Name: Plumb
Brand: Blue Thumb Records (USA)
SKU: 15545
Price: 33.6 SGD
Availability: InStock

Performer Notes

Jonatha Brooke & The Story: Jonatha Brooke (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Duke Levine (acoustic, acoustic slide & electric guitars, lap steel, mandolin, mando-cello); Bruce Cockburn (vocals, acoustic guitar); Eileen Ivers (violin, electric violin); David Nadien, Charles Libove (violin); Olivia Koppell (viola); Jesse Levy (cello); Anders Bostrom (Chinese flute, piccolo); Jerry O'Sullivan (Uilleann pipes); Alain Mallet (accordion, piano, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, shakers, programming); Tom West (Hammond B-3 organ); Michael Rivard (acoustic & electric basses); Abe Laboriel (drums, dumbek, shakers, tambourine, percussion); Shawn Pelton (drums); Jay Bellerose (djembe, dumbek, bass drum); John MacVey, Ingrid Graudins, Ben Wisch (background vocals).
Recorded at BearTracks, Suffern, New York; Blue Jay, Carlisle, Massachusetts; Clinton Studios, New York.
Personnel: Jonatha Brooke (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ingrid Graudins (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Bruce Cockburn (vocals, acoustic guitar); Duke Levine (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, mandocello, mandolin); Eileen Ivers (violin, electric violin); Shawn Pelton (violin, drums, snare drum); Charles Libove, David Nadien (violin); Olivia Koppell (viola); Jesse Levy (cello); Anders Bostrom (piccolo); Jerry O'Sullivan (Uilleann pipe); Alain Mallet (accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, shaker, programming, drum programming); Michael Rivard (upright bass, electric bass); Jay Bellerose (drums, bass drum, djembe, dumbek); Abe Laboriel, Jr. (drums, dumbek, shaker, tambourine, percussion); Ben Wisch (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Ben Wisch.
Recording information: Bear Tracks, Suffern, NY; BearTracks, Suffern, NY; Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, MA; Blue Jay, Carisle, MA; Clinton Studios, New York, NY.
Photographers: Tom Tavee; Brian Velenchenko.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Tom Legoff; Jerry O'Sullivan.
Arrangers: Duke Levine; Michael Rivard; Abe Laboriel, Jr. ; Jonatha Brooke; Alain Mallet; Ben Wisch; Ben Wittman.
When the Story broke up, Jonatha Brooke kept the name for recognition. Most of her fans and critical supporters knew that she had always been the chief songwriter in the duo. PLUMB, released on the now-defunct Blue Thumb Records label, marked the beginning of Brooke's solo career. Though PLUMB lacks Jennifer Kimball's able, supple soprano and the creative percussion that helped give THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE its eclectic sound, Brooke more than makes up for these absences.
Brooke stretches and tests her songwriting, deftly exploring various styles. Her soprano is an amazing instrument in its own right, and it doesn't hurt that her songwriting has taken on such a strong but subtle sense of self-determinism. Brooke also brings touring companion Ingrid Graudins aboard as a backup vocalist. PLUMB's tunes range from the Bonnie Raitt-inflected bluesy attitude of "Where Were You?" to the veering, stop-start tempo changes of "Charming." "Inconsolable," a jazzy and emotional piano contemplation, nears the seven-minute mark. Bruce Cockburn provides guest vocals on "War," and there's even a quick, whimsical jig for extra variety.

Professional Reviews

Dirty Linen (2-3/96, p.87) - ..."this album features a squad of heavy hitters like Bruce Cockburn, Alain Mallet, and Duke Levine. It's a personal and introspective collection of songs that run over brittle territories of the heart....If it's depth you want, there's plenty of space to fall into."

Album: Plumb
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Nothing Sacred
2)	Where Were You?
3)	Inconsolable
4)	No Better
5)	West Point
6)	War
7)	Made of Gold
8)	Is This All?
9)	Full-Fledged Strangers
10)	Paris
11)	Charming
12)	Andrew Duffy's Jig

Album: Plumb
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Nothing Sacred
2)	Where Were You?
3)	Inconsolable
4)	No Better
5)	West Point
6)	War
7)	Made of Gold
8)	Is This All?
9)	Full-Fledged Strangers
10)	Paris
11)	Charming
12)	Andrew Duffy's Jig