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Come Home to Mama

October 16, 2012
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Product Details

  • Original Release Date: October 16, 2012
  • Release Date: October 16, 2012
  • Label: V2/Cooperative Music
  • Copyright: (C) 2012 Martha Wainwright Under Exclusive License to V2 Music Ltd. T/A Cooperative Music
  • Total Length: 42:18
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  • ASIN: B009AGSUAW
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,602 Paid in Albums (See Top 100 Paid in Albums)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
The naked cover is just the beginning. This CD is emotionally transparent
By Jesse Kornbluth TOP 1000 REVIEWER on October 17, 2012
Format: Audio CD
In the mood for some over-the-top emotion?

Try this.

Kate McGarrigle was dying, and she knew it. But she loved Christmas and the family holiday concerts that raised money for cancer research, so she willed herself on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the 2009 benefit. Flanked by her son Rufus and her very pregnant daughter Martha, she sang a song she'd written for them --- the last song she'd ever write.

"We all knew it would be her last concert," Martha has said. "My mother wrote that song with one foot in the world she was heading to, and with the full knowledge of where she was going."

That song was "Proserpina." Its inspiration was a Roman myth, a story of spring. Its refrain: "Come home to mother, come home to mama now."

Two months later, Martha was a mother and her mother was gone.

And now we have Martha's CD, "Come Home to Mama."

"I recorded it at a time when I thought, in some way, if I could just sing like her, and if I closed my eyes and I conjured it up enough, that maybe when I opened them she would be back in the room," Wainwright told an interviewer. "It was one of those stages of disbelief at the beginning, when someone has died. I sang it like she sang it, because who would want to change that?"

There's a video of "Proserpina." It was recorded in a single take. It is, without question, the most powerful piece of theater I've seen this year.

"Proserpina" is the only song on the CD that Martha didn't write. But in its emotional transparency, it's representative of the other nine songs. And a worthy successor to her CD of songs by that great heart tugger, Edith Piaf. Be warned: this CD flays you. Spares you nothing. If you're looking for aural comfort food, flee now.Read more ›
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent! High quality music by Martha Wainwright!
By Julie Martineau on November 15, 2012
Format: Audio CD
I discovered this album through my sister who live near Gaspesie in Quebec, Canada, she was listening to it all the time when I visited her... A few days later I heard a song on Radio Canada that I found so good that I checked the radio playlist to know what it was... It seems there was an error and couldn't find the artist and title, and when my uncle put the latest Martha Wainwright album, I recognized the song, it was her, and Four black sheep.

And since then I became "obsessed" with it, and the good news is the more I listen to the album, the more I find it excellent: her unique voice, the instrumental arrangements, Martha's creativity and versatility, her touching words, all in subtility, and some tracks are so dynamic, like Radio Star - she creates a world of her own. And she works with great musicians too, especially Sean Lennon who plays bass on Can you believe it and Four black sheep, and part of the album was recorded in his studio.

Martha is really a musical genius, I hope lots of people will discover her! I find some touches of Patty Smith, Bjork, Jane Siberry, Portishead, Kate Bush, David Bowie, The Beatles... But it's essentially Martha Wainwright.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Emotional and dynamic album of unforgettable songs
By C Wahlman VINE VOICE on January 5, 2013
Format: MP3 Music Verified Purchase
Martha and I go way back, to hear debut album : )

I think this album fits in nicely to her larger body of work. This album is unique as she is now a wife and mother. Her songs are still angry, but also clever and poetic. Proserpina, written by her late mother, is the best on the album. Her raw emotions on this song are incredible. I read in an interview how powerful this song is, especially since her mother is split between this world and the next and the song discuss the myth of Proserpina being taken to live with Pluto in the Underworld and Hera's sadness and anger towards the world because of her loss. Pretty powerful myth written by a powerful woman in a strange time in her life. Martha sings the song beautifully. It will haunt you.

The rest of the album is not as emotional, but is all Martha. She is powerful and poetic, while maintaining a sense of humor. I think they all belong on this album and flow beautifully from the first to the last.

If you like Martha already, she will deliver to your expectations. If not, this is a wonderful album with which to become acquainted. Highly recommended.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Everything Right
By mr. a on December 30, 2013
Format: Vinyl
The first song I heard from this cd was "Proserpina" and I was hoping the rest of the album would sound as good and I wasn't disappointed. Every song here is bard naked emotions laid over some amazing tracks. Songs like "All Your Clothes" where she imagines having a conversation with her mother, is heart breaking to hear, as is her brutal honesty on "Everything Wrong" with lines like "My husbands been lying and cheating". For me the best songs are "Some People", "Leave Behind" and "Radio Star". However as much as I love this cd I do feel it's her weakest so far. At times her voice can sound sharp and it feels like she's screaming at you rather then singing. But by the sounds of this cd Martha's going through quite a bit with the passing of her mother and a husband who lies and cheats, she makes references to her failing marriage in two songs here. I wish her all the best musically and personally. Good luck Martha we love you.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Haunting
By J FLESHMAN on March 17, 2013
Format: Audio CD Verified Purchase
Absolutely love the song "Proserpina". It blows me away. If you've never heard of Martha Wainwright, shame on you. Fantastic album.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Five Stars

Great

Published 9 months ago by Alistair Hunter
Great Follow up

"Come Home to Mama" which is Wainwright's third album continues to build on the momentum that she had established with her first released "Martha Wainwright" and "I Know Your... Read more

Published 12 months ago by Courtenay
Love Martha, but

Some of her songs are just well a bit TOO introspective, I think. She has great lungs, I must say.

Published 13 months ago by Lisa K. Miller
AWESOME

In a year which saw stellar releases from Bat For Lashes, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, Ladyhawke and other leading female artists, Martha Wainwright's stood very tall. Read more

Published 21 months ago by David P. Weber
This album does not meet all expectations.

The title of the review may take some readers to conclude this album is so-so. It is, but some songs are incredible and some are just tolerable. Read more

Published on May 6, 2013 by james gray
VERY disappointing

The loss of a parent is very difficult for anyone. I am not sure if that is what went wrong here. I DO believe that Rufus album Songs for LuLu was the result of his mothers... Read more

Published on March 2, 2013 by Michael K. Hart
A true songwriter

I first heard "Everything Wrong" on NPR and was hooked. This album is so heartbreaking and raw at times ("Proserpina"), but also offers songs up-tempo ("Radio Star") with a funk... Read more

Published on December 26, 2012 by JT
The Best

I think Martha and her brother made brilliant albums this year. I listened to this on NPR in Italy one night when I couldn't sleep. I have yet to stop listening to it. Read more

Published on December 23, 2012 by DKLA
Let down

I really, really loved I Know Your Married But I Have Feelings Too. This CD wasn't anywhere close to that, however I will continue to purchase her music in the future... Read more

Published on November 25, 2012 by Jan Watson
Wonderful album

Martha has put together an incredible album, a variety of tunes including the hauntingly beautiful Proserpina. Read more

Published on November 16, 2012 by JC-Falls Church

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