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Melissa McClelland is the wife of Canadian singer/songwriter Luke Doucet, guitarist for Sarah McLachlan's touring band. Like her husband's, McClelland's music is rootsy, with touches of blues, jazz, country, and folk-rock. Doucet produced this set, McClelland's third solo outing, and he brings the same attention to detail to his wife's work that he brings to his own studio efforts. All of McClelland's tunes have compelling melodies and a considerable lyrical flair. She opens the album with the laid-back rockabilly of "A Girl Can Dream," which, with its loping beat and Doucet's restrained solo, calls to mind the early Elvis Presley staple "Tryin' to Get to You." "God Loves Me" is a sad blues that tells the story of a backwoods party girl who flirts with disaster every time she picks up a man; McClelland's understated vocal, an ominous guitar solo from Doucet, and sustained chords from Steve O'Connor's big Hammond B-3 give the tune a moody feel. "Victoria Day (May Flowers)" is a jaunty ragtime tune about living beyond one's means, with McClelland's lively vocal laughing at the thought of the money running out. Doucet drops a swinging jazzy Texas-flavored solo while the horn section blares with abandon. With players gathered from the couple's touring bands, Doucet has no trouble getting a clean, precise sound that lets each tune shine and keeps the focus where it belongs, on McClelland's luminous vocals. 2009 release. Melissa McClelland's vocal virtuosity, crystalline and luminescent, transports lyrics of a much darker design. Sometimes bawdy, often bloodied, and always intriguing, Melissa sings of bruised hearts and broken bones, trigger-happy renegades and contrived innocence. In spite of all the impurities of human nature explored throughout Victoria Day, her first release on Six Shooter Records, Melissa remains an unblemished figure with a vocal dexterity matched by a superb backing band. Victoria Day is a modern mix of retro guitar tones courtesy of both Melissa and producer Luke Doucet, who brings a reverence for a true vintage feel to string arrangements, piano, upright bass and punchy drums. The album blends a deliciously dirty sound with the sparkling voice that has captured the hearts of heavy-hitters Blue Rodeo, Sarah McLachlan and Jesse Cook. Warner. Personnel: Melissa McClelland (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals); Ron Sexsmith (vocals); Luke Doucet (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, background vocals); Kathryn Sugden, Karen Graves (violin); Johann Lotter (viola); Jim Bish (saxophone); Bryden Baird (trumpet); William Carn (trombone); Steve O'Connor (piano); Rich Levesque (upright bass, electric bass, background vocals); Al Cross (drums, percussion); Glenn Milchem, Barry Mirochnick (drums). Recording information: Canterbury Music Company, Toronto, Canada; Found Sound; Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Melissa Mcclelland - Victoria Day Album Track Listing

Trk	Song	Time	Price	Buy MP3
1	Girl Can Dream	3:00	$0.99
2	Glenrio	5:25	$0.99
3	Segovia	5:10	$0.99
4	God Loves Me	4:55	$0.99
5	Victoria Day (April Showers)	1:45	$0.99
6	Victoria Day (May Flowers)	4:00	$0.99
7	I Blame You	2:37	$0.99
8	Cry on My Shoulder	4:49	$0.99
9	When the Lights When Off in Hogtown	3:56	$0.99
10	Seasoned Lovers	3:05	$0.99
11	Brake	4:39	$0.99
12	Money Shot	1:52	$0.99

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Melissa Mcclelland should be a bigger star than she is. I just recently saw her perform with Sara McLachlan & Butterfly Boucher. In my opinion she steals the show. I realize that Vicotira Day is from 2009 but after hearing her live I had to purchase the CD. Her sultry blues voice and hard driven Rhythms will knock your socks off. Then she puts on the brakes, as in Glenrio, and you see another side of her extraordinary talent. This CD does not disappoint.
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Victoria Day songs Product Details

Label	Six Shooter
Orig Year	2009
CD Universe Part number	7911734
Catalog number	660049
Discs	1
Release Date	New Melissa Mcclelland CD release date Jan 15, 2013
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Luke Doucet
Engineer	Sam Ibbett; Jeremy Darby
Personnel	Karen Graves - violin Ron Sexsmith - vocals Al Cross - drums, percussion Luke Doucet - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, background vocals Bryden Baird - trumpet Glenn Milchem Kathryn Sugden William Carn - trombone Barry Mirochnick - drums Jim Bish - saxophone Johann Lotter - viola Rich Levesque - upright bass, electric bass, background vocals Melissa Mcclelland - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals Steve O'Connor - piano