The McGarrigle Hour
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| The McGarrigle Hour | ||
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| Studio album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle | ||
| Released | October 13, 1998 | |
| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 68:54 | |
| Label | Hannibal Records | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Boyd | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Kate and Anna McGarrigle chronology | ||
| Matapédia (1996) |
The McGarrigle Hour (1998) |
La vache qui pleure (2003) |
The McGarrigle Hour is a 1998 album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
The album was recorded at a family gathering, including Kate's former husband Loudon Wainwright III, their son and daughter Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, Anna's husband Dane Lanken, their son and daughter Sylvan Lanken and Lily Lanken, and Kate and Anna's sister Jane McGarrigle.
Several of the McGarrigle sisters' friends and collaborators, including Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Chaim Tannenbaum, Joel Zifkin and Philippe Tatartcheff, also appear on the album.
The combo perform a mix of traditional folk tunes, pop standards and original material by the participants.
[edit] Track listing
- "Schooldays" – 2:52 - Loudon Wainwright III
- "Skip Rope Song" – 2:34 - Jesse Winchester
- "Gentle Annie" – 2:59 - Stephen Foster
- "Alice Blue Gown" – 2:39 - Joseph McCarthy/Harry Tierney
- "Porte en arrière" – 3:05 - D. L. Menard
- "What'll I Do?" – 3:37 - Irving Berlin
- "Dig My Grave" – 2:38 - traditional
- "Cool River" – 3:32 - Anna/Audrey Bean
- "Heartburn" – 2:28 - Rufus Wainwright
- "NaCl (Sodium Chloride)" – 2:30 - Kate
- "Bon Voyage" – 3:25 - Jacques Laure/Danny Small
- "Allez-vous en" – 3:43 - Cole Porter
- "Green, Green Rocky Road" – 3:54 - traditional
- "Young Love" – 3:23 - Rick Cartey/Carole Joyner
- "Year of the Dragon" – 5:20 - Martha Wainwright
- "Forever and the Same" – 3:29 - Anna/Philippe Tatartcheff
- "Talk to Me of Mendocino" – 2:58 - Kate
- "Baltimore Fire" – 3:15 - traditional
- "Johnny's Gone to Hilo" – 3:09 - traditional
- "Time On My Hands" – 4:15 - Chaim Tannenbaum
- "Goodnight Sweetheart" – 2:09 - Jimmy Campbell/Reginald Connelly/Ray Noble
