Eleanor Fye

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Eleanor Fye - Drive

 

Drive (2007)

 

 

 

Recorded mostly over three days in Studio E at Nashville's Sound Kitchen, this self-produced debut features Craig Young on bass, Ben Phillips on percussion, JJ Hernandez (of Modesto, Calif.) on guitars, and John Deaderick on keyboards. Tammy Rogers King (violin/viola) and John Catchings (cello) provide additional string bliss, and Seattle's own Jon Hyde spices up one track with pedal steel.

Deep and heartfelt, the songs explore the tension between the head and the heart, grief and joy, hope and regret, belonging and independence. The tone is ultimately optimistic, the lyrics are powerful and personal, and the journey is one of faith and self-discovery. 

Track listing:

  1. Life is Better  (mp3) (lyrics)
  2. Out of My Head  (mp3) (lyrics)
  3. I Can Tell (mp3) (lyrics)
  4. Float Away (mp3) (lyrics)
  5. On the Beach (mp3) (lyrics)
  6. It's Alright (mp3) (lyrics)
  7. Natural State (mp3) (lyrics)
  8. Drive (mp3) (lyrics)
  9. Anchorage (mp3) (lyrics)
  10. There Will Be Time (mp3) (lyrics)

Drive is available at the following locations:

(Direct from artist, includes shipping)
iTunes

Easy Street Records (Seattle, WA)

Silver Platters (Seattle/Bellevue, WA)

Soul Food Books (Redmond, WA)

Grimey's (Nashville, TN)

 

Trivia

Eleanor planned to have a friend in Seattle record a single cello solo (Float Away). However, on the final day of recording in Nashville, she stopped at Starbucks on the way to the studio and met a woman in line who referred her to the amazing John Catchings.  John added lush cello layers to not just one, but five tracks.