This Girl's in Love

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This Girl's in Love
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Studio album by
Released26 October 2015
StudioThe Museagency Studios
Producer Gyan, Simon Greaves
Gyan chronology
Superfragilistically
(2010)
This Girl's in Love
(2015)

This Girl's in Love is the sixth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Gyan, released on 26 October 2015. The album consists of cover versions of songs by John Lennon, Neil Young, Kate Bush and Tom Waits as well as a re-recording of her own 1989 single, "Wait".

Contents

The album was a result of a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised over $25,000 to make the record. [1]

Critical reception

Noel Mengel of news.com.au wrote "Gyan is in sparklingly good voice and the understated small orchestra arrangements she uses frequently here are ravishing" calling Gyan an "underrated Australian talent". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Johnny Guitar"
  2. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
  3. "Jealous Guy"
  4. "Moon River"
  5. "What'll I Do?"
  6. "Alfie"
  7. "Tumbleweed"
  8. "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
  9. "Un Homme Et Une Femme"
  10. "Oh My Love"
  11. "Wait #2"
  12. "I'm Still Here"

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References

  1. "This Girl's in Love". Kick Starter. 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Album reviews: Why too much Dylan is never enough". news.com.au . 4 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2020.