Great Escape (Tara Blaise album)

Last updated
Great Escape
Tara Blaise - Great Escape.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 May 2008 (2008-05-02)
Genre Pop, folk
Label Spokes
Producer Greg French
Olle Romo
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Tara Blaise chronology
Dancing on Tables Barefoot
(2005)
Great Escape
(2008)
Singles from Great Escape
  1. "Fall at the Start"
    Released: 25 July 2007
  2. "Breathe"
    Released: 21 March 2008
  3. "Make You"
    Released: 2008

Great Escape is the second solo album by Irish singer Tara Blaise. It was released on 2 May 2008 (See 2008 in music) by Spokes Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Make You" - 4:02
  2. "Breathe" - 4:12
  3. "Great Escape" - 3:44
  4. "Taller on the Phone" - 2:34
  5. "Let's Talk" - 3:05
  6. "Secret Garden Party" - 4:21
  7. "Fall at the Start" - 3:30
  8. "Rage About It" - 3:38
  9. "Rosalie" - 4:10
  10. "New Red Shoes" - 4:19

Singles

"Fall at the Start"

The single cover for "Fall at the Start" Fall at the Start.jpg
The single cover for "Fall at the Start"

"Fall at the Start" Written By Tara Blaise, Greg French & John Hughes, released on 25 July 2007, was the first single from the album. It was released less than a year after "Twenty One Years", which was the final single from her 2005 debut album Dancing on Tables Barefoot , and nearly one year before the rest of the Great Escape album.

Track listing

  1. "Fall at the Start" (3:28)
  2. "Fall at the Start" Featuring Greg French (Acoustic version) (3:19)

"Breathe"

The single cover for "Breathe" Tara Blaise - Breathe.jpg
The single cover for "Breathe"

Written By Tara Blaise, Greg French & John Hughes. On 21 March 2008 the second single, "Breathe", was released. The UK CD single was released on 8 December 2008.

A studio video by Stylorouge for "Breathe" appeared on Tara Blaise's website in October 2008. Also on 7 October Terry Wogan played the song on his morning show, Wake Up to Wogan , and has since aired it a number of times.

Track listing

  1. "Breathe"
  2. "Breathe" (Acoustic version)

"Make You"

The third single was the album's opening track, entitled "Make You", Written By Tara Blaise & Greg French and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

The song entered RTÉ's Radio 1 Playlist on 5 May. [1] A studio video for "Make You" appeared on Tara Blaise's website in October 2008.

Related Research Articles

<i>Billy Breathes</i> 1996 studio album by Phish

Billy Breathes is the sixth studio album by American rock band Phish, released by Elektra Records on October 15, 1996. The album was credited with connecting the band, known for its jam band concerts and devoted cult following, with a more mainstream audience. The first single, "Free", was the band's most successful song on two Billboard rock charts, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and at #24 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart. The album itself became the band's highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number seven.

<i>Have You Seen Me Lately</i> 1990 studio album by Carly Simon

Have You Seen Me Lately is the 15th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on September 25, 1990.

Great Lake Swimmers Canadian folk rock band

Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band from Wainfleet, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto.

Tara Blaise is an Irish female pop, folk, and rock singer. The eldest of six children, Blaise was born in London, but at the age of three moved with her family to Ireland and grew up in Aughrim County Wicklow.

Boys Like Girls American rock band

Boys Like Girls is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the group gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album which went on to sell over 700,000 albums in the United States earning a Gold Record from the RIAA. The group's second studio album Love Drunk, was released on September 8, 2009 and their third album Crazy World, was released December 11, 2012.

You and Me (Tonight) 2004 single by Alistair Griffin

"You and Me (Tonight)" is the second single release from English singer Alistair Griffin from his debut album Bring It On (2004).

John Hughes is an Irish musician and manager, best known for his management of The Corrs.

Wow (Kylie Minogue song) 2008 single by Kylie Minogue

"Wow" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, X (2007). It was written by Minogue, Greg Kurstin and Karen Poole, while production was handled by Kurstin. The song was released as the second single from X on 17 February 2008 by Parlophone.

<i>Dancing on Tables Barefoot</i> 2005 studio album by Tara Blaise

Dancing on Tables Barefoot is the debut solo album by Irish singer Tara Blaise released in 2005.

Kaydee were a four-piece pop rock band from Kilkenny, Ireland which existed between 1994 and 1998. One member in particular, Tara Blaise, has gone on to have a successful solo career.

Breathe Carolina American electronic music duo

Breathe Carolina are an American electronic music duo from Denver, Colorado, currently composed of David Schmitt and Tommy Cooperman. The band formed in 2007 and have released five albums, and nine EPs. Their latest studio album, Dead: The Album, was released in November 2019.

<i>Total Pop! The First 40 Hits</i> 2009 greatest hits album by Erasure

Total Pop! The First 40 Hits is a greatest hits collection from Erasure, released on 23 February 2009 by Mute Records. The album utilizes a straightforward format: all of Erasure's singles up to that point, sequenced in chronological order. This is a continuation of the format used in Erasure's 1992 hits collection Pop! The First 20 Hits.

<i>If We Ever Make It Home</i> 2008 studio album by Wade Bowen

If We Ever Make It Home is Wade Bowen's third studio album. It was released in the fall of 2008. The album captures the emotion Bowen's wife's battle with post-partum depression. The song "Daddy and the Devil" features the vocals of singer/songwriter Chris Knight. The album's second single, "Trouble," is the second of Bowen's songs to have a music video, which was directed by Evan Kaufmann.

Throughout their career, The Cranberries recorded several radio and television sessions in the form of recording studio sessions, live studio sessions, and live audience sessions.

Bring On the Night (song) 1979 single by the Police

"Bring on the Night" is a song by English rock band the Police. Written by the band's bassist and vocalist Sting, the song appeared as the fourth track on the band's second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979).

Zervas and Pepper

Zervas and Pepper are a musical duo from Cardiff, Wales, who formed in late 2007. They play as a two piece outfit or a full band, and have a strong and growing presence on the UK-wide live circuit and international airtime, including appearances at theatres and festivals such as Glastonbury Festival and Green Man Festival, and regular national radio appearances.

Emma Stevens English singer and songwriter

Emma Nadine Stevens is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, based in Guildford, Surrey, England. She achieved mainstream success with her single "Riptide" from her first album Enchanted, which was featured as iTunes Single of the Week in October 2013 and had over 150,000 downloads. She describes her music as "sparkly folk pop".

Palomino (song) 2015 single by Gemma Hayes

"Palomino" is a song written by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes and the third single release from her fifth studio album Bones+Longing.

<i>Eleven</i> (Tina Arena album) 2015 studio album by Tina Arena

Eleven is the eleventh studio album (9 in English, 2 in French) released by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena. The album was released in Australia on 30 October 2015. The first single and only single, "I Want to Love You" was released on 4 September 2015. Arena described Eleven as a "personal album" that was "joyous to make". Arena hinted at a tour, saying "I'm looking forward to playing the songs for you live soon". This was further confirmed in a radio interview on 3AW on 1 September when Arena stated she would be on the road February–March 2016. The album was certified gold in Australia in 2016.}}

<i>Music... The Air That I Breathe</i> 2020 studio album by Cliff Richard

Music... The Air That I Breathe is the 45th studio album by British pop singer Cliff Richard, released on 30 October 2020. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 3, which has seen Richard become the first artist to make the top five of the albums chart for eight consecutive decades.

References

  1. "Playlist". RTÉ Radio 1. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-09.