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Michael Hall: Adequate Desire

(Deja Disc, 1994)

Sparkling pop album about birth and death and the shades between. "Merry Christmas from Mars" was later covered by Mike Ireland and Holler.

"He's not just trying to pin the moment when love reveals its mystery--he's trying to make it last as he looks death in the eye. A-"

-- Robert Christgau,Village Voice

"…one of '94's best." 

-- David Cantwell, New Times

Personnel:

Michael Hall: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Randy Franklin: guitar
Jon Dee Graham: lap steel
Kim Longacre: vocals
Dave McNair: guitar
Lisa Mednick: piano
Dana Myzer: drums
Jud Newcomb: guitar
Vicki Peterson: vocals
Charles Reeves: vocals
George Reiff: bass, guitar, vocals
Tom Robertson: guitar
Mary Rowell: violin
Walter Salas-Humara: percussion

Produced by Michael Hall

 

Songs:

1.  Every Little Thing (Hall, Bill Lloyd)
2.  I Just Do (Hall)
3.  Out of This World (Hall)
4.  Tremblin' (Hall)
5.  My Last Letter Home (Hall, Paul Cullum)
6.  Under the Rainbow with You (Hall, Reiff)
7.  Where Is My Girl? (Hall, Beaver Nelson)
8.  A New Favorite Place (Hall)
9.  It's Hard to Wake Up in the Morning (Hall)
10. I Can't Stand It (Hall)
11. Merry Christmas from Mars (Hall)
12. Hello, Mr. Death (Hall)

 


(c) 2006 Michael Hall