Over My Shoulder (album)

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Over My Shoulder
Mel Parsons - Over My Shoulder.jpg
Studio album by
Mel Parsons
Released9 March 2009
Genre Folk, [1] alternative country [2]
Length39:12
Label Cape Road Recordings [3]
Producer Mel Parsons, David Long, Shaun Elley [4]
Mel Parsons chronology
Over My Shoulder
(2009)		 Red Grey Blue
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Over My Shoulder is Mel Parsons' debut album, released on 9 March 2009 on Cape Road Recordings. [3] [6] Parsons returned to New Zealand to start work on her debut album in 2007. [7] The album was written by Parsons, and recorded with co-producer Shaun Elley and her backing band The Rhythm Kings, along with support from Don McGlashan, The Sami Sisters, Lisa Tomlins, and Neil Watson. [8] [9] [4] Parsons created her own label, Cape Road Recordings, so she could release her album independently while using the New Zealand music firm Border Music for distribution. [10] The album was nominated for the Tui NZ Music Award's Folk Album of the Year. [11]

Contents

Track list

All tracks are written by Mel Parsons, [4] all songs arranged by Mel Parsons and Shaun Elley

No.TitleLength
1."Still Life"4:00
2."It's Been Good"4:38
3."Darlin' Darlin'"3:13
4."Pleasure & Pain"3:23
5."Against the Tide"4:10
6."Song for Mrs King"3:56
7."On Your Grave"3:40
8."Falling for You"4:46
9."Far Fetched Idea"2:53
10."Down in the Bar"2:36
11."You & I"1:57

Personnel

Chart

ChartPeak position
Top 20 IMNZ Albums 16 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Mel Parsons – Over My Shoulder". Salient. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Ward, Nick (23 October 2009). "Parsons' performance a treat". Stuff. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Over My Shoulder by Mel Parsons". iTunes NZ. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2019.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 3 4 Over My Shoulder (CD liner). Mel Parsons. New Zealand: Cape Road Recordings. 2009. CRR081.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Koorts, Hayley (28 August 2015). "Over My Shoulder by Mel Parsons". Under the Radar. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Over My Shoulder by Mel Parsons". Bandcamp. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Smith, Jacqueline (29 January 2010). "A stroke of folk". Entertainment. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 Segedin, Kara. "MEL PARSONS: Over My Shoulder". Kara Segedin. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mel Parsons & The Rhythm Kings". ObscureNZ. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Mel Parsons – Interview". Under the Radar. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mel Parsons - Down So Long". Radio NZ. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Reid, Graham (24 May 2009). "Mel Parsons: Over My Shoulder (Cape Road)". Elsewhere. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  13. ↑ Fulton, Nick (8 April 2009). "Mel Parsons". Einstein Music Journal. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Top 20 IMNZ Albums – Week To 8 November 2012". Independent Music NZ. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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