Mary Black

Mary Black | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gift Horse
• ASIN: B000000LWV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Mary Black's first solo album (simply titled Mary Black) began the long time collaboration Mary and producer/guitarist Declan Sinnott. The Mary Black album contains a traditional and contemporary material, which has become the custom for Mary Black albums. Rose of Allendale, became Mary's first hit single in Ireland, reaching #14 on the Irish charts. The album also began Mary's tendency to record the songs of a new generation of Irish songwriters with the inclusion of Mick Hanly's Crusader, which tells the story of a woman (Robin Davidson) who walked across the Australian desert from Alice Springs to the ocean. The included version of Anachie Gordon is a re-recording of the song that first received extensive airplay in Ireland as a track off " The Christy Moore & Friends" album. Although Declan Sinnott had been aware of Mary's growing reputation as a singer during the late 1970's, he had yet to experience her voice in person when, in 1981, he found himself in the middle of an impromptu " jam session " at " The Meeting Place " (a small Dublin pub) with Mary Black, Triona Ni' Dhomhnaill, and Linda Ronstadt. As Declan recalls, " After the woman had traded leads on Heart Like A Wheel and Buddy Holly's I Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore, there was no doubt that Mary Black was a great singer." In 1982 , Mary didn't have an accompanist, and Declan volunteered to back her up. This marked the birth of a unique musical partnership. Shortly afterward, the Mary Black album was recorded in Dublin over a seven day period with Declan producing and playing on all tracks. Although Mary and Declan performed barely a handful of live gigs at the time, the album took off on its own and reached gold status in Ireland within a year of release.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Mary Black, November 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mary Black (Audio CD)

This is the first recording of Mary Black I ever had - given to me by a friend. It is one of my favorite CDs. Her rendtion of Rose of Allendale is classic and Anachie Gordon is hauntingly beautiful. If you like Mary Black, this is a must have recording.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MARY BLACK, December 23, 2007

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Mr. Theodore C. Stone (Saint Cloud, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mary Black (Audio CD)

Great singer with a mix of traditional as well as contemporary songs. As usual her performance lives up to level a listener expects with this artist. I would love to own a DVD with her performing.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing to Celtic music fans, December 31, 2002

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Anne B. Rider (Iowa City, IA 52240) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mary Black (Audio CD)

This album's okay, but a bit of a disappointment to those of us who prefer her old Celtic and traditional songs, which are sparse here.