Shirley Collins "Heart's Ease" LP (2020)

Details: British folksinger Shirley Collins' 2020 Domino Records album "Heart's Ease" released on black vinyl. New stock, sealed.

Description: "On Heart’s Ease, Shirley delivers a record even stronger than Lodestar having completely regained her confidence, and singing so well that you can’t believe she was away for so long. As Shirley put it, “Lodestar wasn’t too bad, was it? But when I listen to it, it does sometimes sound rather tentative. I had to record it at home because I was just too nervous to sing in front of somebody I didn’t know. This time I was far more relaxed – even though I went into a studio.” Recorded at Metway in Brighton, Heart’s Ease is as compelling and original as Shirley’s great albums from the Sixties and Seventies. There are traditional songs, of course, from England and the USA, but there are also more new songs than in the past (four non-traditional tracks) and there’s even a burst of experimentation that hints at possible new directions to come."

Grade: M (new stock)

TRACK LISTING SIDE A:

A1. The Merry Golden Tree
A2. Rolling In The Dew
A3. The Christmas Song
A4. Locked In Ice
A5. Wondrous Love
A6. Barbara Allen

TRACK LISTING SIDE B:

B1. Canadee-i-o
B2. Sweet Greens and Blues
B3. Tell Me True
B4. Whitsun Dance
B5. Orange In Bloom
B6. Crowlink