Phantom Center
| Phantom Center | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Eldorado Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Knob World Studios, Los Angeles; Purple Dragon Studios, Atlanta; Summa Music Group, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 49:53 | |||
| Label | Chameleon Records, EarthBeat! Records | |||
| Producer | Joe Chiccarelli, Ferron | |||
| Ferron chronology | ||||
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Phantom Center is a 1990 studio album by the Canadian female singer-songwriter Ferron.
Background and release[edit]
It was Ferron's first album in six years.[1] It was later re-packaged and re-released by Warner Bros. Music in 1995.[2]
Critical reception[edit]
Robert Christgau rated this album "neither", meaning "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't".[3]
Stephen Holden in the New York Times called the album 'captivating', noting "its quirky, archetypal imagery, and diction that swings between the conversational and the oracular".[4] Steven Hochman of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the album "made modern self-analysis seem easy, and even fun."[1]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Ferron.
- "Stand Up (Love in the Corners)"
- "The Cart"
- "Harmless Love"
- "Indian Dreams"
- "Sunken City"
- "White Wing Mercy"
- "Heart of Destruction"
- "Inside Track" (also known as "My My (Inside Track)")
- "Phantom Center"
- "Higher Wisdom"
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from liner notes
Musicians[edit]
- Ferron - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Denny Fongheiser - drums, percussion
- Tim Landers - bass
- Eric Williams - acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, mandolin, melodica and E-Bow
- Jim Lang - keyboards
- Steve Reid - percussion
- Larry Tuttle - Chapman Stick (2, 9)
- Novi Novog - viola (2, 4, 6, 9)
- Barbara Higbie - violin (4, 6)
- Tori Amos - backing vocals
- Nanci Shanks - backing vocals
- Lauren Wood - backing vocals
Musicians (track 1, 1995 recording)[edit]
- Ferron - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) - backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls) - backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- Sara Lee - bass
- Jerry Marotta - drums, percussion
Others[edit]
- Joe Chiccarelli - producer
- Ferron - producer (track 1 only)
- Susan Becker - assistant engineer
- Linda Cobb - art direction, design
- John Ewing, jr - assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Chris Furman - engineering
- Brian Gardner - mastering
- Tim Harrigan - engineer
- Dan Marnien - engineering, mixing, remixing
- Raymond Meeks - photography
- David Skernick - photography
- Heidi Wills - hair stylist, make-up
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hochman, Steve (1990-11-03). "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Ferron Turns Self-Analysis Into Fun". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Walters, Barry. "Ferron entrances with her lyrics". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Ferron". Robert Christgau, Dean of American rock critics. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (2 November 1990). "After Six Years of Silence, Ferron Expresses Herself". New York Times. No. November 2, 1990, Section C, Page 8. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2 January 2024.