Will (Leo O'Kelly album)

Will is the third album by Irish musician Leo O'Kelly. It was released on 18 March 2011 by Life & Living Records[1] and consists of a collaboration with Liverpool writer John McKeown, who wrote poems that constitute album's lyrics, then adapted in music by O'Kelly.[2]

Will
Original cover designed by David O'Toole. Photo by Peter Mirolo.
Studio album by
Released17 March 2011 (2011-03-17)
Recorded22 August 2009 – 2010
StudioSirius Art Centre (Cobh, Ireland),
Glasthule
GenreFolk, folk rock
Length36:52
LabelLife & Living
ProducerLeo O'Kelly
Leo O'Kelly chronology
Proto
(2003)
Will
(2011)

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John McKeown; all music is composed by Leo O'Kelly

No.TitleLength
1."Will"3:55
2."Torch Song"3:12
3."The Day You Love Me"3:07
4."I Prayed To the Devil"2:20
5."Alcohol"2:33
6."Kiki of Montparnasse"2:35
7."A Star in My Palm"3:54
8."Old Testament"2:58
9."She Dances"4:18
10."The End of Love"4:03
11."Grave Light"3:05
12."Will Reprise"0:53
Total length:36:52

Personnel

  • Leo O'Kelly – vocals, guitars, violin, synthesizer, bongos, drum programming
  • Hetty Lane – vocals on tracks 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, harmonica on "The End of Love"
  • Garvan Gallagher – bass guitar and Clevinger double bass
  • Sonny Condell – Moroccan pottery drums on "Alcohol"
  • Holly Cooper (credited as Barry Whiteside) – ukulele on "Will"

Production

  • John McKeown – lyrics
  • Leo O'Kelly – production, recording and mixing
  • Louise McCormick – recording at Sirius Art Centre and mixing at Manor Studio, Cobh on "Alcohol"
  • John Crone – recording at Sirius Art Centre on "Alcohol"
  • Andy le Wien – mastering at RMS
  • David O'Toole – cover design, insert photo
  • Peter Mirolo – front sleeve photography

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom, Ireland 17 March 2011 Life & Living Records stereo CD LALR 09

References

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