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Natalie Merchant
Leave Your Sleep

Album US 2010 on Nonesuch label
Folk (Celtic, Bluegrass, Romani, Folk)

80-page mediabook in a slipcase. All songs composed by Natalie Merchant with text by various poets. "Nursery Rhyme of Innocense and Experience," composed by Natalie Merchant incorporating words from "Nursery Rhyme of Innocense and Experience" written by Charles Causley. Text from the poem "Bleezer's Ice-Cream" in 'The New Kid on the Block', text copyright © 1984 by Jack Prelutsky, used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. "It Makes a Change," composed by Natalie Merchant incorporating words from "It Makes a Change," written by Mervyn Peake. "maggie and milly and molly and may" contains the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may," written by E. E. Cummings © 1956, 1984, 1991 by the Trustees for the E. E. Cummings Trust, from 'Complete Poems: 1904-1962', edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation. "Adventures of Isabel," by Ogden Nash, used by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd., copyright © 1936, all rights reserved. "The Janitor's Boy" contains the poem "The Janitor's Boy," written by Nathalia Crane © 1924 Nathalia Crane. "Griselda," composed by Nathalia Merchant incorporating words from "Griselda," written by Eleanor Farjeon. The words of "Vain and Careless" are set to music and reproduced by permission of A P Watt on behalf of the Trustees of the Robert Graves Copyright Trust. Meridian Arts Ensemble appears courtesy of Channel Classical Records and Eight Ball Records. Wynton Marsalis appears courtesy of The Orchard. Michael Leonhart appears courtesy of Sunnyside Records. Hazmat Modine appears courtesy of Barbès Records. Clark Gayton appears courtesy of Ritual Ltd. Victor Goines appears courtesy of Rosemary Joseph Records. Wycliffe Gordon appears courtesy of Bluesback Records. Recording Studio: The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, N Y Additional recording at Avatar Studios, New York, N Y; Legacy Recording Studios, New York, N Y; and The Sound Kitchen, Nashville, T N Mix Studio: The Magic Shop Mastering Studio: Gateway Mastering Studios For songs 1.1, 1.4-1.5, 9, 2.1, 2.4-2.5: Music © 2009 Molly Castle Music (ASCAP). For all other songs: Music © 2009 Molly Castle Music (ASCAP) and Words Public Domain. Booklet: Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104. ℗ & © 2010 Big City Sister, Inc. Exclusively licensed to Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Back cover: ℗ 2010 Big City Sister, Inc. Exclusively licensed to Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. Made in the U.S.A.

     
Musicians
PortraitNatalie Merchant voc, p, *1963 US
composed by, liner notes, producer, album by, arranged by, string arrangement, orchestrated by, orchestration, arranged by, arrangement
PortraitCreative Artists Agency ,
booking, at
David Pearson
design, package
Adam Deane
engineer, assistant, the sound kitchen
PortraitNick Brophy voc, b, *1965 US
engineer, the sound kitchen
Brooke Wentz
legal, research
Elias Savada
legal, research
Karen A. Pals
legal, research
PortraitRosemary Carroll , US
legal, research
Mother Goose
liner notes, quote
PortraitPaul Antonell ,
management, studio manager, the clubhouse
Elliott & Fry
photography by, christina rossetti
PortraitMark Seliger , *1959 US
photography by, cover photograph, photography by, page 80
PortraitEdward Weston , 1886-1958 US
photography by, e. e. cummings
Forshaw And Coles
photography by, gerard manley hopkins
Matthew Brady
photography by, john godfrey saxe, lydia huntley sigourney
Sebastian Peake
photography by, mervyn peake
PortraitMarion Ettlinger , US
photography by, page 2
Charles L. Ritzmann
photography by, robert louis stevenson
PortraitCarla Sacks , US
public relations, publicity
Matthew Rankin
public relations, publicity
Sarah Cullen
coordinator, licensing, research, photo researcher
PortraitSean O'Loughlin ,
arranged by, string arrangement, orchestrated by, orchestration
PortraitPaul Meehan g, man, IE
acoustic guitar, backing band, lúnasa
PortraitCillian Vallely p, IE
bagpipes, willeann pipes, backing band, lúnasa, uilleann pipes, backing band, lúnasa, low whistle, backing band, lúnasa
PortraitTrevor Hutchinson b, cb, GB
double bass, upright bass, backing band, lúnasa
PortraitSeán Smyth vn, IE
fiddle, backing band, lúnasa
PortraitKevin Crawford fl, p, *1967 IE
whistle, low whistle, backing band, lúnasa, tin whistle, vocals, bodhrán, bodran, backing band, lúnasa, flute, backing band, lúnasa
PortraitJeremy McCoy cb, *1963 CA
bass
PortraitEileen Moon vc, US
cello
PortraitJeanne LeBlanc ,
cello
PortraitKaren Dreyfus vl,
viola
PortraitRobert Rinehart vn,
viola
PortraitAnn Lehmann vn, US
violin
PortraitArnaud Sussmann vn, FR
violin
PortraitLisa Kim vn,
violin
PortraitMatt Lehmann vn, US
violin
PortraitMinyoung Baik vn,
violin
PortraitSandra Park vn, US
violin
PortraitShan Jiang vn,
violin
PortraitSharon Yamada vn, US
violin
PortraitCharles Causley , 1917-2003 GB
words by, incorporating words written by
PortraitDaniel Grabois alp, US
horn, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
PortraitBenjamin Herrington tb, voc, US
trombone, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
PortraitBrian McWhorter tr, fh, US
trumpet, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
PortraitJohn Nelson g, cwb, voc,
trumpet, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
PortraitRaymond Stewart tu, US
tuba, backing band, meridian arts ensemble
PortraitGreg Cohen b, *1953 US
bass
PortraitStephen Barber key, syn, *1952 US
orchestrated by, orchestration, arranged by, arrangement, arranged by, string arrangement
PortraitArtis Wodehouse p, US
organ, pump organ
PortraitRich Stearns bj, voc,
banjo
PortraitMark Murphy vc, b,
double bass, upright bass
PortraitBill Spence voc,
dulcimer, hammer dulcimer
PortraitJudy Hyman vn, US
fiddle
PortraitGabriel Gordon g, voc, key,
guitar
PortraitWynton Marsalis tr, *1961 US
trumpet, arranged by, arrangement
PortraitCarlos Henriquez b, *1979 US
bass
PortraitFairfield Four , *1921 US
choir, gospel
PortraitAli Jackson dr, US
drums
PortraitDoug Wamble g, voc, s-g, *1972 US
guitar, banjo, guitar
PortraitDan Nimmer p, US
piano
PortraitWalter Blanding ts, ss, *1971 US
saxophone
PortraitJack Prelutsky ,
text by, poem
PortraitEdward Hall dr, perc,
vocals, the fairfield four
PortraitIsaac Freeman voc,
vocals, the fairfield four
PortraitJoe Rice man, voc,
vocals, the fairfield four
PortraitJoseph Thompson ,
vocals, the fairfield four
PortraitRobert Hamlett ,
vocals, the fairfield four
PortraitDieter Hennings g,
acoustic guitar, theorbo, guitar, baroque guitar, lute
PortraitMichael Leonhart tr, *1974 US
trumpet, arranged by, horn arrangement
PortraitChris Wood b, *1969 US
bass, backing band, medeski martin & wood
PortraitBilly Martin dr, perc, *1963 US
drums, backing band, medeski martin & wood
PortraitJohn Medeski key, org, p, *1965 US
piano, backing band, medeski martin & wood
PortraitDan Levine tb, tu, US
bass trombone, tuba, alto horn
PortraitKatell Keineg voc, g, *1965 FR
vocals
PortraitWeng Po Wei ,
dizi, dizi flute
PortraitWang Guo-Wei vn,
erhu
PortraitSun Li ,
pipa
PortraitLorin Sklamberg voc, acc, p, US
accordion, backing band, the klezmatics
PortraitPaul Morrissett b, voc, US
acoustic bass, horn, baritone horn, backing band, the klezmatics
PortraitMatt Darriau cl, *1966 US
clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, alto sax, backing band, the klezmatics
PortraitLisa Gutkin vn, voc, US
fiddle, backing band, the klezmatics
PortraitRichie Barshay dr, *1983 US
frame drum, snare, snare drum, drum, poyk, backing band, the klezmatics
PortraitFrank London tr, *1958 US
trumpet, alto horn, backing band, the klezmatics
PortraitThe Klezmatics , *1986 US
vocals, gang vocals
PortraitUri Sharlin p, IL
accordion
PortraitMarc Friedman eb,
bass
PortraitGreg Heffernan vc,
cello
PortraitGilad Harel ,
clarinet
PortraitDan Aran dr,
drums, percussion
PortraitErik Della Penna voc, clap,
guitar
PortraitSterling Campbell dr, perc, *1964 US
drums
PortraitE. E. Cummings , 1894-1962 US
written by, poem
PortraitJohn Roberts vn, sax,
concertina, voice, of the manservant
PortraitDeidre Rodman p, voc, US
harpsichord
PortraitNina Stern rec, cl,
recorder, chalumeau
PortraitMotomi Igarashi ,
viola da gamba
PortraitSteve Elson , US
baritone saxophone, clarinet, b-flat clarinet, backing band, hazmat modine, clarinet, baritone saxophone, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitMichael Gomez g, stg,
dobro, backing band, hazmat modine, lap steel guitar, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitRich Huntley dr, US
drums, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitPete Smith dr, tu,
electric guitar, backing band, hazmat modine, banjo, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitBill Barrett h,
harmonica, chromatic harmonica, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitWade Schuman voc, h,
harmonica, diatonic harmonica, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitPamela Fleming tr, voc, *1957 US
trumpet, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitJoe Daley tu, 1918-1994 US
tuba, backing band, hazmat modine
PortraitThe Ditty Bops , 2004-2012 US
vocals
PortraitAbby DeWald voc, acg,
vocals, the ditty bops
PortraitAmanda Barrett voc, man,
vocals, the ditty bops
PortraitBlake Miller acc, b, US
accordion
PortraitOgden Nash , 1902-1971 US
text by
PortraitClark Gayton tb, voc, perc, US
trombone, arranged by, horn arrangement
PortraitHoova Simpson ,
bass
PortraitGraham Sutton voc, g, *1972 GB
drums
PortraitAndrew Bassford ,
guitar
PortraitHorace James key,
keyboards
PortraitLarry McDonald perc, *1939 JM
percussion
PortraitJerry Johnson p, *1959
saxophone
PortraitEddie Allen tr, *1957 US
trumpet
PortraitJoanne Williams voc,
vocals
PortraitKimberly Miller bvoc,
vocals
PortraitVictor Goines ts, cl, ss, *1961 US
clarinet
PortraitNathalia Crane ,
text by, poem
PortraitWycliffe Gordon tb, *1967 US
trombone
PortraitJim Spake sax, US
saxophone, arranged by, horn arrangement
PortraitMike Leech b, eb, US
bass, backing band, the memphis boys
PortraitGene Chrisman dr, US
drums, backing band, the memphis boys
PortraitReggie Young g, eg, *1936 US
guitar, backing band, the memphis boys
PortraitBobby Emmons org, p, 1943-2015 US
organ, hammond, backing band, the memphis boys
PortraitBobby Wood p, *1941 US
piano, electric piano, wurlitzer, backing band, the memphis boys
PortraitJack Hale, Sr. , US
trombone
PortraitWayne Jackson tr, tb, *1941 US
trumpet
PortraitEleanor Farjeon , 1881-1965 GB
words by, incorporating words written by
PortraitLino Gomez as, fl, sax,
bass clarinet
PortraitGeorge Flynn tb, *1937 US
bass trombone
PortraitMarc Goldberg bsn, US
bassoon
PortraitErik Ralske , US
french horn
PortraitHoward Wall alp, US
french horn
PortraitMichelle Baker , FR
french horn
PortraitPhilip Myers frh, alp, FR
french horn
PortraitIna Zdorovetchi ,
harp
PortraitSherry Sylar ,
oboe
PortraitErik Charlston perc,
percussion
PortraitMichael Davis tb, *1961 US
trombone, tenor trombone
PortraitKyle Turner tu, US
tuba
PortraitRobert Graves , 1895-1985 GB
words by, set to music
PortraitBruce Creditor cl,
clarinet
PortraitJessica Lizak ,
flute
PortraitBirch Johnson tb, US
trombone, tenor trombone
PortraitAlberto Parrini vc, IT
cello
PortraitMihail Jojatu vc, RO
cello
PortraitOwen Young vc, US
cello
PortraitJennifer Kreisberg voc, US
chanter, chanting
PortraitJoseph Fire Crow fl, voc, dr, 1959-2017 US
drums, rattle, speech, speaking, flute, native american flutes
Producers
Paul Wilson booking
Scott Clayton booking
Megan C. Ingalls coordinator, project coordinators
Sue Berger coordinator, project coordinators
Robert Edridge-Waks editor, editorial manager for nonesuch records
Rick Kwan engineer, assistant, avatar studios
Angie Teo engineer, assistant, legacy recording studios
Derik Lee engineer, assistant, legacy recording studios
Peter Wolford engineer, assistant, legacy recording studios
Eli Walker engineer, assistant, mixed by, assistant engineer
Dustin Wickell engineer, second assistant
Joseph Martin Kronheim illustration, mother goose
Bob Ludwig mastered by, mastering engineer
Steve Rosenthal mixed by, mix engineer
Brian Thorn mixed by, second assistant engineer
Kabir Hermon mixed by, second assistant engineer
Sebastian Wintermute photography by, photo restoration
Ben Pinchot photography by, rachel field photograph
Andres Levin producer
Arthur Moorhead product manager, production manager for nonesuch records
Nick Wollage recorded by, recording engineer
Karina Beznicki recording supervisor, production supervisor for nonesuch records
Anna Eyre research, biographical
Ella Reily Stocker research, biographical
Erin Casey research, biographical
Kathie Pitman research, biographical
Lúnasa backing band
Meridian Arts Ensemble backing band
Medeski Martin & Wood backing band
The Klezmatics backing band
Hazmat Modine backing band
The Memphis Boys backing band
Nina Stern recorder
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Part I: Leave Your SupperNatalie Merchant
2Nursery Rhyme Of Innocence And ExperienceNatalie MerchantNatalie Merchant, Charles Causley5:11
3EquestrienneNatalie Merchant4:38
4Calico PieNatalie Merchant2:41
5Bleezer's Ice-CreamNatalie Merchant5:17
6It Makes A ChangeNatalie Merchant3:31
7The King Of China's DaughterNatalie Merchant2:39
8The Dancing BearNatalie Merchant5:37
9The Man In The WildernessNatalie Merchant3:44
10Maggie And Milly And Molly And MayNatalie MerchantE. E. Cummings4:08
11If No One Ever Marries MeNatalie Merchant2:21
12The Sleepy GiantNatalie Merchant3:19
13The Peppery ManNatalie Merchant5:05
14The Blind Men And The ElephantNatalie Merchant5:33
15Part II: Leave Your SleepNatalie Merchant
16Adventures Of IsabelNatalie Merchant3:25
17The Walloping Window BlindNatalie Merchant4:17
18Topsyturvey-WorldNatalie Merchant5:09
19The Janitor's BoyNatalie Merchant3:52
20GriseldaNatalie MerchantEleanor Farjeon5:50
21The Land Of NodNatalie Merchant4:06
22Vain And CarelessNatalie Merchant4:44
23Crying, My Little OneNatalie Merchant2:27
24Sweet And A LullabyNatalie Merchant3:05
25I Saw A Ship A-SailingNatalie Merchant2:13
26 Autumn LullabyNatalie Merchant3:22
27 Spring And Fall: To A Young ChildNatalie Merchant3:06
28 Indian NamesNatalie Merchant5:52

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