A Loud Call is the third studio album by Australian indie-folk artist Holly Throsby. It was released on 14 July 2008, which peaked at No. 34 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Throsby worked with Nashville-based producer, Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Andrew Bird). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 she was nominated for Best Female Artist for the album.
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| Released | 14 July 2008 | |||
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| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 42:54 | |||
| Label | Spunk/EMI | |||
| Producer | Mark Nevers | |||
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Background
editMost of A Loud Call, the third studio album by Australian indie folk singer-songwriter, Holly Throsby, was recorded at Beech House Studios, the residence of producer Mark Nevers, in South Nashville, United States.[1][2] Nevers had previously produced material for Lambchop and Andrew Bird.[1] Some additional recording of strings and horns was done at Tony Dupé's home studio in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales.[3]
A Loud Call was Radio National's album of the week when it was released on 14 July 2008.[4] The album peaked at No. 34 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[5] In September 2008, Throsby was nominated for Best Female Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 for the album.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Holly Throsby,[7] unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Warm Jets" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "A Heart Divided" (Throsby, Bree van Reyk) | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Now I Love Someone" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "On the Wharf" (Throsby, van Reyk) | 5:58 |
| 5. | "The Time It Takes" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Would You?" (featuring Bonnie "Prince" Billy) | 3:12 |
| 7. | "One of You for Me" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "We Carry" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "And Then We're Gone" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "A Widow's Song" | 2:56 |
| 11. | "To Begin With" (Throsby, van Reyk) | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 42:54 | |
Personnel
editMusicians
- Holly Throsby – guitars (acoustic, electric), keyboards, piano, lead vocals
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy – backing vocals, co-lead vocals ("Would You?")
- Jena Birchell – cello, bass guitar, mandolin
- Tony Crow – synthesiser, backing vocals
- Tony Dupé – clarinet, bass clarinet, French Horn, guitar, horn arrangements, piano, string arrangements, backing vocals
- Penny McBride – flugelhorn, trumpet, backing vocals
- Mark Nevers – guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Swanson – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Gary Tussing – cello
- William Tyler – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Bree van Reyk – drums, organ, accordion
Production details
- Jim DeMain – mastering engineer
- Tony Dupé – engineer
- Mark Nevers – audio engineer, audio production, engineer, mixing engineer
- Tim Whitten – mixing engineer
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 34 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Deming, Mark. "A Loud Call – Holly Throsby". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Phillips, Greg (10 September 2008). "Holly Throsby – A Loud Call". Australian Musician. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Holly Throsby Returns in September". Under the Radar. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Music from album of the week: A Loud Call by Holly Throsby". RN Breakfast. Radio National. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Holly Throsby – A Loud Call". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Tregoning, Jack (10 September 2008). "ARIA nominations are in". Faster Louder. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017.
- ^ "'Warm Jets' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 22 February 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'
- ^ "A Loud Call [sound recording] – Version Details". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Holly Throsby – A Loud Call". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2022.