SONG OF THE DAY
“Waiting For The Tide” by Melanie Doane (Adam’s Rib, Sony Music Canada/ Columbia, 1998).
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– Adam’s Rib is Canadian pop singer-songwriter Melanie Doane’s second album
– Melanie Doane contributes multiple instruments to the album, including mandolin, violin, piano, bass, background vocals, loops, as well as vocals, and serving as arranger and programmer.
– Melanie Doane has had seven Top 40 singles in Canada, including “Adam’s Rib”, “Goliath”, “Still Desire You” and “Waiting For The Tide”.
– Raised in a musical home – her father is Chalmers Doane, an Order of Canada-winning music educator – Doane mastered many instruments, including the piano, bass, mandolin, guitar and violin, at a young age.
– This second album earned Doane a spot on the Lilith Fair concert tour.
– The following year, she walked away with the 1999 Juno Award for Best New Solo Artist, and Adam’s Rib was released in the United States under the Columbia Records label.
– Melanie’s newest album, The Emerald City, was released on March 1, 2011.