By the Time It Gets Dark

Mary Black | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gift Horse
• ASIN: B000000LX7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,480 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. By the Time It Gets Dark

2. Schooldays Over

3. Once in a Very Blue Moon

4. Farewell Farewell

5. Sparks Might Fly

6. Katie

7. Leaving the Land

8. There Is a Time

9. Jamie

10. Leaboy's Lassie

11. Trying to Get the Balance Right

12. Moon River [Live][*]

13. Don't Explain [Live][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Believe..., March 28, 2001

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Richard W. Williams (Glastonbury, Ct. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: By the Time It Gets Dark (Audio CD)

Believe the others. This is truly the most fully realized collection of some of the best songs, arrangements and volcals of any of her collections. Her singling is always bordering on perfection, but often her purest subtleties become clouded in overproduction. Not Here!

Listen with care to three of the best things she's ever done.

"Once in a Very Blue Moon" presents us with a borderless pop gem. Not Irish, Not American, simply universal pop. "Farewell, Farewell" is perhaps the prettiest "Celtic" inflected song she's ever blessed with her voice. "Katie", upon first listen, sounds like a good old fashioned pop ditty, that on closer inspection demonstrates just what can happen with a perfect hybrid of Celtic/American Folk/Pop.

These are only three, but all teh songs will be welcome in your ears many times over.

If you are unfamiliar with the seemingly limitless talent of Mary Black, this is a great disk to begin what will surely be a lifelong appreciation of this highly under-purchased artist.

Warning: Much of her later music, with the possible exception of her last "Speaking with the Angels", is mostly overproduced pop. There's nothing here to muck up the beautiful mix. Buy it, if only for the lovliest version of "Moon River" you'll ever hear.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Mary Black's Best, March 14, 2000

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Bernard D. Aboba (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: By the Time It Gets Dark (Audio CD)

This is one of my favorite CDs. Tinged with sadness, this CD is about people in transition, from travellers (Farewell, Farewell), to young men going to work at the mines (Schoolday's Over). Listen to this when you are in a contemplative mood, trying to figure out what to do next.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of my favorite CDs, I love Mary Black's music., November 9, 1998

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This review is from: By the Time It Gets Dark (Audio CD)

The songs are very good and I think this is one of her best albums so far. I really like Once in A very Blue Moon- It's very good and very memorable.I really recommend this CD to anyone that likes Irish music or folkmusic- or for anyone really. I had never heard this type of music before, besides the typical Irish music, and i really loved this CD, It's a must have! Enjoy!