Shades (Dayna Manning album)

Shades
Studio album by Dayna Manning
Released October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)
Recorded Cello Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Pop, rock, singer-songwriter, adult alternative
Length 54:25
Label EMI Music Canada
Producer Jim Scott
Dayna Manning chronology
Volume 1
(1997)		 Shades
(2002)		 Folkyo
(2006)

Shades is a 2002 album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Dayna Manning. It followed her debut release, Volume 1, and was released on EMI Music Canada. The song "Miracle" from the album was released as a single and video, and was included on the December 2002 compilation Women & Songs 6, which reached #7 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.[1]

Production

After her first album in 1997,[2] Dayna Manning had been nominated for the 1998 Juno Award for Best New Artist, but then didn't release anything for several years while she toured North America.[3] Shades, her second album, was recorded in Los Angeles at Cello Studios with Red Hot Chili Peppers producer Jim Scott, and with additional production by Dave Hodge.

Release

Shades was released in October 2002 on EMI, and rereleased on January 1, 2007. The song "Miracle" from the album was released in 2002 as a single and video. "Miracle" was included on the December 2002 compilation Women & Songs 6, which also included tracks by artists such as Vanessa Carlton, Madonna, and Sheryl Crow. The compilation, released on WEA International,[4] became the best-selling album in the Women & Songs franchise, and reached #7 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.[1]

Reception
"A Walk on the Moon"
Excerpt of "A Walk on the Moon" from Manning's album Shades
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The album was criticized in some reviews for a production-heavy, adult contemporary sound that took away from Manning's own voice and potential.[5][6] Other reviews were more favorable, praising the album's aural ambience and Manning's talent for introspective lyrics.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Manning, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Miracle"   3:25
2. "I'm The Girl"   4:03
3. "Springtime"   4:46
4. "Normal"   4:39
5. "The Lonely"   4:03
6. "The Bystander"   4:12
7. "Heather"   4:48
8. "Like A Werewolf"   4:54
9. "Door 24"   4:17
10. "To Love"   4:55
11. "So Complicated"   4:36
12. "A Walk On The Moon"   4:46

Personnel

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Music videos

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Heartist.com. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ↑ Manning, Dayna (August 26, 1997). "Volume 1". Nettwerk Records. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Trent Severn Interview". The Toronto Quarterly. December 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Women and Songs 6". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  5. ↑ Nathanson, Ian (2002-10-15). "CD REVIEWS: Broken Social Scene, Jets To Brazil, The Sadies, Frank Zappa and many more". Chart. Retrieved 2009-09-27.; Archived December 23, 2002, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Ladouceur, L (2002-10-24). "Leaner, gloomier". Eye Weekly. Retrieved 2008-05-07.; Archived December 16, 2002, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Witzig, J (2003-02-01). "Dayna Manning - Shades". theflagship.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.

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