Track Listing
1. His Lamest Flame
2. Western Union Desperate
3. Lights Are Changing
4. Seven Sisters
5. Throng of Blowtown
6. Lucky One, The
7. She Had You
8. Some Jingle Jangle Morning
9. Shake Sugaree
10. Two Boats
11. Supergun
12. Down Along the Lea
13. Subway
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Beale Dabbs, Elliott Smith, Jon Brion, Money Mark, Nels Cline, Nick Saloman, Roger McGuinn, Shawn Colvin | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
GOT NO SHADOW is a CD-EXTRA containing both a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files and free access to the internet.
Personnel: Mary Lou Lord (vocals); Stephen Silbert, Rob Schnapf (acoustic & electric guitars); Nick Saloman (acoustic, 6 & 12-string electric guitars); Elliott Smith (acoustic guitar); Nels Cline (electric & baritone guitars); Jon Brion (guitar, chamberlin, harmonium); Rusty Anderson (6 & 12- string guitars); Roger McGuinn (electric 12-string guitar); Ethan Johns (slide & steel guitars, accordion); Beale Dabbs (steel guitar); Cait Reed (violin, tin whistle); Ruth Barrett (dulcimer); Money Mark (Hammond B-3 organ); John Sprague, Paul Bushnell (bass); Joe Ranieri, Fred Eltringham, Joshua Freese, Will Goldsmith (drums, percussion); Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti, Shawn Colvin (background vocals).
Producers: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Fred Maher.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Mary Lou Lord (vocals); Nick Saloman (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar); Rusty Anderson (guitar, 12-string guitar); Elliott Smith (acoustic guitar); Stephen Silbert (electric guitar); Roger McGuinn (12-string guitar); Beale Dabbs (steel guitar); Ruth Barrett (dulcimer); Cait Reed (violin, tin whistle); Jon Brion (harmonium, chamberlin); Money Mark (organ); Nels Cline (bass guitar); Joe Ranieri, Fred Eltringham (drums, percussion); Josh Freese, William Goldsmith (drums); Sharon Celani, Shawn Colvin, Gia Ciambotti (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Chris Lord-Alge; Rob Schnapf; Tom Lord-Alge; Tom Rothrock.
Recording information: American Studios, Memphis, TN; Sunset sound; Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA.
Illustrator: Frank ?.
Photographers: Alice Wheeler; Butch BelAir; Michael Halsband.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Elliott Smith; Nick Salomon; Jon Brion; Money Mark; Nels Cline; Roger McGuinn; Shawn Colvin; William Goldsmith.
GOT NO SHADOW makes it obvious that Mary Lou Lord's years of experience performing in Boston's subway system have given her the ability to capture her listeners' attention immediately with melodies that linger and images that resonate with originality and authenticity. Lord's voice is sweet and soft, alive with emotion, backed by her own able acoustic guitar playing and aided by guest musicians like Shawn Colvin, who provides lovely background vocals on several songs.
GOT NO SHADOW's sound ranges from folky pop to country-influenced songs like "Lights Are Changing," and a delightfully delicate cover of Elizabeth Cotten's "Shake Sugaree." The songs cover wide emotional ground, including the bitter jealousy of "She Had You," sung in a deceptively gentle voice. Lord's talent lies in her ability to imbue her songs with a sense of immediacy as well as an intimacy that is instantly communicative.
Editorial Reviews
3.5 Stars (out of 5) - ...Her summery folk pop stays grounded in her trusty acoustic guitar, although it's polished up enough here to evoke a whole line of wide-eyed girls, from Lesley Gore to the Bangles and Lord's own mentor, Shawn Colvin...
Rolling Stone (01/22/1998)
7 (out of 10) - ...Lord is a likable, sweet-voiced indie-rock romantic; she's also an astoundingly unprolific songwriter, which is okay, because it's fun just to hear what she chooses to cover...
Spin (02/01/1998)
...GOT NO SHADOW is...occasionally overbaked, but mostly it successfully whisks this former subway busker into the pop daylight... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (02/13/1998)
Lord's latest album, and her debut on a major, is strikingly good. Why? Miss Mary Lou's done gone and got herself a band....Lord's still the same subway-busking queen at work here, only with a few more street skills under her belt.
Option (03/01/1998)
...she so convincingly inhabits the material, exuding an unnatural charisma and self-confidence that perhaps only the timeless Lee Hazwelwood/Nancy Sinatra collaboration comes to mind as a comparison...
Magnet (03/01/1998)
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