| Songs for Clem | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 32:00 | |||
| Label | Cold Snap Records/Universal Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Jason Euringer, Sarah Harmer | |||
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Songs for Clem is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter by Sarah Harmer, credited to Harmer and Jason Euringer, and released in 1999.
The album was never intended by Harmer for widespread release, but as a 1998 Christmas gift for her father, Clem Harmer. It features Harmer's personal, home-recorded renditions of several of her father's favourite pop and country standards. [1] Upon hearing the recording, Harmer's friends and family convinced her to release it independently. She did so in 1999; following her commercial breakthrough in 2000 with You Were Here , the album was re-released under Harmer's new major label distribution deal with Universal Music Canada. [1]
Clem Harmer subsequently appeared on Sarah's 2005 album I'm A Mountain , contributing backing vocals to two songs. [2]
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Allmusic music critic Johnny Lofthus wrote the album feels "lovingly handmade, with cover art right out of a child's Father's Day art project and an immediate, field-type recording quality that features accompaniment from crickets and a passing rainstorm. This isn't to say it's lo-fi; on the contrary, it's crystal clear." and that "... it's a true sentimental journey for people inspired by their parents to love music." [1]
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