Blue Roses (album)

Blue Roses
Studio album by Rachael Sage
Released	2014
Label	MPress Records
Producer	Rachel Sage, John Shyloski
Rachael Sage chronology
New Destination (2014) Blue Roses (2014)

Blue Roses is Rachael Sage's 11th album, released on November 4, 2014. It was recorded at Carriage House Studios in CT and Avatar Studios & Mishugas Studio, New York, NY. Judy Collins duets on Rachael Sage's cover of Neil Young's Helpless.^[1] The musicians on the album include drummer Quinn (Daft Punk), percussionist and singer Everett Bradley (Bruce Springsteen, Hall & Oates), and guitarists James Mastro (Garland Jeffries, Ian Hunter) and Jack Petruzelli (Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright).^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.

1. "English Tea" – 4:17
2. "Blue Roses" – 4:59
3. "Happiness (Maddie’s Song)" – 3:26
4. "Barbed Wire" – 3:58
5. "Wax" – 5:10
6. "Newspaper" – 4:11
7. "Used To Be My Girl" – 2:27
8. "Misery’s Grace" – 4:53
9. "Skywriting" – 5:12
10. "Hands Off The Wheel" – 4:13
11. "Wishing Day" – 5:07
12. "Not Leaving You" – 4:43
13. "Helpless" – 4:21 (originally by Neil Young) (Featuring Judy Collins and accompaniment by A Fragile Tomorrow)

Personnel

• Rachael Sage – vocals, piano
• Quinn - drums, percussion
• Doug Yowell - drums, percussion
• Everett Bradley - percussion, vocals
• James Mastro - guitar
• Jack Petruzelli - guitar
• Mike Visceglia - electric bass
• Conrad Korsch - upright bass
• Walter Parks - electric guitar, background vocals
• Armen Ra - theremin on "Wax"
• Seth Glie - background vocals

Production

• John Shyloski - Producer, Mixing
• Andy Zulla Mixing (Tracks 2 and 5)
• Kevin Killen Mixing (Tracks 3, 7, and 9)

References

1. Lamb, Bill. "Rachel Sage’s ‘Blue Roses’ blends the old and the new". Wisconsin Gazette. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
2. "Rachael Sage Bios".