Tag Archives: Mark Sandman

Tanya Donelly: Beautysleep

On February 19, 2002, “4AD” label released “Beautysleep”, the second Tanya Donelly studio album. It was recorded 2000-2001, and was produced by Tanya Donelly, Matthew Ellard and Dean Fisher.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, organ, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, wind, e-bow
  • Dean Fisher – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, organ, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, shaker, triangle
  • Rich Gilbert – autoharp, electric and slide guitar, organ, keyboards
  • David Narcizo – drums, tambourine
  • Gracie Bee – glockenspiel
  • Elizabeth Steen – accordion
  • Mark Sandman – vocals
  • Chris Toppin – vocals
  • Hilken Mancini – vocals
  • Poppy Ellard – vocals
  • Chris Toppin – vocal arrangements
  • Brian Brown – engineer
  • Matthew Ellard – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Chris Bigg – design, illustrations
  • Dana Tynan – portraits

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly, except where noted

  1. Life Is but a Dream
  2. The Storm
  3. The Night You Saved My Life – Tanya Donelly, Dean Fisher
  4. Keeping You
  5. Moonbeam Monkey
  6. Wrap-Around Skirt
  7. Another Moment
  8. Darkside – Tanya Donelly, Dean Fisher
  9. So Much Song
  10. The Wave – Tanya Donelly, Dean Fisher
  11. The Shadow – Tanya Donelly, Dean Fisher
  12. Head for Math – hidden track starts 5:57 in to The Shadow

Morphine: Cure for Pain

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On September 14, 1993, “Rykodisc” label released “Cure for Pain”, the second Morphine album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Mark Sandman.

Personnel:

  • Mark Sandman – lead vocals, 2 string slide bass, tritar, guitar, organ, recording, mixing
  • Jimmy Ryan – mandolin
  • Dana Colley- baritone and tenor saxophone, backing vocals.
  • Jerome Deupree – drums
  • Billy Conway- drums, cocktail drum
  • Ken Winokur – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Sandman.

  1. Dawna
  2. Buena
  3. I’m Free Now
  4. All Wrong
  5. Candy
  6. A Head with Wings
  7. In Spite of Me
  8. Thursday
  9. Cure for Pain
  10. Mary Won’t You Call My Name?
  11. Let’s Take a Trip Together
  12. Sheila
  13. Miles Davis’ Funeral

Morphine: Like Swimming

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On March 11, 1997, “DreamWorks Records” released “Like Swimming”, the fourth Morphine album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Mark Sandman and Paul Q. Kolderie.

Personnel:

  • Mark Sandman – vocals, guitar
  • Dana Colley – tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Jerome Deupree – drums
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – engineer
  • Matthew Ellard – mixing

All tracks by Mark Sandman.

  1. Lilah
  2. Potion
  3. I Know You (Pt. III)
  4. Early to Bed
  5. Wishing Well
  6. Like Swimming
  7. Murder for the Money
  8. French Fries w/Pepper
  9. Empty Box
  10. Eleven O’Clock
  11. Hanging on a Curtain
  12. Swing It Low

Morphine: The Night

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On February 1, 2000, “Dream Works” Label released “The Night”, the fifth and final Morphine studio album. It was completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, and was produced by Mark Sandman, Dana Colley and Jerome Deupree.

Personnel:

  • Mark Sandman – vocals, 2-string slide bass, organ, tritar, guitar, piano
  • Dana Colley – baritone sax, tenor sax, double sax, triangle
  • Jerome Deupree – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Sandman.

  1. The Night
  2. So Many Ways
  3. Souvenir
  4. Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer
  5. Like a Mirror
  6. A Good Woman is Hard to Find
  7. Rope on Fire
  8. I’m Yours, You’re Mine
  9. The Way We Met
  10. Slow Numbers
  11. Take Me with You