Nichole Nordeman – Woven and Spun

Description

Woven & Spun is the third album by the American singer and songwriter Nichole Nordeman, released on Sparrow Records in 2002, distributed in the US by Chordant Distribution Group.

The album was recorded at various studios in Franklin and in Nashville, Tennessee; with Charlie Peacock (tracks 2, 4–6, 8, 10, 11) and Mark Hammond (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 12) producing. (Tracks 2, 6, and 8 recorded by Bill Deaton at Sound Kitchen; assisted by Drew Bollman. Tracks 4, 10, and 11 recorded by Jacquire King, Richie Biggs, and Sam Ashworth at The Art House. Track 5 recorded by Richie Biggs at The Art House; assisted by Luke Vogel. Overdubs recorded by Richie Biggs at The Art House. Tracks 2, 6, and 8 mixed by Shane Wilson at Pentavarit; assisted by Lee Broadwell. Tracks 4, 5, 10, and 11 mixed by Tom Laune at Bridgeway Studio; assisted by Stephen Lotz. Additional engineering and editing by Matt Stanfield. Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, and 12 recorded by Reid Shippen at The Bennett House. Additional recording by Todd Robbins, Russ Long, and Blair Masters. Pro-tools recording and editing by Dave Dillbeck, Recorded at Rec Room Studios, Dark Horse Studios, 16th Avenue Sound and Blair’s House. Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, and 12 mixed by Tom Laune at Bridgeway Studio; assisted by Stephen Lotz.)

Since her emergence in 1998 Nichole has been one of Nashville’s finest talents. The title track on her ‘Wide Eyed‘ debut was one of the finest songs of the year while her voice full of bitter sweet phrasing and the ability to glide effortlessly into wistful grace notes would have found her a session singer living even if she wasn’t one of Nashville’s finest songwriters. This is the album which rocketed Nichole in the upper echelons of the US CCM scene. Unlike her first two projects, this set deals far less with introspective tales of struggle and instead is an extended contemplation of God’s goodness. That isn’t to say that Nichole’s lyrics have become prosaic and over-familiar, the touch of the poet’s hand is still very much in evidence here. One song, «Healed» with its memorable chorus “By your wounds we are healed”, is particularly powerful: “We stutter and we stammer ’til you say us/ A symphony of chaos ’til you play us/ Phrases on the pages of unknown/ ‘Til you read us into poetry and prose/ We are kept and we are captive ’til you free us/ Vaguely unimagined ’til you dream us/ Aimlessly unguided ’til you lead us home.” Such eloquence is underpinned by masterful production from Charlie Peacock (seven songs) and Mark Hammond (five songs) who bring in plenty of multi-textured instrumentation and ProTool effects on the vocals to give Nichole’s poignant and haunting songs a pristine pop sheen. Wonderful stuff. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, January 2003]

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CD tracklist:

01. Holy
02. Mercies New
03. Healed
04. Legacy
05. I Am
06. In Your Eyes
07. Even Then
08. Never Loved You More
09. Take Me As I Am
10. Doxology
11. My Offering
12. Gratitude

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