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1993 studio album by Ray Lynch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening is Ray Lynch’s fifth and final studio album. It reflects Lynch's classical background and features performances by members of the San Francisco Symphony.[3] The album was released after Lynch signed with Windham Hill Records.[4] It peaked at #1 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart.[5]
Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 28, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1993 | |||
Genre | Classical Adult alternative | |||
Length | 44:16 | |||
Label | Windham Hill Records | |||
Producer | Ray Lynch | |||
Ray Lynch chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
According to Keyboard, the album was originally slated to be released "during the first quarter" of 1992.[6] In an interview with the Vancouver Sun, Lynch revealed some of the struggles he faced while creating the album, and said that it had taken four years to create. In regards to its delayed production, he said, "That's the problem when you love what you make, if you love what you make and care about it, you're going to struggle with it until it's right."[7] In an interview with Brian, Mind in 1995, Ray Lynch explained that he shifted more closely to acoustic instruments than synthesized instruments. He further explained that he had always wanted to write a "very classical" album.[8]
Debbie Stover of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch praised the album for its use of instruments to recreate the sound of both the Baroque and Renaissance eras while also "managing to sound fully modern." Stover concluded her review by calling it "easily one of the year's best."[9] Elisabeth Le Guin of The New York Times praised the album for evoking "the highly colored emotions of the classical tradition" and described the album's sound as "pop Dvorak".[10]
Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening includes the following tracks. All tracks are written by Ray Lynch.[1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Over Easy" | 4:53 |
2. | "Her Knees Deep in Your Mind" | 6:18 |
3. | "Passion Song" | 5:24 |
4. | "Ivory" | 5:38 |
5. | "Mesquite" | 6:18 |
6. | "Only an Enjoyment" | 7:16 |
7. | "The Vanished Gardens of Córdoba" | 8:22 |
All music composed, arranged and produced by Ray Lynch.
Chart (1993) | Position |
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Billboard New Age Albums[5] | 1 |
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