Swansong for You

Swansong for You
Studio album by the Gentle Waves
Released	6 November 2000 (2000-11-06) [1]
Recorded	1999
Genre	Orchestral pop [2]
Length	36:14
Label	Jeepster
The Gentle Waves chronology
The Green Fields of Foreverland (1999) Swansong for You (2000)
Singles from Swansong for You
"Falling from Grace" Released: 23 October 2000 [3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B [4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	5.3/10 [6]

Swansong for You is the second studio album by Isobel Campbell's solo project, the Gentle Waves. It was released through Jeepster Records on 6 November 2000. ^[7] It peaked at number 13 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart. ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Isobel Campbell

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let the Good Times Begin"	4:02
2.	"Partner in Crime"	3:45
3.	"Falling from Grace"	3:45
4.	"Loretta Young"	3:03
5.	"Sisterwoman"	3:00
6.	"Solace for Pain"	2:49
7.	"Flood"	3:35
8.	"Pretty Things"	4:35
9.	"There Is No Greater Gold"	4:04
10.	"There Was Magic, Then..."	3:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Isobel Campbell – lead vocals, Cello, instrumentation
• Neil Humphrey – guitar (1)
• Pippa Tunnell – harp (1, 9)
• Nicola Boag – viola (1, 10)
• Greg Lawson – violin (1, 10)
• Clare McKeown – violin (1, 10)
• Murray Fergusson – violin (1 to 3, 10)
• Alastair Savage – violin (1, 3, 10)
• Paul Leonard-Morgan – string arrangement (1, 2, 10)
• Stuart Murdoch – bass guitar, violin arrangement (2 to 8, 10)
• Jonny Quinn – drums, percussion (2, 6)
• Cheryl Crockett – violin (3)
• Rozanne Suarez – backing vocals (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Ryan Smith – double bass (3, 5, 7, 9)
• Mick Cooke – guitar, trumpet, glockenspiel (3 to 8)
• Richard Colburn – drums, percussion (3 to 8)
• Chris Geddes – organ, piano (4 to 8)
• Stevie Jackson – electric guitar, shaker (4, 5, 7, 8)
• Jenny Divers – saxophone (5)
• Lindsay Watson – trombone (5)
• Diane Carnochan – backing vocals (5, 9)
• Eugene Kelly – backing vocals (6)
• Malcolm McMaster – steel guitar (6)
• Margaret Smith – flute, cymbal (7, 8)
• Ed McFarlane – double bass (8, 9)
• Helen McSherry – cello (10)
• David Scott – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (10)
• Ross McFarlane – drums, percussion (10)

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 28 October 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
2. Swihart, Stanton. "Swansong for You - The Gentle Waves". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
3. "Falling from Grace". Jeepster Records . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
4. Brunner, Rob (1 October 2004). "Album Review: 'Swansong for You'". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. Barton, Laura (3 November 2004). "Back to the old skool". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
6. Juzwiak, Richard M. "Gentle Waves: Swansong for You". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
7. "Swansong For You". Jeepster Records . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
8. "Radio 200 of 2001 (Covering 1/01 to 12/01)". CMJ New Music Report : 34. 31 December 2001.

External links

• Swansong for You at Discogs (list of releases)