Dearestly by Lauren Mann
The past four years have been full of triumphs, sorrows, incredible experiences, many miles traveled, lots of amazing people, and an incredible musical journey. This album, Dearestly, chronicles much of that journey: the highs and lows, the love and loss, and everything in between. It’s been a labour of love, and a collaboration of many, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. With this release, I decided to go against the grain and do a pay-what-you-feel digital download to try and get the album into as many ears as possible. Since I don’t have a lot of industry support, my fans and friends are what will help get the word out. So, if you are excited about what you hear, I would love it if you’d share the digital download link with your friends and help me spread Dearestly far and wide. Above all, I hope these songs are an inspiration to you.
Lauren.
“Honest and affectionate, with a little bit of whimsy.”
Tracklist
| 1. | Idyll I | 1:23 |
| 2. | New Beginning | 3:41 |
| 3. | Brave Face | 4:05 |
| 4. | Beautiful Place | 3:06 |
| 5. | Talk of Leaving | 2:58 |
| 6. | Hibernate | 4:09 |
| 7. | Idyll II | 1:22 |
| 8. | I Wanna Know | 3:58 |
| 9. | Make Smooth | 3:37 |
| 10. | St. Lawrence | 3:50 |
| 11. | Idyll III | 1:49 |
| 12. | Oregon | 5:07 |
| 13. | Show Me the Way | 3:21 |
| 14. | You Are Fire (feat JJ Shiplett) | 3:57 |
| 15. | Wooden Heart | 3:25 |
| 16. | Idyll IV | 1:27 |
Credits
All Music and Lyrics by: Lauren Mann
Produced by: Josh Rob Gwilliam and Howard Redekopp
Engineered by: Josh Rob Gwilliam
Recorded at: OCL Studios - Chestermere, AB
Mixed by: Howard Redekopp
Mastered by: Joao Carvalho
The Fairly Odd Folk:
Kurt Dahle - drums, vocals on track 15
Chris Byrne – bass on tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14
Howard Redekopp – bass on tracks 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 15
Charlie Hase – pedal steel on tracks 5, 8, 12, 14, 15
Denis Dufresne – violin on tracks 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15
Logan Gabert – electric guitar on track 3, 7, 8, 9
Jonah Krieser – electric guitar on tracks 2, 13, 15
Jon Purschke – acoustic guitar on track 2, 3, 4
Dane Letourneau – vocals on track 8, electric and acoustic guitar on track 13
Kevin Sullivan II – clarinet on tracks 10, 12, flute on tracks 14, 15
Josh Gwilliam – percussion on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Andrew Ball – percussion on tracks 6, 13
Spencer Cheyne – percussion on track 12
Zoltan Szoges – percussion on tracks 4, 10, omnichord on track 6
JJ Shiplett – vocals on track 14
Jesse Jansen – vocals on track 8
Adam Stanton – vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 16
Lizzy Munson – vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 16
Scott Henderson – vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 16
Choir 1 – Track 12
Amy Wood, Henry White, Jess Purschke, Jon Purschke, Kevin Sullivan II
Choir 2 – Track 4
Amy Wood, Jonathan Li, Kevin Sullivan II, Laura Wilson, Mel Renaud
Choir 3 – Track 6, 10, 13, 15
Alisha VanWieren, Bill Black, Kevin Sullivan II, Laura Wilson, Mel Renaud, Roman Siderov
Choir 4 – Track 8
Alisha VanWieren, Laura Wilson, Mel Renaud
License
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Lauren is a woman of many hobbies and identities including being a songwriter, musician, adventurer, mama, and island dweller. These days, life is centred around her family with music being accompanied by tin whistles and tambourines, and songs being sung on repeat at bedtime. Still, she finds pockets of time to write and create, and harness the inspiration that abounds.