Black sang five songs written by David Gray. Black dedicated the album to the memory of

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"a true friend and a gifted musician".

Track listing

#"Shine" ( David Gray) (4:38) #"One and Only" (Scott Cutler, Annie Preven) (4:01) #"Almost Gone" (David Gray) (3:36) #" Nobody Lives Without Love" (

, Tonio K.) (5:05) #"I Misunderstood" ( Richard Thompson) (3:49) #"Trespass Shoes" (David Gray) (5:21) #"I Will Be There" with

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

(Paul Brady, John O'Kane) (4:21) #"What Does It Matter" (David Gray) (4:17) #"Beautiful" (Amy Kanter) (4:14) #"Late Night Radio" (David Gray) (3:05) #"By the Hour" (Larry Klein,

David Batteau David Hurst Batteau (born June 25, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter. Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, of Harvard University and Tufts University. He is the brother of singer-songwriter Robin Batteau. H ...

) (4:19) #hidden track: "Two Dancers In the Dark" (Paul Buckley) (3:38)

Personnel

*Mary Black - vocals, backing vocals *

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- drums, percussion *Garvan Gallagher - bass *Bill Shanley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric high-strung guitar, mandolin *Pat Crowley - Hammond organ, accordion, piano *Frank Gallagher - fiddle, whistle, keyboards *

- bass, bass guitars, drums, percussion, keyboards *

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- electric guitar *

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- acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar. Weisenborn guitar solo on track 6 *Jim Cox - Hammond organ ;Technical *Carrie McConkey, Damien McCollum - production coordination *Gwendolen Cates - cover photography

References

External links

Mary-black.netHouse-of-music.com
1997 albums Mary Black albums Albums produced by Larry Klein {{1990s-album-stub