Suzie Vinnick — 33 Stars (2002/2009) |
Suzie Vinnick — 33 Stars
Born: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Album release: March 31, 2009
Record Label: Eizusagous Rox/Outside Music
Duration: 52:05
Tracks:
01. Something So Sweet 3:28
02. Drive Fast 4:01
03. The Storm 4:33
04. Affairs Of The Heart 3:23
05. I'm On The Edge 3:35
06. More Than Missing You 3:28
07. Picture In A Frame 4:01
08. Rock And Roll 4:13
09. 33 Stars 3:12
10. The Hands That Rock Your Cradle 4:52
11. I Need A Cowboy 3:23
12. Hanging Out In Heaven 4:54
13. All That I Ask For 4:45
14. Hidden Track 0:17
Members:
• Suzie Vinnick (vocals, acoustic guitar)
• Kevin Breit (guitars: ac & el. + steel, banjo, mandola, mandolin)
• Kim Ratcliffe (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar)
• Colin Linden (electric guitar)
• Danny Greenspoon (dobro)
• John Sheard (piano)
• Gary Breit (organ)
• George Koller (acoustic bass, fretless bass)
• John Dymond (electric bass, bass guitar)
• Paul DeLong, Mark Mariash, Gary Craig (drums)
• Cindy Church, Gwen Swick (background vocals)
Website: http://www.suzievinnick.com
Description:
¶ "Suzie Vinnick visited her old hometown of Saskatoon recently, long enough to drop off her new album 33 Stars. And it’s great. Vinnick’s sometimes playful, occasionally laid-back, always confident vocals complement the music perfectly. Surprises lurk around every corner, like the sensational opening track Something So Sweet. It has you scrambling to confirm your suspicions that it’s a modernized version of an undiscovered gem from the great American songbook. But rather than Cole Porter’s name in the credits, you find it’s a Vinnick-Deborah Alexander original. A cover of Led Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll seems unlikely on paper, but it’s done up beautifully with acoustic guitar and jazzy vocals that evoke a lazy summer day. Regardless of the writer, whether it’s Tom Waits (Picture in a Frame) or a heartfelt original (Hanging out in Heaven), the sound holds together. Shades of Lisa Loeb in the title track and Amy Sky in the writing on the Les Smith/Kristi Magraw composition The Hands that Rock the Cradle. Wow. (Cam Fuller)
Credits:
• Deborah A. Alexander Composer
• Arlene Bishop Composer
• Al Bragg Composer
• Gary Breit Organ
• Kevin Breit Banjo, Guitar, Guitars: Acoustic, Electric, Steel, Mandola, Mandolin
• Kathleen Brennan Composer
• Eddie Bullen Composer
• Mark Cawley Composer
• Cindy Church Vocals (Background)
• Gary Craig Drums, Loop
• Jeremy Darby Engineer, Mixing
• Paul DeLong Drums
• John Dymond Bass (Electric), Guitar (Bass)
• Kye Fleming Composer
• Roy Forbes Composer
• Denise Grant Photography
• George Graves Mastering
• Danny Greenspoon Dobro, Hi String Guitar, Mixing, Producer
• George Koller Bass (Acoustic), Fretless Bass
• Colin Linden Guitar (Electric)
• Kirk Lorange Composer
• Mark Mariash Drums
• Dean McTaggart Composer
• Kim Ratcliffe Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric)
• John Sheard Piano
• Gwen Swick Vocals (Background)
• Kurt Swinghammer Cover Art
• Suzie Vinnick Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals
• Tom Waits Composer --------------------------------------------------------------------
¶ A Saskatoon native living in Toronto, Canada, Suzie Vinnick is the owner of a gorgeous, powerful voice and performs with a sweet mixture of engaging candidness and unparalleled musicianship. Suzie was nominated for a 2009 JUNO for her 3rd album, Happy Here, produced by Juno-Award winning singer/songwriter Stephen Fearing. She was nominated for two 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA’s) and has also won 6 Canadian Maple Blues Awards - 4 for Female Vocalist of the Year in 2009, 2008, 2006 and 2003; Bassist of the Year in 2006 and she shared Songwriter of the Year with Rick Fines for their 2006 release, Nothing Halfway. Suzie also won 1st place in the Blues Category of the 2009 Unisong International Songwriting Contest for her co-write Sometimes I Think I Can Fly.
¶ Suzie has been featured nationally on CBC Radio on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café, and has performed across Canada and the US, and for Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf. She performs powerfully as a solo act or with her tasteful side players, as a duo and band with Rick Fines, and is also a member of the groups the Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford of Quartette) and Betty & the Bobs.
¶ Suzie’s latest release is entitled, Happy Here which was produced by Stephen Fearing.
¶ Her website is www.suzievinnick.com.
QUOTES:
¶ "I really like your work...” - Gordon Lightfoot
¶ "An engaging performer..." - The Globe & Mail
¶ “One of my favorite singers.” - Holger Petersen, CBC’s Saturday Night Blues
¶ “One of the greatest voices in Canada!!” - Elaine Overholt; vocal coach to Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Catherine Zeta-Jones
¶ “Stephen Fearing has helped Suzie Vinnick make her best record yet.” - Stuart McLean, Vinyl Café, CBC Radio (on Suzie’s album, HAPPY HERE)
¶ “Her solo work jumps genre barriers with the ease of an Olympic hurdles champion... She's equally at home in folk, blues, pop and country, and has come up with her best work yet here” - Kerry Doole, Exclaim Magazine (on Suzie’s album, HAPPY HERE)
¶ “A wonderful collection, there’s simply not a weak moment to be found on “Happy Here”. From beginning to end, it’s a delightful slice of pop perfection ... very highly recommended!” - John Taylor, www.blogcritics.org
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/suzievinnick
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/suzievinnick
Discography:
Solo:
• Angel in the Sidelines (1994)
• 33 Stars (2002)
• Happy Here (2008)
• Me 'n Mabel (2011)
• Live At Bluesville (2012)
Rick Fines & Suzie Vinnick:
• Nothing Halfway (2006)
Betty and the Bobs:
• Betty and the Bobs (2006)
The Marigolds:
• The Marigolds (2005)
• That's The State I'm In (2011)
Vinnick Sheppard Harte:
• And They All Rolled Over (2000)
• My Favourite Shirt (2007)
Tony D And His Cool Band:
• Dig Deep (1992)
Compilation appearances:
• Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins (2008): "Frankly Stoned"
Suzie Vinnick — 33 Stars (2002/2009) |