Everything Changes (Peggy Seeger album)
| Everything Changes | ||||
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| Studio album by Peggy Seeger | ||||
| Released | September 1, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Yellow Fish Studios, Voom Studios | |||
| Label | Signet Music | |||
| Producer | Calum MacColl | |||
| Peggy Seeger chronology | ||||
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Everything Changes is a 2014 album by American folk singer Peggy Seeger. It is Peggy's 22nd album and was released on September 1, 2014 by Signet Music.
Recording[edit]
Although Seeger was 79 when it was made, it is the first solo album which Seeger has recorded with a band (rather than solo or as a duo). Musicians included Calum and Neil MacColl, her sons with her late husband Ewan MacColl.[1][2] One track, "Swim To The Star", was commissioned by the BBC for a program about the sinking of the Titanic.[2]
Critical reaction[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |  [1] |
| Financial Times |  [4] |
| Telegraph | [5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
Metacritic rates it 79/100 from 5 reviews.[3] Robin Denislow in The Guardian gave it 5/5, calling it "a revelation".[1] The Guardian also rated it number 35 in their best albums of 2014.[7] The Financial Times gave it 4/5, praising the "impeccable musical backing".[4] The Daily Telegraph praised it for dealing with difficult subjects and "keeping up with the times", scoring it 3/5.[5] Music OHM gave it 5 stars.[6]
Seeger and Calum MacColl won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Original Song of the Year in 2015 for "Swim To The Star".
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swim to the Star" | Calum MacColl, Peggy Seeger | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Go to Sleep" | Calum MacColl, Neill MacColl | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Nero's Children" | Peggy Seeger | 2:55 |
| 4. | "We Watch You Slip Away" | Kate St. John, Peggy Seeger | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Flowers by the Roadside" | Calum MacColl, Peggy Seeger | 3:24 |
| 6. | "When Fairy Stories End" | Peggy Seeger | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Do You believe in Me?" | Lou Berryman, Peter Berryman | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Over the Mountain to You" | Peggy Seeger | 2:51 |
| 9. | "You Don't Know How Lucky You Are" | Peggy Seeger | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Miss Heroin" | Rutthy Taubb | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Everything Changes" | Peggy Seeger | 4:06 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Denislow, Robin (28 August 2014). "Peggy Seeger: Everything Changes review – a revelation". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ a b Staunton, Terry. "Folk legend in fine voice, family in tow". Record Collector. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Everything Changes - Peggy Seeger". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ a b Honigmann, David (August 29, 2014). "Peggy Seeger: Everything Changes – review". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ a b Chilton, Martin. "Folk music treats for summer 2014". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ a b Kimberlin, Shane. "Peggy Seeger – Everything Changes". Music OHM. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2014.