Cris Williamson < Snow Angel,1985 >

                                  Cris Williamson / Snow Angel,1985 
               1985 (US)Olivia Records LF-943 Label 11-Track Vinyl Back

                                  Cris Williamson / Snow Angel,1985 
                 1985 (US)Olivia Records LF-943 Label 11-Track Vinyl LP
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Tracks Info:
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Side A;
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A-1. Greetings of the Season  (Cris Williamson, Shelby Flint) 2:49
A-2. Snow Angel (Cris Williamson) 4:00
A-3. Peace on Earth (Cris Williamson, Tret Fure) 3:15
A-4. Star Silver-Christmas Medley; (Cris Williamson, Carl Sandburg) 4:26 ++++
    a.Star Silver (Narration)
    b.It Came Upon a Midnight Clear-Three ...   
A-5. Shower the People (Cris Williamson, James Taylor) 3:40
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Side B;
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B-1. Hard Candy Christmas (Cris Williamson, Carol Hall) 3:55
B-2. Wish-Book (Cris Williamson) 3:14
B-3. Moonlight Ranch (Cris Williamson-Narration) 3:02
B-4. Il Est Né le Divin Enfant (Cris Williamson, Gabriel Faure) 1:16 
B-5. Lullabye (Cris Williamson) 2:37 ♣♣♣
B-6. The Christmas Song (Cris Williamson, Mel Torme) 3:06 
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A holiday album, and while some of the usual suspects are here
("Three Kings Of Orient," "The Christmas Song"),
Williamson doesn't wallow in nostalgic Americana:
there are less-known traditional songs ("Il Es Né Le Divin Enfant"),
songs by fellow writers
(Carol Hall's "Hard Candy Christmas"; James Taylor's "Shower The People"),
a re-recording of "Lullabye," and some new material ("Wish-Book").
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Produced by Williamson and Fure,
and Fure plays most of the instruments - guitars, keyboards, drum machine -
and though a couple of tracks are too slick (title track),
the overall feel is cozier and more intimate than the surrounding discs.
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Williamson sounds as warm and tasteful as ever,
even when she's reading poetry (Carl Sandburg's "Star Silver"),
so you can't go wrong if you want a Christmas record,
but there's nothing essential here, either.
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Other musicians include
Shelby Flint (Rhodes; she also wrote "Greetings Of The Season"),
Carrie Barton (bass), Jeannette Wraite (percussion) and Novi

                          
                               B-5. Lullabye (Cris Williamson) 2:37 ♣♣♣