Name: No Closing Chord: The Songs of Malvina Reynolds
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SKU: 180519
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No Closing Chord

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Album: No Closing Chord: The Songs of Malvina Reynolds
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Magic Penny/Visitation	More Info...	0:04
2)	A Little Muscle	More Info...	0:05
3)	What Have They Done to the Rain?	More Info...	0:04
4)	The Money Crop	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Judge Said	More Info...	0:03
6)	No Hole in My Head	More Info...	0:04
7)	From Way Up Here	More Info...	0:04
8)	Lost Children Street	More Info...	0:03
9)	Rosie Jane	More Info...	0:05
10)	I Cannot Sleep For Thinking Of The Children	More Info...	0:05
11)	On the Rim of the World	More Info...	0:02
12)	This World	More Info...	0:04
13)	No Closing Chord	More Info...	0:02

Album: No Closing Chord: The Songs of Malvina Reynolds
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Magic Penny/Visitation	More Info...	0:04
2)	A Little Muscle	More Info...	0:05
3)	What Have They Done to the Rain?	More Info...	0:04
4)	The Money Crop	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Judge Said	More Info...	0:03
6)	No Hole in My Head	More Info...	0:04
7)	From Way Up Here	More Info...	0:04
8)	Lost Children Street	More Info...	0:03
9)	Rosie Jane	More Info...	0:05
10)	I Cannot Sleep For Thinking Of The Children	More Info...	0:05
11)	On the Rim of the World	More Info...	0:02
12)	This World	More Info...	0:04
13)	No Closing Chord	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Rosalie Sorrels (vocals, acoustic guitar); Terry Garthwaite (vocals); Nina Gerber (acoustic & electric guitars); Bruce Carver (electric guitar); Bonnie Raitt (slide guitar); Steve Erquiaga (nylon string guitar); Johnny "Shoes" Pisano (mandolin, bass); David Balakrishnan (violin); Jami Sieber (cello, background vocals); Barbara Higbie (fiddle, accordion, piano, background vocals); Will Scarlett (harmonica); John R. Burr (organ); Bruce Barthol (acoustic & electric basses); Todd Phillips (acoustic bass); Benny Rietveld (electric bass); Vince Littleton (drums); Amber Haskell, Dominique Haskell, Gabrielle DaCosta, Gretchen O'Henley, Michelle Sum Leung, Miles Hadley (background vocals).
Producers: Nina Gerber, Jon Solins, Rosalie Sorrels, Bruce Carver, Simon Garber.
Engineers: Gary Mankin, Jane Pipit, Frank Cunningham.
Recorded at Bay Studios, Berkeley, California; Wellhausen, San Francisco, California; Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island and Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, Canada.
Personnel: Rosalie Sorrels (vocals, acoustic guitar); Terry Garthwaite (vocals); Nina Gerber (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Bonnie Raitt (slide guitar); Steve Erquiaga (nylon-string guitar); Johnny "Shoes" Pisano (mandolin); David Balakrishnan (violin); Barbara Higbie (fiddle, accordion, piano, background vocals); Jami Sieber (cello, background vocals); Todd Phillips (acoustic bass); Benny Rietveld, Bruce Barthol (electric bass); Vince Littleton (drums).
Liner Note Authors: James Michener; William Butler Yeats; Frank Borman; Judy Collins; Joe Hill .
Recording information: Bay Studios, Berkeley, CA (07/10/1993); Veterans memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI (07/10/1993).
No Closing Chord marks the centennial celebration of the birth of folk songwriter Malvina Reynolds who is known primarily for penning the songs "Little Boxes," a hit for Pete Seeger, and "What Have They Done to the Rain" for the Seekers. Singing 13 of Reynolds's most loved songs is fellow folk legend Rosalie Sorrels. There is a deep connection between these two pioneers. Not only has Sorrels sang the songs of Reynolds for a number of years but she also wrote the liner notes for the Reynolds compilation Ear to the Ground, Topical Songs 1960-1978. Guitarist Nina Gerber took care of the musical end of the tribute, putting together a stellar cast including Bonnie Raitt, Barbara Higbie, Laurie Lewis, Terry Garthwaite, and Will Scarlett. ~ Al Campbell