Waking Hour

David Francey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Red House
• ASIN: B00074CC1O
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,104 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars instant classic, March 12, 2005

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P. Scott (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waking Hour (Audio CD)

This is a GREAT album. The songs feel so right from the first hearing and soon it feels like you've known them all your life--they are so honest and true. The lyrics are both simple and profound and Francey singing is intense and passionate. Buy this, you won't regret it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Revelation, of sorts!, July 1, 2005

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P. Microulis (North Providence, RI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waking Hour (Audio CD)

David Francey was coming to a nearby venue with James Keelaghan, and I was lucky to get a listen to this CD before its release.

There is a good feeling you get when you can sit back and have a nice, open conversation with a friend. You also feel that way when you listen to this CD, because that is how Francey sings.

With an everyman voice, a little bit of everywhere accent, and a delivery that is right from the heart, his songs are just simple life stories, smoke rings that circle around before drifting away. From the first line, you can feel the real life in these songs. And in the singer's soul.

On the stage, that is exactly the person who showed up to perform. Francey described himself as "instrumentally challenged." He just sang! But the songs and the stories came at you without disguise. He is no young turk, and his songs plainly show a maturity that can be hard to find.

You will really enjoy this CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly excellent!, February 1, 2009

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R. Myhr (Ashburn, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waking Hour (Audio CD)

David Francey is a great songwriter and a great singer, but dependent on others to provide the instrumental context for his poetry. In this case the sublime trio of Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplin are the perfect solution to the problem. Kane Welch Kaplin (see the reviews of their recordings, under various versions of this name) are very fine players, and Kane and Welch are particularly accomplished songwriters -- they know just what to do to set the stage for another member of the guild.

This is a very fine album, with excellent playing, excellent songs and excellent singing. Easily worth the investment.