Norma Waterson (album)

Norma Waterson is the debut solo studio album by Norma Waterson.^[3] The album was nominated for the 1996 Mercury Music Prize and came a close second to Pulp's Different Class.^[4]

Norma Waterson
Studio album by Norma Waterson
Released	1996
Studio	Ocean Way Studio 2, Los Angeles
Genre	Folk
Length	45:03
Label	Hannibal
Producer	John Chelew
Norma Waterson chronology
Norma Waterson (1996) The Very Thought of You (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

Norma Waterson track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Muddy River"	Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter	4:19
2.	"St Swithins Day"	Billy Bragg	2:55
3.	"God Loves a Drunk"	Richard Thompson	4:40
4.	"The Birds Will Still Be Singing"	Elvis Costello	2:56
5.	"There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears"	Fred Fisher	2:53
6.	"Rags and Old Iron"	Oscar Brown, Jr	4:17
7.	"Pleasure and Pain"	Ben Harper	6:03
8.	"Hard Times Heart"	Norma Waterson	3:18
9.	"There Is a Fountain in Christ's Blood"	Traditional	3:47
10.	"Ana Dixie"	Lal Waterson	3:41
11.	"Outside the Wall"	John B. Spencer, Graeme Taylor	6:15

Personnel

Musicians

• Norma Waterson – vocals
• Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar
• Eliza Carthy – fiddle, backing vocals
• Richard Thompson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Danny Thompson – double bass
• Roger Swallow – drums
• Benmont Tench – keyboards (2)

Technical

• John Chelew – producer
• Larry Hirsch – engineer
• Joe Boyd – production consultant
• Tim Young – mastering

References

1. Hartenbach, Brett. Norma Waterson at AllMusic
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. http://thenestcollective.co.uk/1998/07/2081/ ^{[dead link‍]}
4. http://thenestcollective.co.uk/1998/07/2081/ ^{[dead link‍]}