Two (Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl album)

Two is Kathryn Williams 7th studio album, released by CAW Records on 3 March 2008.[1]

Two
Studio album by
Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl
Released3 March 2008
LabelCAW Records
Kathryn Williams chronology
Leave to Remain
(2006)		 Two
(2008)		 The Quickening
(2010)

The album is a collaboration with Neill MacColl. The pair met at the Daughters of Albion concert at the Barbican in 2005 where she performed "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which was written by Neill MacColl's father, Ewan MacColl. They met up in May 2007 to write and record 21 songs for the album in six days.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned In Sound[3]
The Guardian[4]
Pop Matters[5]

The album garnered positive reviews with The Independent calling the album "a magical meeting of intuitive musical minds".[6] The BBC's Michael Quinn claimed it is "a disc to be cherished from the first note to the last".[7] Drowned in Sound said "There is such an ease to each composition, as if they have been played for years".[3] The Guardian decided "it would be a major triumph if there was just a little variety in the mood & pace".[4]

Track listing
  1. 6am Corner—3:22
  2. Innocent When You Dream—3:15 (Tom Waits)
  3. Come With Me—3:27
  4. Before It Goes—3:06
  5. Blue Fields—3:15
  6. Frame—3:20
  7. Grey Goes—3:01
  8. Weather Forever—3:40
  9. Shoulders—3:46
  10. Armchair—2:42
  11. Rolling Down—2:31
  12. All—1:07
  13. Holes In Your Life—3:02

Personnel
  • Kathryn Williams – vocals, guitar, mellotron, harmonium & organ
  • Neill MacColl – vocals, guitar, dulcimer & autoharp
  • Martyn Baker – drums & percussion
  • Simon Edwards – electric bass & upright bass
  • Tobias Froberg – piano
  • Jo Montgomery – violin
  • Graham Hardy – flugelhorn & trumpet

Recording details
  • Recorded – "in very well creosoted sheds in Cambridgeshire" \ horns & violin in Kathryn’s garage and autoharp in Neill’s basement
  • Mixed at The Dairy Studios
  • Artwork by Kathryn Williams
  • Produced by Neil MacColl and Kathryn Williams

References
  1. "Kathryn Williams & Neill Maccoll - Two". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  2. Rogers, Jude (2008-02-28). "Intimate strangers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  3. "Album Review: Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl - Two". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  4. Denselow, Robin (2008-02-28). "Kathryn Williams/Neill MacColl, Two". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  5. Two review – Pop Matters
  6. "Album: Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl, Two (Caw Records)". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  7. Quinn, Michael. "BBC - Music - Review of Kathryn Williams and Neill Maccoll - Two". Retrieved 2016-03-27.
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