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Flashing the pipes of a committed gospel raver, Canadian-born, New Zealand-based Tami Neilson is a leading voice in the growing subgenre of country soul singers. From the dramatic wash of strings backing the opening track, "Foolish Heart," it's clear that big-voiced Neilson and producer Steven Schram had Roy Orbison's grand productions in mind for Neon Cowgirl. That leads to the grizzled guitars of the low-down rocker "Salvation Mountain," on which Neilson sings in her lower register, giving her soul shouter persona full reign. The singer/songwriter also throws herself into her sweeping title track ballad where acoustic piano, strings, and harmonies by Neil Finn all add to her dramatic turn towards a towering pop single. Neilson turns on her soul shine in "Borrow my Boots," where her powerful voice is given extra dimension and richness through the backing vocals of Grace Bowers, Shelly Fairchild and Ashley McBryde. In "Love Someone" she growls out a plea for tolerance, "Some folks strut with their ears locked shut/ Shootin' off their mouth like a gun/ Shakin' their finger, calling everyone a sinner/ Don't do things like they like 'em done." Neilson is joined by JD McPerson on the Spaghetti Western-vibed, "You're Gonna Fall" and the two channel Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra as spooky background vocals rise and fall. The album's strongest moment is "Loneliness of Love," a co-write with her brother Jay Neilson;it speaks of a woman left alone by her dead husband and grown children: "In the housecoat that she's always worn/ At the kitchen table in the dark/ Plays the old machine to hear him talk/ He says to leave a message at the tone/ 'Cause the two of them ain't home." The Orbison energy returns in album closer "One Less Heart," where Neilson reveals crushing emotional lows against a rising, intense melody, "I'm one less heart for you to break/ I'm one less kiss for you to take/ You're one less tear for me to cry/ So darling now I'll say goodbye." © Robert Baird/Qobuz
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Ashley Brown, Cello - Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Neil Watson, Banjo, Guitar - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Miranda Adams, Violin - Robert Ashworth, Violin - Victoria Kelly, Arranger - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, Composer, MusicPublisher - Charmian Keay, Violin - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Anns Taylor, Graphic design
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Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Neil Watson, Banjo, Guitar - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Anna Coddington, Background Vocals - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Bella Kalolo-Suraj, Background Vocals - Anns Taylor, Graphic design - Vanessa Abernethy, Background Vocals
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Ashley Brown, Cello - Neil Finn, Keyboards, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Neil Watson, Banjo, Guitar - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Miranda Adams, Violin - Robert Ashworth, Violin - Victoria Kelly, Arranger - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, Composer, MusicPublisher - Charmian Keay, Violin - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Anns Taylor, Graphic design
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Shelly Fairchild, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nick Atkinson, Saxophone - Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Neil Watson, Banjo, Guitar - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Ashley McBryde, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Ashley McBride, Vocals - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Grace Bowers, Guitar, FeaturedArtist - Anns Taylor, Graphic design - Ashley McBryde (Jody Williams Songs / BMI), MusicPublisher - Shelly Fairchild (Feel Like Me Music/BMI), MusicPublisher
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Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Anna Coddington, Background Vocals - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, Composer, MusicPublisher - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Bella Kalolo-Suraj, Background Vocals - Anns Taylor, Graphic design - Vanessa Abernethy, Background Vocals
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Ashley Brown, Cello - Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - The Secret Sisters, FeaturedArtist - Neil Watson, Banjo, Guitar - Laura Rogers, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, ComposerLyricist - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Anna Coddington, Background Vocals - Robert Ashworth, Violin - Victoria Kelly, Arranger - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, MusicPublisher - Charmian Keay, Violin - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Lydia Slagle, Vocals - Miranda Kelly, Violin - Bella Kalolo-Suraj, Background Vocals - Anns Taylor, Graphic design - Vanessa Abernethy, Background Vocals
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Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - JD McPherson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, MusicPublisher - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion, Recording Engineer - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Anns Taylor, Graphic design - Tome Broome, Mixing Engineer
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Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Neil Watson, Banjo, Guitar - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Anna Coddington, Background Vocals - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, Composer, MusicPublisher - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Bella Kalolo-Suraj, Background Vocals - Anns Taylor, Graphic design - Vanessa Abernethy, Background Vocals
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Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, Composer, MusicPublisher - Steph Brown, Piano - Anns Taylor, Graphic design
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Nick Atkinson, Saxophone - Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, MusicPublisher - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Anns Taylor, Graphic design
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Chip Matthews, Bass Guitar - Chris Chetland, Mastering Engineer - Neil Watson, Banjo, Guitar - Steven Schram, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Anna Coddington, Background Vocals - Tami Neilson, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Jay Neilson, MusicPublisher - Steph Brown, Keyboards - Tom Broome, Drums, Percussion - Chet O'Connell, Guitar - Bella Kalolo-Suraj, Background Vocals - Anns Taylor, Graphic design - Vanessa Abernethy, Background Vocals
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Album review
Flashing the pipes of a committed gospel raver, Canadian-born, New Zealand-based Tami Neilson is a leading voice in the growing subgenre of country soul singers. From the dramatic wash of strings backing the opening track, "Foolish Heart," it's clear that big-voiced Neilson and producer Steven Schram had Roy Orbison's grand productions in mind for Neon Cowgirl. That leads to the grizzled guitars of the low-down rocker "Salvation Mountain," on which Neilson sings in her lower register, giving her soul shouter persona full reign. The singer/songwriter also throws herself into her sweeping title track ballad where acoustic piano, strings, and harmonies by Neil Finn all add to her dramatic turn towards a towering pop single. Neilson turns on her soul shine in "Borrow my Boots," where her powerful voice is given extra dimension and richness through the backing vocals of Grace Bowers, Shelly Fairchild and Ashley McBryde. In "Love Someone" she growls out a plea for tolerance, "Some folks strut with their ears locked shut/ Shootin' off their mouth like a gun/ Shakin' their finger, calling everyone a sinner/ Don't do things like they like 'em done." Neilson is joined by JD McPerson on the Spaghetti Western-vibed, "You're Gonna Fall" and the two channel Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra as spooky background vocals rise and fall. The album's strongest moment is "Loneliness of Love," a co-write with her brother Jay Neilson;it speaks of a woman left alone by her dead husband and grown children: "In the housecoat that she's always worn/ At the kitchen table in the dark/ Plays the old machine to hear him talk/ He says to leave a message at the tone/ 'Cause the two of them ain't home." The Orbison energy returns in album closer "One Less Heart," where Neilson reveals crushing emotional lows against a rising, intense melody, "I'm one less heart for you to break/ I'm one less kiss for you to take/ You're one less tear for me to cry/ So darling now I'll say goodbye." © Robert Baird/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:44
- Main artists: Tami Neilson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: outside music
- Genre: Country
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