Release Date: 01 September 2023
Label: Silent Wish Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5037300048703
Genres: Blues Contemporary
Release Date: 20 October 2023
Label: Silent Wish Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5037300051796
Genres: Blues Contemporary
Description
'To Be Held' (Silent Wish Records) is the first single from the 'utterly brilliant' ('Time Out') singer and songwriter, the multi-award winning Ian Shaw. This song, co-written and produced by Jamie Safir (Kylie, Birdy, Will Young) is from the brand-new collection 'Greek Street Friday' released later this year on all formats. With an ace band, which includes drummer Ian Thomas (George Michael, Van Morrison, Celine Dion) and guitarist David Preston (Melody Gardot, Curtis Stigers), this collection will also feature, on a beautiful new take of Rickie Lee Jones' 'Blinded By The Hunt', the world-renowned saxophonist Iain Ballamy (Everything But The Girl, Hermeto Pascoal, Loose Tubes). 'To Be Held' is a lullaby for our times. The title, inspired by a Truman Capote interview, with Dick Cavett, expands into a beautiful tribute to lost friends, the power of connections, imperfections and navigates the strangeness and beauty of being alive 'on this beaten-up planet of ours'.
Ian Shaw is back with force and with 'the quirks and character tics of every day living, . . . brought into euphoric focus Shaw tours his smart and soulful show' (The Guardian)
Description
'To Be Held' (Silent Wish Records) is the first single from the 'utterly brilliant' ('Time Out') singer and songwriter, the multi-award winning Ian Shaw. This song, co-written and produced by Jamie Safir (Kylie, Birdy, Will Young) is from the brand-new collection 'Greek Street Friday' released later this year on all formats. With an ace band, which includes drummer Ian Thomas (George Michael, Van Morrison, Celine Dion) and guitarist David Preston (Melody Gardot, Curtis Stigers), this collection will also feature, on a beautiful new take of Rickie Lee Jones' 'Blinded By The Hunt', the world-renowned saxophonist Iain Ballamy (Everything But The Girl, Hermeto Pascoal, Loose Tubes). 'To Be Held' is a lullaby for our times. The title, inspired by a Truman Capote interview, with Dick Cavett, expands into a beautiful tribute to lost friends, the power of connections, imperfections and navigates the strangeness and beauty of being alive 'on this beaten-up planet of ours'.
"Ian Shaw is back with force and with 'the quirks and character tics of every day living, . . . brought into euphoric focus Shaw tours his smart and soulful show" (The Guardian)
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Ian Shaw
Ian Shaw
