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Everything Changes (Peggy Seeger album)

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Everything Changes
Studio album by
Peggy Seeger
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2014 (2014-09-01)
RecordedYellow Fish Studios, Voom Studios
LabelSignet Music
ProducerCalum MacColl
Peggy Seeger chronology
Bring Me Home
(2008)
Everything Changes
(2014)

Everything Changes is a 2014 album by American folk singer Peggy Seeger. It is Peggy's 22nd album and was released on September 1, 2014 by Signet Music.

Recording

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Although Seeger was 79 when it was made, it is the first solo album which Seeger has recorded with a band (rather than solo or as a duo). Musicians included Calum and Neil MacColl, her sons with her late husband Ewan MacColl.[1][2] One track, "Swim To The Star", was commissioned by the BBC for a program about the sinking of the Titanic.[2]

Critical reaction

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[1]
Financial Times[4]
Telegraph[5]
MusicOMH[6]

Metacritic rates it 79/100 from 5 reviews.[3] Robin Denislow in The Guardian gave it 5/5, calling it "a revelation".[1] The Guardian also rated it number 35 in their best albums of 2014.[7] The Financial Times gave it 4/5, praising the "impeccable musical backing".[4] The Daily Telegraph praised it for dealing with difficult subjects and "keeping up with the times", scoring it 3/5.[5] Music OHM gave it 5 stars.[6]

Seeger and Calum MacColl won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Original Song of the Year in 2015 for "Swim To The Star".

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Swim to the Star"Calum MacColl, Peggy Seeger3:04
2."Go to Sleep"Calum MacColl, Neill MacColl3:31
3."Nero's Children"Peggy Seeger2:55
4."We Watch You Slip Away"Kate St. John, Peggy Seeger3:11
5."Flowers by the Roadside"Calum MacColl, Peggy Seeger3:24
6."When Fairy Stories End"Peggy Seeger2:55
7."Do You believe in Me?"Lou Berryman, Peter Berryman2:46
8."Over the Mountain to You"Peggy Seeger2:51
9."You Don't Know How Lucky You Are"Peggy Seeger3:02
10."Miss Heroin"Rutthy Taubb4:05
11."Everything Changes"Peggy Seeger4:06

References

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  1. ^ a b c Denislow, Robin (28 August 2014). "Peggy Seeger: Everything Changes review – a revelation". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Staunton, Terry. "Folk legend in fine voice, family in tow". Record Collector. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Everything Changes - Peggy Seeger". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b Honigmann, David (August 29, 2014). "Peggy Seeger: Everything Changes – review". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b Chilton, Martin. "Folk music treats for summer 2014". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b Kimberlin, Shane. "Peggy Seeger – Everything Changes". Music OHM. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  7. ^ "The Best Albums of 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2014.