Everything Changes (Peggy Seeger album)

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.

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)

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.