Asking for Flowers
The third album, recorded over nine months in California with a hand-picked studio band.
Kathleen Edwards, 2008
- Released
- March 4, 2008
- Studio
- Santa Clarita, California
- Label
- MapleMusic, Zoe
- Producer
- Kathleen Edwards, Jim Scott
- Length
- 49:11
Edwards played vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, violin and vibraphone, joined by Benmont Tench on piano, Greg Leisz on guitar and pedal steel, Don Heffington on drums, Bob Glaub and Sebastian Steinberg on bass, Kevin Fox on cello and Jim Bryson on piano and backing vocals, among others. It reached number 15 in Canada, number two on the UK country chart and number 102 on the Billboard 200.
Pitchfork's Stephen M. Deusner, quoted by Pointculture, called her a more capably imaginative and intuitive songwriter than Tift Merritt, Allison Moorer or even post-Car Wheels Lucinda Williams. The Canadian Press said that unlike your average floral arrangement, there's not a dud in the bunch. It was nominated for a Juno for Adult Alternative Album in 2009.
Track listing
- Buffalo5:15
- The Cheapest Key2:42
- Asking for Flowers5:02
- Alicia Ross5:06
- I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory4:37
- Oil Man's War4:01
- Sure as Sh*t4:09
- Run3:43
- Oh Canada3:59
- Scared at Night4:09
- Goodnight, California6:28
Personnel
- Kathleen Edwards vocals, guitars, violin, vibraphone
- Benmont Tench piano
- Greg Leisz electric guitar, pedal steel
- Don Heffington drums, percussion
- Jim Scott producer
More from Kathleen Edwards
Failer (2002)
Where to go next
Reference
- Asking for Flowers on Wikipedia Personnel, charts and ratings.
Interviews
- Aquarium Drunkard interview, 2008 The title song and Alicia Ross in her words.
Sources
- Asking for Flowers, Wikipedia
- Kathleen Edwards: the AD interview, Aquarium Drunkard (2008-04-21)
- Kathleen Edwards, Garden State, The Coast (2008-09)