MARY BLACK: Looking Back

Mary Black: Looking Back

German release: Mary Black: Looking Back - The Best of Mary Black
copyright Grapevine under license from Dara Records

Original Issue date: March 1995

Issue Formats:

Cassette:

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Vinyl:

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CD:

Curb: D2-77718 (USA)

Grapevine: ?? (England)

Arcade: 9902243 (Germany)

Musicians as on original recordings cited, except:

Musicians on "Soul Sister": Declan Sinnott (electric and acoustic guitars and harmony vocals); Dave Early (drums); Carl Geraghty (tenor saxophone); Garvan Gallagher (bass); Frank Gallagher (synthesizer and tin whistle); Pat Crowley (electric piano and accordion); Liam Bradley and Mary Black (harmony vocals)

Musicians on "Looking Forward": Declan Sinnott (acoustic guitar and harmony vocals); Dave Early (drums); Garvan Gallagher (electric bass); Carl Geraghty (soprano saxophone); Frank Gallagher (synthesizer); Pat Crowley (piano); Liam Bradley (harmony vocals).

Musicians on "Only A Woman's Heart": Noel Eccles (drums and percussion); Bill Shanley (guitar); Jim Tate (bass); Mary Black & Emmylou Harris (vocals).

Track List (CURB Records/USA):

1. Soul Sister (Shane Howard)
2. No Frontiers (Jimmy MacCarthy) 'No Frontiers' G-10002
3. Summer Sent You (Noel Brazil) 'The Holy Ground' G-10010
4. Columbus (Noel Brazil) 'No Frontiers' G-10002
5. Adam At the Window (Jimmy MacCarthy) 'Babes In The Wood' G-10003
6. Bright Blue Rose (Jimmy MacCarthy) 'Babes In The Wood' G-10003
7. Looking Forward (John Gorka)
8. Only A Woman's Heart - Featuring Emmylou Harris (Eleanor McEvoy)
9. Vanities (Noel Brazil) 'No Frontiers' G-10002
10. The Loving Time (Noel Brazil) 'The Holy Ground' G-10010
11. Carolina Rua (Thom Moore - mistakenly credited to 'Tom Moore') 'No Frontiers' G-10002
12. Ellis Island (Noel Brazil) 'Without The Fanfare' G-10005

Track List (Arcade/Germany):

1. Soul Sister (Shane Howard)
2. No Frontiers (Jimmy MacCarthy) 'No Frontiers'
3. Summer Sent You (Noel Brazil) 'The Holy Ground'
4. Columbus (Noel Brazil) 'No Frontiers'
5. Adam At the Window (Jimmy MacCarthy) 'Babes In The Wood'
6. Bright Blue Rose (Jimmy MacCarthy) 'Babes In The Wood'
7. Looking Forward (John Gorka)
8. Only A Woman's Heart - Featuring Emmylou Harris (Eleanor McEvoy)
9. Vanities (Noel Brazil) 'No Frontiers'
10. The Loving Time (Noel Brazil) 'The Holy Ground'
11. Carolina Rua (Thom Moore') 'No Frontiers'
12. Ellis Island (Noel Brazil) 'Without The Fanfare'
13. There's A Train That Leaves Tonight
14. Past The Point Of Rescue
15. Song For Ireland
16. Katie 'By the Time It Gets Dark'
17. Flesh And Blood (Shane Howard) 'The Holy Ground'
18. The Moon And St. Christopher

Album Credits:

Other album notes: Emmylou Harris appears courtesy of Asylum Records

"Special thanks to:
Mike Curb, Dennis Hannon, and all at Curb Records.
Mark Miller, Bill Straw & Lois Gerard, Elaine Schock & Lisa Rattenni at Shock Ink. Emmylou Harris, Monty Hitchcock, Tom Barton, Dan Storper, Paul Bartz, Dan Warner, Maggie Cadden, Nancy Iverson."

Declan Sinnott would like to thank Lowden Guitars.

[Note / German Release]: special thanks to Karsten Jahnke / Hamburg

US AGENCY
Steve Martin, The Agency Group,
NYC, 212 581 3100

MANAGEMENT
Paddy Prendergast & Steve Fernie
Grapevine Management
USA 212 346 0653
UK 0171 267 7770

Cover Art note: According to Mary (Chicago / May 1995), the cover and back photographs were shot at Old Georgian House in Dublin

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