"Eleanor Whitmore's 'Airplanes' is a perfect example of what happens when attention to pinpoint detail in production and exquisite instrumentation accompanies a well conceived collection of songs; a highly impressive debut album.
-- Jay Sweet, Sweet Talk
"Eleanor Whitmore's, 'Airplanes; brings a brand of folk-pop that melds Aimee Mann and the Beatles in a tuneful, distinctive way." --Jim Caligiuri, Austin Chronicle
"Jackson Brown bought Eleanor's CD. You should too." --Allison Moorer
credits
released August 30, 2008
eleanor whitmore
~airplanes
1.) never say a word
2.) sister sleeps
3.) waltz of the mystery ship
4.) just friends
5.) awake to remember me
6.) fly
7.) sorry
8.) coffee in the rain
9.) sing
10.) the river
11.) keep on moving
12.) airplanes
Produced by Chris Masterson
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Mixed by Steve Christensen
Engineered by Steve Christensen, George Reiff, Andrew Hernandez, Chris Masterson, Jonas Wilson, Donald Dulaney, and Eleanor Whitmore
All songs by Eleanor Whitmore except, 'the river' by Michael O'Connor (ASCAP) & Eleanor Whitmore (BMI), and 'airplanes' by Chris Masterson (BMI) & Eleanor Whitmore (BMI)
The Band:
Eleanor Whitmore- vocals, harmony vocals, violin/fiddle, stroh violin, mandolin, viola, mellotron, string arrangements, Ray Wylie Hubbard's National guitar on 'airplanes', pots & pans
Chris Masterson- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandoguitar, 12-string acoustic and electric guitar, bass, ukulele, glockenspiel, mellotron, harmonica, omnichord, harmony vocals, pots & pans
George Reiff- bass guitar, harmony vocals, pots & pans, harmonica, tambourine
Paul 'Falcon' Valdez- drums, all percussion except pots & pans
Sweney Tidball- Piano, Wurlitzer piano, mellotron, tack piano, clavinette, Rhodes piano, Lowery organ
Additional instrumentation:
Katy Rose Cox- violin on 'fly'
Melissa Becker- viola on 'fly'
Bonnie Whitmore- cello on 'fly' and 'airplanes, harmony vocals on 'just friends', 'airplanes'
Alex Whitmore- harmony vocals on 'never say a word' and 'keep on moving'
Bruce Robison- harmony vocals on 'the river' and 'keep on moving'
Andrew Hernandez- harmony vocals on 'coffee in the rain' and 'sing'
Todd Pertl- pedal steel on 'fly'
Speedy Gonzales- trombone on 'sorry'
Oliver Steck- trumpet on 'sorry'
Johnathan Doyle- saxophone on 'sorry'
Jim Starbord- spoons on 'keep on moving'
Chris Brecht- typewriter on 'keep on moving'
Thank you Chris Masterson for your inspiration, fire and direction. I wouldn't be here without you. Special thanks to my parents, Alex and Marti Whitmore for getting me started, making me practice and always supporting. Thanks George Reiff and Steve Christensen for making it every step of the way. Thanks also to my sister Bonnie, Michael O'Connor, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Paul 'Falcon' Valdez, Sweney Tidball, Chris Brecht, Andrew Hernandez, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Brent Mitchell, Slaid Cleaves, Susan Gibson, Jim Starbord, Oliver Steck, Jonathan Doyle, Speedy Gonzales, Mike Castoro, Les Brooks, Katy Rose Cox, Melissa Becker, Curtis??? (for the Stroh violin!), Jonas Wilson, Donald Dulaney, Greg Calbi, Marry Ellen DeVaux, Sharon Angello
Excellent. You sound so different. A bit Elvis Costello and Elliot Smith in there. An urban album. Great clean sound. Love Holidays. More, please? Roy Greer
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6