Melissa Ferrick's recording career was off to a fairly impressive start with her debut album, Massive Blur, which showed her to be a convincing, expressive pop/rock vocalist as well as a thoughtful and probing lyricist.
When this CD came out, the singer/songwriter wasn't well known, but she had a small East Coast following that swore by her.
Ferrick did all of the writing on this album, and she packs quite an emotional punch on such introspective originals as "Honest Eyes," "What Have I Got to Lose" and "Blue Sky Night." Ferrick is especially compelling on "Breaking Vows" and the dramatic title song, both of which deal with darker emotions.
But the Boston resident isn't dark or moody on "Happy Song" and "The Meaning of Love," two songs that illustrate her ability to throw a bright, sunny hook our way.
Ferrick showed a lot of promise on this album, but her best work was yet to come.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honest Eyes | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Happy Song | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Hello Dad | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | What Have I Got to Lose | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Love SongMelissa Ferrick | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Ten Friends | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | For Once in My Life | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Massive BlurMelissa Ferrick | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Take Me All | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Wonder Why | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Meaning of Love | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | In a World Like This | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Breaking Vows | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Blue Night Sky | Melissa Ferrick | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 53 mins | 121 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Bates | Art Direction |
| 2 | Susan Cowsill | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Glen Erler | Photography |
| 4 | Melissa Ferrick | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | 4 O'Clock | Drums |
| 6 | Peter Holsapple | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 7 | Alain Johannes | Guitar |
| 8 | S. Sung Lee | Art Direction |
| 9 | Gavin MacKillop | Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Recorder, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 11 | Matt Pakucko | Mixing Assistant |
| 12 | Vicki Peterson | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Glenn Phillips | Guest Artist |
| 14 | Natasha Shneider | Keyboards |
| 15 | Snow | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Marika Tjelios | Bass |
| 17 | Rick Wood | Engineer |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |