ARTIST: Mary Coughlan
TITLE: Sentimental Killer
LABEL: Warner
GENRE: Blues
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 168 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 42:33
RELEASE DATE: 1992-00-00
RIP DATE: 2008-07-15
Track List
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1. There Is A Bed 4:43
2. Hearts 3:21
3. Magdalen Laundry 4:24
4. Francis Of Assisi 3:49
5. Love In The Shadows 3:38
6. Ain't No Cure 4:57
7. Handbags And Gladrags 3:44
8. Just A Friend Of Mine 3:05
9. Ballad Of A Sad Young Man 3:40
10. Not Up To Scratch 3:29
11. Sentimental Killers 3:43
Release Notes:
Born 5 May 1956, Co. Galway, Eire. This acclaimed Irish singer's troubled
upbringing manifested itself in an erratic career path, including stints as a
model and a street-sweeper.
After moving to London in the mid-70s she married and began raising a family,
before terminating the union and returning to Galway with her children. She
began her singing career in 1984, working with Dutch musician Erik Visser (who
became her long-term collaborator).
The following year she made an acclaimed appearance on the Late Late Show and
recorded her first album, which showcased her powerful and bluesy jazz stylings
and became an unexpected bestseller in her native Ireland. Despite her ongoing
personal problems, Coughlan continued to reap praise for her recorded output on
WEA Records. On Under The Influence she revived the 1948 Peggy Lee hit "Don't
Smoke In Bed" and the Billie Holiday ballad "Good Morning Heartache", as well as
Christy Moore's "Ride On".
In 1988, Coughlan made her acting debut in Neil Jordan's High Spirits, and
released Ancient Rain. Her fourth album, Uncertain Pleasures, was recorded in
England with producer Peter Glenister, former musical director for Terence Trent
D'Arby. It included new compositions by Mark Nevin (Fairground Attraction) and
Bob Geldof as well as cover versions of the Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little
Helper" and the Elvis Presley hit "Heartbreak Hotel".
Coughlan began straightening her personal life out in the mid-90s, and signed a
new recording contract with Big Cat Records. The label issued an excellent live
set and her US debut, After The Fall. In June 2000, Coughlan presented a series
of multimedia shows in Dublin celebrating Billie Holiday, a singer whose life
story has close parallels to Coughlan's own.
www.marycoughlanmusic.com