Bloom, Red & The Ordinary Girl | ||||
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Released | March 7, 2006 | |||
Label | Yep Roc Records | |||
Producer | Neil Brockbank, Robert Trehern | |||
Tres Chicas chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Bloom, Red & The Ordinary Girl (the title refers both to the Chicas' nicknames and lyrics on the album) is an alternative country album by Tres Chicas. Supported by Matt Radford and Geraint Watkins and produced by Nick Lowe collaborators Neil Brockbank and Robert Trehern, who also features on drums. Musically, the album tends to stick to easy tempos and sparse arrangements organized around acoustic guitar, keyboards and the Chicas' twining harmonies.
Nicholas Drain Lowe is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica.
The Convincer is a 2001 studio album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Lowe and Neil Brockbank, it was released in Europe by Proper Records and by Yep Roc Records in the United States.
Dig My Mood is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Lowe and Neil Brockbank, it was released in the UK in 1998 by Demon Records and elsewhere by Upstart Records.
The Impossible Bird is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Lowe and Neil Brockbank, it was released in the United Kingdom in 1994 on Demon Records and elsewhere by Upstart Records.
Untouched Takeaway is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. A live recording produced by Lowe and Neil Brockbank, it was released in 2004 by Yep Roc Records. The name is from the song "Lately I've Let Things Slide" from Lowe's album The Convincer:
Sterling Roswell is a British multi-instrumentalist and artist, a former member of Spacemen 3.
William Knight Kirchen is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen from 1967 to the mid-1970s and later worked with Nick Lowe. Guitar Player magazine described Kirchen as "Titan of The Telecaster" for his prowess on the guitar.
Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods is the seventh album by Bill Kirchen. Bill explores where country music finds its origins in blues and bluegrass, and in the Western Swing of Texas and California honky tonks.
At My Age is an album by Nick Lowe released in June 2007 by Proper Records. It was recorded in London and produced by Nick Lowe and Neil Brockbank.
Geraint Meurig Vaughan Watkins is a Welsh singer, songwriter, rock and roll pianist and accordionist. He has backed many notable artists, including Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Roy St. John, Shakin' Stevens and most recently Status Quo. He has also pursued a solo career and issued a number of albums under his own name, the most recent of which, Rush of Blood, was released in September 2019.
Tres Chicas are an alternative country group from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe is a 49-track career-spanning collection of songs written by British songwriter Nick Lowe. As well as his solo work, it also features many of his collaborations with the likes of Rockpile, Brinsley Schwarz, Paul Carrack and Little Village. The compilation was released by Proper Records in the UK and Europe and by Yep Roc in the US. The collection was compiled by Gregg Geller.
Pinker and Prouder Than Previous is a 1988 album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. It was released by Demon Records in the UK and Europe, and was his final album for Columbia Records in the US.
The Old Magic is a 2011 album created by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Publications such as Allmusic have released positive reviews, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine regarding the work as featuring "plenty of charm" and labeling Lowe a "crooner". In addition, Mojo placed the album at number thirty-one on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."
Live! On The Battlefield is a five-song EP by Nick Lowe & The Impossible Birds released in 1995 by Upstart Records. It contains Lowe's "I Live on a Battlefield", three live recordings and his cover version of Arthur Alexander's "In the Middle of It All". The live tracks were recorded in 1994-1995 by Lowe and his band, which consisted of Bill Kirchen, Paul "Bassman" Riley, Geraint Watkins and Robert Trehern.
My Darling Clementine is an English country music duo who formed in 2010 in Birmingham, England.
The Hitmen were an English new wave band formed in 1979. They released seven singles and two albums on the Columbia label. Members of the band would later go on to have successful careers in other notable bands and in music production.
Neil Brockbank was a British record producer, audio engineer and bass player. He is known for working in close collaboration with Nick Lowe spanning 25 years, producing all of Lowe's albums since 1994's The Impossible Bird.
Bobby Irwin was an English drummer, record producer and songwriter. He is known for working in close collaboration with Nick Lowe as co-songwriter and drummer and as a member of Lowe's band the Cowboy Outfit, as well as being the drummer for Van Morrison. Irwin was also a member of the bands Roogalator, the Sinceros and the Balham Alligators.
Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family is a studio album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. The album was released on October 29, 2013 by Yep Roc Records. The album was featured at #17 on Rolling Stone's "40 Essential Christmas Albums" list on November 30, 2019.