Mary Lou Lord

Baby Blue

Just as the Kodachrome nature studies in the CD booklet suggest, urban street singer, former subway busker Mary Lou Lord fits most comfortably surrounded in serene, bucolic wonder. Her voice is high and unmighty, naturally attuned to simple folk-pop melodies and lo-powered arrangements. Here, surrounded by a modest supporting cast of acoustic guitars, violin and unobtrusive backing vocals, she sets loose on the Nick Saloman catalog with fruitful pit stops into Badfinger (the title track) and Pink Floyd (a modest reading of "Fearless" from 1971's... Read More

Meddle). Saloman, best-known as psychedelic revivalist the Bevis Frond, never imports his own fuzz-heavy Jimi-wahs, but rather chaperones with a light natural touch, ably collaborating with Lord on two standouts "43" and "Turn Me Round" and adding just the right amount of rhythmic oomph to Lord's sole original "Long Way From Tupelo." No need for Lord to walk those country lanes alone. She's found the perfect partner.

ROB O'CONNOR
(March 8, 2004)

CD Track List

Track List 1 Track List 2

BABY BLUE (2004)
1. The Wind Blew All Around Me
2. Long Way From Tupelo
3. 43
4. Baby Blue
5. Cold Kilburn Rain
6. Farming It Out
7. The Inhibition Twist
8. Because He's Leaving
9. Someone Always Talks
10. Turn Me Round
11. Stars Burn Out
12. Ron
13. Fearless
14. Old Tin Tray
15. Speeding Motorcycle (bonus Track)
16. Driven Away (bonus Track)
17. Right On 'til Dawn (bonus Track)

Track lists are from a 3rd party source.
Items below can and will differ.