Description
One Day is the eighth studio album by the British singer and songwriter Rob Halligan, independently released on Blatant in September 2018. The album was recorded solo acoustic, in one day, by Chris Hunt at Pigsty Music Studio in Northampton, England.
My new acoustic album was recorded in one day with Chris Hunt at the Pig Sty studios in Northants and money from the sales of this will go to the work of the Drop-in centre in Coventry I’ve worked in since 2004. Many of the songs on this album were picked by people who come into the centre, some of whom are homeless. [Rob Halligan]
A 2017 release, which missed our attention until now, this album shows the Midlands-based singer/songwriter rising to the challenge of recording, as the title suggests, a batch of songs in one day. Recording a stripped-down album with just vocals and acoustic guitar is always a risky business, but such is the passion of Rob’s performances that this is an album which holds your attention even if you are familiar with his full band versions of many of these songs. A good acoustic album requires strong songwriting, both lyrically and in the structure of the songs, and Rob Halligan continues to prove his ability to write that is both catchy and captivating. The opener is Rob’s much-loved cover of the Mike Scott gem «Bring Em All In» and that’s followed by some delicate finger-picked guitar on «Hold You Tonight». Rob has mastered the art of storytelling in his lyrics and uses those stories to share truths about God. «Hold Lightly» talks about putting your trust in God and holding tightly to Him and that message of hope is carried through in «Broken Things» talking of how God takes our brokenness and makes it new. [Andy Shaw, Cross Rhythms, May 2019]
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CD tracklist:
01. Bring Em All In – 4:14
02. This Road – 3:17
03. Roger Daltrey – 3:29
04. Hold You Tonight – 3:21
05. Hold Lightly – 3:07
06. Broken Things – 4:06
07. Ready for the Storm – 3:49
08. Shadow of Our Home – 4:05
09. Pride of Place – 4:32
10. Wild Horses / Into the Mystic – 6:44
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