i ~ mike raine
i is a CD containing sixteen tracks of all new material from Mike, songs written during 2002; unusual in that his earlier CDs have contained material spanning many years.
i includes three collaborations; Mike supplying music to lyrics provided by Keith Farwell ("dipstick" and "push on") and Glen Sward ("turquoise").
i is Mike’s fourth solo CD, the others being "the ranelagh collection", "the quintessential shallow man" and "accidentally yours".
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Mike expresses his deep appreciation for the valuable contributions of those who performed on these tracks:
s e a
Felicity Oates, Claire Chandler and Sophie Chandler (extra vocals)
e x t r a s
Jane Raine and Lizzie Reynolds (extra vocals)
f l o a t i n g
Jane Raine and Eleanor Raine (extra vocals)
p e b b l e s
Jane Raine (extra vocals)
h e a t
Jane Raine (extra vocals)
w h i r l i n g
Steve Ray (accordion), Jane Ray (fiddle), Kathy Hickey (whistle)
d r i p p i n g
Jane Raine (extra vocals)
s o m e w h e r e
Jane Raine (extra vocals)
All other vocals, instruments (keyboards, guitars, bass & harmonica) and programming are Mike’s. These tracks were recorded in 2002 at audio illusion in Ranelagh.
track list 1 i 4:42 2 sea 4:24 3 heart 3:52 4 breathing 3:19 5 extras 2:45 6 floating 3:31 7 dipstick* 3:07 8 pebbles 4:54 9 push on* 3:36 10 heat 4:41 11 whirling 3:12 12 interlock 3:10 13 dripping 3:26 14 somewhere 4:34 15 turquoise** 3:08 16 overcoat 4:36 * keith farwell/mike raine
** glen sward/mike raine
last updated by mikko; 21 December, 2002