''The Way It Feels'' is Canadian

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singer/musician

Roxanne Potvin Roxanne Potvin (born March 31, 1982 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a bilingual French-English Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Gatineau, Quebec. Potvin has earned a Juno nomination, seven Maple Blues awards nominations, making ap ...

's second album, released in 2006. The album includes contributions from a wide range of players, including producer

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and members of

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and the

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. Eight of the songs on the CD were written by Potvin who also plays electric and acoustic lead guitar.

Track listing

All songs are written by Roxanne Potvin, except where noted. # "A Love That's Simple" – 3:35 # " I Want To (Do Everything for You)" (

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) – 3:11 # "Hurting Child" – 3:43 # "Caught Up" – 3:22 # "La Merveille" – 2:34 # "While I Wait for You" – 3:36 # "Your Love Keeps Working On Me" (Beverly Bridge,

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) – 3:22 # "Say It" (

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) – 2:38 # "Don't Pay Attention" – 3:18 # "Sweet Thoughts of You" – 3:52 # "Let It Feel the Way It Feels" – 4:35 # " Break Away" (

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) – 3:51

Personnel

– Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Electric), Harmony, Soloist, Harmony Vocals, Handclapping, Piano * Mark Winchester – Bass, Bass (Upright) * Joe Rice – Vocals (Background) * Tom McGinley – Sax (Baritone) * Bryan Owings – Percussion, Handclapping, Drums * Robert Hamlett – Vocals (Background) * Paul Aucoin – Vibraphone * J.D. Fizer – Vocals (Background) * Mark W. Winchester – Bass, Bass (Upright) * Bob Babbitt – Bass, Bass (Upright) * Wayne Jackson – Trombone, Trumpet *

Daniel Lanois Daniel Roland Lanois ( , ; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie ...

– Vocals, Guest Appearance *

– Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Engineer, Guitar (Electric), Dobro, Mandolin *

– Guitar (Electric), Guest Appearance *

– Harmony Vocals, Guest Appearance, Harmony Production *

– Producer * W. Tom Berry – Executive Producer, Management * John Whynot – Producer, Engineer, Mixing * Rodney Bowes – Package Design * Andrew MacNaughtan – Photography * Joao Carvalho – Mastering * Jonathan Stinson – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant * Jeremy Darby – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant

References

External links

Roxanne Potvin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Way It Feels, The Roxanne Potvin albums 2006 albums