Two (Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl album)

Two
Studio album by Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl
Released	3 March 2008
Label	CAW Records
Kathryn Williams chronology
Leave to Remain (2006) Two (2008) The Quickening (2010)

Two is Kathryn Williams 7th studio album, released by CAW Records on 3 March 2008. ^[1]

The album is a collaboration with Neill MacColl. The pair met at the Daughters of Albion concert at the Barbican in 2005 where she performed "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which was written by Neill MacColl's father, Ewan MacColl. They met up in May 2007 to write and record 21 songs for the album in six days. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned In Sound	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Pop Matters	[5]

The album garnered positive reviews with The Independent calling the album "a magical meeting of intuitive musical minds". ^[6] The BBC's Michael Quinn claimed it is "a disc to be cherished from the first note to the last". ^[7] Drowned in Sound said "There is such an ease to each composition, as if they have been played for years". ^[3] The Guardian decided "it would be a major triumph if there was just a little variety in the mood & pace". ^[4]

Track listing

1. 6am Corner—3:22
2. Innocent When You Dream—3:15 (Tom Waits)
3. Come With Me—3:27
4. Before It Goes—3:06
5. Blue Fields—3:15
6. Frame—3:20
7. Grey Goes—3:01
8. Weather Forever—3:40
9. Shoulders—3:46
10. Armchair—2:42
11. Rolling Down—2:31
12. All—1:07
13. Holes In Your Life—3:02

Personnel

• Kathryn Williams – vocals, guitar, mellotron, harmonium & organ
• Neill MacColl – vocals, guitar, dulcimer & autoharp
• Martyn Baker – drums & percussion
• Simon Edwards – electric bass & upright bass
• Tobias Froberg – piano
• Jo Montgomery – violin
• Graham Hardy – flugelhorn & trumpet

Recording details

• Recorded – "in very well creosoted sheds in Cambridgeshire" \ horns & violin in Kathryn’s garage and autoharp in Neill’s basement
• Mixed at The Dairy Studios
• Artwork by Kathryn Williams
• Produced by Neil MacColl and Kathryn Williams

References

1. "Kathryn Williams & Neill Maccoll - Two". Discogs. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
2. Rogers, Jude (28 February 2008). "Intimate strangers". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 March 2016.
3. "Album Review: Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl - Two". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
4. Denselow, Robin (28 February 2008). "Kathryn Williams/Neill MacColl, Two". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 March 2016.
5. Two review – Pop Matters
6. "Album: Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl, Two (Caw Records)". The Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
7. Quinn, Michael. "BBC - Music - Review of Kathryn Williams and Neill Maccoll - Two" . Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links

• readysalted.co.uk. "Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl - Two". williamsmaccoll.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2016.