Romantically Helpless

~ Release by Holly Cole (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Notes on the Various Release events:

  • The Holly-2 release on Alert is an advance promo disc.
  • The Vinyl release on Grooveland comes with a bonus 12" 45 which can be found here.

Also note, the Canadian pressings of this disc came in two forms. Originally it was released in this 12 track form. Later, a 13 track version, which includes a hidden remix of the title track, was released. It is here. Both versions carry the same catalog number & barcode and look the same.

Annotation last modified on 2007-09-03 01:35 UTC.

Tracklist

▼Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
1One Trick Pony
acoustic guitar and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Kevin Breit
double bass:
George Koller
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
organ and piano:
Aaron Davis
guest background vocals:
Tory Cassis
recording of:
One‐Trick Pony
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
One‐Trick Pony (1980 film soundtrack)
4:41
2Romantically Helpless
double bass:
David Piltch
electric upright bass:
George Koller
guest guitar family:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
guest percussion:
Luc Boivin (percussionist)
guest piano and trombone:
Mark Ferguson (Canadian pianist, trombonist)
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
synthesizer:
Aaron Davis
background vocals:
Holly Cole and Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
guest background vocals:
Tory Cassis
recording of:
Romantically Helpless
composer:
David Piltch
3:31
3I'll Be Here
double bass:
David Piltch
guest guitar:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
guest percussion:
Luc Boivin (percussionist)
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
organ:
Aaron Davis
recording of:
I'll Be Here
composer:
David Baerwald and David Piltch
4:36
4Ghosts
guitar:
Kevin Breit
synthesizer:
Aaron Davis
recording of:
Ghosts
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer-songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Six Pictures Music
2:12
5Come Fly With Me
double bass:
George Koller
electric guitar:
Kevin Breit
guest acoustic guitar:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
organ, piano and theremin:
Aaron Davis
3:55
6Dedicated to the One I Love
double bass:
David Piltch
guest guitar:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
guest percussion:
Luc Boivin (percussionist)
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
organ and piano:
Aaron Davis
cover recording of:
Dedicated to the One I Love
writer:
Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Trousdale Music Pub., Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:53
7That Old Black Magic
double bass:
David Piltch
guest trombone:
Mark Ferguson (Canadian pianist, trombonist)
guitar:
Kevin Breit
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
piano:
Aaron Davis
3:27
8If I Start to Cry
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Kevin Breit
electric upright bass:
George Koller
guest acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter)
guest electric guitar:
Gerry Leonard
guest percussion:
Luc Boivin (percussionist)
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
Rhodes piano and organ:
Aaron Davis
background vocals:
Holly Cole and Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
guest background vocals:
Tory Cassis
recording of:
If I Start to Cry
composer:
Laura Harding and Jeff Hull (songwriter and producer)
4:02
9Loving You
double bass:
George Koller
guest guitar family:
Kim Ratcliffe
membranophone and percussion:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
piano:
Aaron Davis
3:01
10Make It Go Away
acoustic guitar:
Kevin Breit
electric upright bass:
George Koller
guest electric guitar:
David Gray (British singer/songwriter) and Gerry Leonard
guest percussion:
Luc Boivin (percussionist)
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
organ:
Aaron Davis
background vocals:
Holly Cole and Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
guest background vocals:
Tory Cassis
music videos:
Make It Go Away by Holly Cole
recording of:
Make It Go Away
composer:
Aaron Davis and Laura Harding
part of:
East Coast Music Association Song of the Year Nominees (number: 2001)
3:58
11Don't Fence Me In
double bass:
George Koller
guitar family:
Kevin Breit
membranophone:
Mark Kelso (Not the Drummer Singer Mark Kelso)
organ and piano:
Aaron Davis
cover recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:16
12Same Girl
double bass:
George Koller
piano:
Aaron Davis
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Kevin Breit
recording of:
Same Girl
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer-songwriter and score composer)
3:29

Credits

Release

design/illustration:P.R. Brown (art director)
photography:Andrew MacNaughtan (Canadian photographer & music video director)
mixer:Kevin Killen
engineer:Jeff Wolpert
executive producer:W. Tom Berry
producer:Stephen Ferrera (US label executive)
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
lead vocals:Holly Cole