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Frank Christian spent the '80s establishing himself as one of the premier songwriters in the Greenwich Village scene that included people like Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin, but he never achieved the same measure of commercial success as his aforementioned peers. Most likely, his blend of folk, jazz and blues was too idiosyncratic to be mass-marketed.
FROM MY HANDS was his first album of new material since a self-produced '80s recording subsequently reissued by Palmetto. It was worth the wait. His fluid, jazzy vocals and his sophisticated songcraft match Christian's virtuosic technique on both acoustic and electric guitar. From the acoustic fingerpicking of "Three Flights Up" to the country feel of "Night Time" and the ominous, jazz-inflected "Separate Solitude," he proves himself a performer and writer of exceptional ability.
Recording information: Alex The Great Studios, Nashville, TN (11/1994-03/1995); East Hill Studios, New York, NY (11/1994-03/1995); N.R.S., Woodstock, NY (11/1994-03/1995).
Photographer: Joe Rosen.
Personnel: Frank Christian (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar); Lee Satterfield, Nanci Griffith (vocals, background vocals); Matt Balitsaris (electric guitar); Kid Java (harmonica); Garth Hudson (accordion); Jeff Berman (vibraphone, percussion); Peter Herbert (acoustic bass); Peter Abbott (drums).
Audio Mixer: Scott Ansell.
From My Hands Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Folk CDs, Blues, Folk Music, Jazz, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Palmetto | | Orig Year | 1995 | | All Time Sales Rank | 191564  | | CD Universe Part number | 1489215 | | Catalog number | 2011 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 27, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Jeff Berman; Matt Balitsaris | | Engineer | A.T. Michael MacDonald; Aaron Hurwitz; Michael McDonald; Scott Ansell; Charlie Dos Santos | | Recording Time | 45 minutes | | Personnel | Garth Hudson - accordion Nanci Griffith - vocals, background vocals Frank Christian - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar Jeff Berman - vibraphone, percussion Lee Satterfield Matt Balitsaris - electric guitar Peter Herbert - acoustic bass Kid Java - harmonica Peter Abbott - drums
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