Helpless Heart

by Maura O'Connell

Overview

Irish interpretive singer O'Connell has suffered from the inability of her record company to figure out whether she's a folkie, a country singer, or a pop artist. Meanwhile, she keeps singing her heart out, cherrypicking the work of such writers as Paul Brady, Nanci Griffith, Linda Thompson, and others. If you already own the albums those writers have made, maybe she's redundant. However, great songs still benefit greatly from being performed by great singers, and if you're looking for a sympathetic sampler of the best of today's songwriters, here it is. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	10/23/1989
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075992601627
Rank:	110746

Tracks

1. Can't Stop the Girl
2. Helpless Heart
3. Summerfly
4. Trouble in the Fields
5. Cast a Long Shadow
6. Only a Fool
7. Just Like the Blues
8. Isn't It Always Love
9. Bed for the Night
10. Western Highway
11. You'll Never Know

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Maura O'Connell   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Sam Bush   Guest Artist,Fiddle,Mandolin
Edgar Meyer   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Mark O'Connor   Guest Artist,Guitar,Bass
Bela Fleck   Guest Artist,Banjo
Howard Levy   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Jerry Douglas   Guest Artist
Nanci Griffith   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Bob Mater   Drums
Rusty Young   Pedal Steel
John Cowan   Vocals (Background)
Tom Roady   Percussion
Jonell Mosser   Vocals (Background)
Tim O'Brien   Vocals (Background)
Timothy Britton   Uillean Pipes
Russ Barenberg   Guitar
David Grisman   Mandolin
Kathy Chiavola   Vocals (Background)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Grey Larson   Flute,Concertina

Technical Credits

Paul Robi   Composer
Betsy Cook   Composer
Bil VornDick   Engineer
Cheryl Wheeler   Composer
Bela Fleck   Producer
Jean Miles   Composer
Joe Rogers   Design
Charlie McGettigan   Composer
Linda Thompson   Composer
Denny Purcell   Mastering
Henry Hipkens   Composer
Tony Williams   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Roger Brown   Composer
C. McGettigan   Composer
Gerry O'Beirne   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Todd Sholar   Assistant Engineer
Jerry Joyner   Design
Virginia Team   Design
Laura LiPuma   Art Direction
Beverly Parker   Photography
Paul Brady   Composer
Karla Bonoff   Composer
Nanci Griffith   Composer
Rick West   Composer