Mona Lisa Cafe

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:47:06
Personnel includes: Cliff Eberhardt, Christine Lavin, Rory Block, Patty Larkin, David Massengill, John Sebastian, Julie Gold, Peter Gallway. Personnel: Cliff Eberhardt (vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro, background vocals); Peter Gallway (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals); Christine Lavin, Lisi Tribble, David Massengill, Peter Salett, Julie Gold (vocals, background vocals); Kevin Jenkins (vocals); Jeff Pevar (electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro); Marc Shulman (electric guitar, classical guitar, tiple, bouzouki); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Steve Gaboury (strings, synthesizer); Irwin Fisch (strings); John Sebastian (harmonica); Seth Farber (accordion, piano, organ); Evan Barker (trumpet); Zev Katz, Paul Ossola (acoustic bass); Joe Bonadio (drums, hi-hat, percussion, sound effects); Frank Vilardi (drums); Janie Barnett, Liz Queler, Amy Fairchild, Patty Larkin, Rory Block, Terry Brock, Lisa Lowell, Jane Barnett (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Mark Mandelbaum; Mike Tarsia. Recording information: Bay Music; Gallaway Bay Music; Gallway Bay Music; Live Wire, New York, NY; Quad Recording. Photographer: Stephanie Foxx. Unknown Contributor Roles: Joe Bonadio; Marc Shulman. Arranger: Doug Katsaros. After two albums largely given over to songs of romantic obsession, Cliff Eberhardt lightened up on Mona Lisa Cafe. Of course, his interest in love continued to peek through, sometimes transformed into the third person, a form of address previously foreign to him ("Life Is Hard," "She Loved He"), sometimes filtered through a trip to a museum ("Mona Lisa Waits"), sometimes expressed with a distanced wistfulness previously uncharacteristic of him ("Why Do Lovers [Have to Say Goodbye]"). The singer who used to like to declare things like "I will take my chances," was still on the side of commitment to true love, but in "She Loved He" he seemed to be talking about other people. For once, the humor of his live performances began to come out in rollicking songs like "Trouble for Life" and "Is It Wrong to Feel So Good (At This Time of My Life)." And some of the old passion was still apparent on "Everything Is Almost Gone," even if the song itself was an old one. But you couldn't help thinking that Eberhardt hadn't had enough time in the 21 months since his last album to come up with enough quality material. There were minor efforts, a cover of a Dire Straits song, a co-composition with David Wilcox, and even a pop song written by producer Peter Gallway. Maybe Eberhardt's obsessions had eased, or maybe he was listening to advisors who wanted him to take a more commercial turn. In any case, though there were individual gems on the disc, Mona Lisa Cafe was Eberhardt lite, an album that backed away from the singer/songwriter's creative development rather than continuing it. ~ William Ruhlmann
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)