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featuring

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singer

Ann Savoy Ann Savoy ( ; ; born January 20, 1952) is a musician, author, and record producer. Biography Savoy was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Eunice, Southern Louis ...

. It peaked at #146 on the ''

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'' album chart and nominated at the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. This was Ronstadt's final studio album before her retirement in 2011 and the revelation of her affliction with

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(later revealed to actually be

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) in 2013, leaving her unable to perform or sing.

Production

Ronstadt, a soprano, and Savoy, an alto, had previously recorded duets for the Savoy-produced album '' Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music''; here, they sing together as The Zozo Sisters on the album, which brings together a mixture of Louisiana Cajun sounds, popular music of the 20th century, and folk/rock classics. The album includes an interpretation of

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's 1966 hit " Walk Away Renée",

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's 1950s hit by John Jacob Niles "Go Away From My Window" and the French classic " Parlez-Moi D'Amour". Ronstadt takes lead on Julie Miller's "I Can't Get Over You," with Julie's husband Buddy Miller on guitar and Savoy takes lead on Richard Thompson's "Burns' Supper." On her collaboration with Savoy, Ronstadt remarked: "We could have made a quilt, I guess, except we're musicians, so we're making a record together instead. She sings in French — I don't speak French — but there's traditional love in this bond." The album was recorded at Dirk Powell’s Cypress House Studio in

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. It features local musicians, including Chas Justus, Eric Frey and Kevin Wimmer of the Red Stick Ramblers, Sam Broussard of The Mamou Playboys, Dirk Powell and Joel Savoy, as well as Nashville performers, like fiddler Stuart Duncan, mandolinist Sam Bush and guitarist Bryan Sutton.

Critical response and accolades

The Ronstadt/Savoy album received good reviews and landed on several year-end Top Ten lists. It peaked at #146 on the ''

'' album chart. The recording earned two

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nominations, including Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

Track listing

# "Opening" – 0:32 # "Adieu False Heart" (Arthur Smith) – 3:34 # "I Can't Get Over You" ( Julie Miller) – 3:07 # "Marie Mouri" ( David Greely) – 3:31 # "King of Bohemia" ( Richard Thompson) – 3:04 # "Plus Tu Tournes" (Michel Hindenoch) – 2:45 # "Go Away From My Window" ( John Jacob Niles) – 3:01 # "Burns' Supper" (Thompson) – 3:43 # "The One I Love Is Gone" (

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) – 2:37 # "Interlude" – 0:24 # "Rattle My Cage" (Chas Justus) – 2:48 # " Parlez-Moi D'Amour" ( Jean Lenoir) – 4:06 # " Too Old To Die Young" (Scott Dooley, John Hadley, Kevin Welch) – 3:17 # "Interlude" – 0:31 # " Walk Away Renée" ( Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, Tony Sansone) – 3:26 # "Closing" – 1:08

Personnel

– harmony vocals (2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12, 13), lead vocals (3, 5, 7, 11, 13 (3rd verse), 15) *

– lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15) (on choruses and 3rd verse) harmony vocals (3, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (6, 12) * Tim Lauer –

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(3) * Sam Broussard – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 15) * Buddy Miller – acoustic guitar (3) * Chas Justus – acoustic guitar (4, 6, 9, 12) * Joel Savoy – acoustic guitar (4, 9), lead guitar (6),

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(9) * Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (13) * Dirk Powell – fretless banjo (2, 11, 16),

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(5), accordion (8, 9) * Sam Bush –

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(7, 8, 11) * Bryon House – upright bass (2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15) * Eric Frey – upright bass (4, 6, 9, 12) * Christine Balfa –

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(6) * David Schnaufer –

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(2, 10, 13),

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(11, 13, 14) *

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– fiddle (2, 11, 13) * Kevin Wimmer – fiddle (4, 6, 9) * John Catchings – cello (5, 7, 8, 15) * Andrea Zonn – resophonic viola (1, 16), viola (3), violin (5, 7, 8, 12, 15) * Kristin Wilkinson – viola (5, 7, 8, 15), string arrangements (5, 7, 8, 15)

Production

* Steve Buckingham – producer * Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing * Robert Gatley – assistant engineer * Brandon Bell – additional engineer *

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– mastering * Sangwook Nam – mastering * The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California) – mastering location * Lesli Halingstad – production assistant * Georgette Cartwright – creative services * Amy L. Von Holzhausen – creative director * Ann Savoy – design concept, all other photography * Rocky Schenck – front and back cover photography * Barry Ridge Graphic Design and Drew Cartwright – back cover composite

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2006 collaborative albums Linda Ronstadt albums Ann Savoy albums Albums produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Vanguard Records albums