The_Big_Picture_(Bap_Kennedy_album)

<i>The Big Picture</i> (Bap Kennedy album)

The Big Picture (Bap Kennedy album)

2005 studio album by Bap Kennedy

The Big Picture is the sixth solo studio album by Bap Kennedy, released on August 2, 2005 on Loose Records. It is a mix of country, Americana and Celtic soul with guest vocals by Shane MacGowan and also features a song co-written with Van Morrison. On "Moriarty's Blues", Carolyn Cassady recites from her book, Off the Road.[2]

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In a review by Mojo it was given four out of five stars.

Track listing

All songs and music by Bap Kennedy, except where noted.
  1. "Rock and Roll Heaven" – 2:46
  2. "The Truth is Painful" – 4:00
  3. "Moriarty's Blues" – 3:15
  4. "Streetwise" – 3:28
  5. "Too Old for Fairy Tales" – 4:43
  6. "Milky Way" – (Van Morrison, Bap Kennedy) - 3:49
  7. "Loverman" – 3:16
  8. "Fireworks" – 3:06
  9. "On the Mighty Ocean Alcohol" (vocals by Shane MacGowan) – 3:22
  10. "The Sweet Smell of Success" – 3:09
  11. "The Beautiful Country" -3:17

Personnel

  • Bap Kennedy - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Ed Deane - acoustic, electric and lap steel guitar
  • James Walbourne - guitar, mandolin
  • Carwyn Ellis, Rory McFarlane - bass
  • BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
  • Kieran Kiely - piano, accordion, low whistle, organ
  • Johnny Mac, Martin Hughes - drums
  • Michele Drees - drums, percussion
  • Damian Hand - tenor and alto saxophone
  • Dave Priseman - trumpet, horn
  • Jake Walker - violin, viola
  • Alison Limerick, Carlton Webster, Vera Haime - backing vocals

Notes

  1. [1]
    Claus review[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "Loose Music: Bap Kennedy". loosemusic.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
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