No Frills Friend is
Amy Allison
Amy Allison is an American country music artist and the daughter of jazz-blues musician Mose Allison. She became interested in country music as a kid growing up on Long Island, and first began making music as the lead singer of ''Amy Allison and t ...
's third solo album. It was released on July 1, 2003 on
Diesel Only Records
Diesel Only Records is a Brooklyn-based country music record label established in 1990 by musician and journalist Jeremy Tepper, then also the lead singer of the World Famous Blue Jays.
History
Tepper, along with Diesel Only's cofounders, Jay She ...
. It was recorded in Scotland and produced by
David Scott
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the List of Apollo astronauts#People who have walked on the Moon, seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the NASA Astronaut ...
of
the Pearlfishers.
Critical reception
''No Frills Friend'' was described by Mark Keresman of ''
SF Weekly
''SF Weekly'' is an online music publication and formerly alternative weekly newspaper founded in the 1970s in San Francisco, California. It was distributed every Thursday, and was published by the San Francisco Print Media Company. The paper ha ...
'' as "a gem of despondent, shimmering pop/folk/rock balladry". Keresman also wrote that it "retains her distinctively mournful, somewhat nasal warble and her gift for simple yet sturdy melodies" found on her previous albums.
Neil Jones of ''
Drowned in Sound'' described ''No Frills Friend'' as "a vocally driven record dripping with melodic richness."
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Track listing
#What's the Deal?
#No Frills Friend
#Baby, You're the One
#Hell to Pay
#Pretty Things to Buy
#Don't String Me Along
#Say It Isn't So
#Dreaming's Killing Me
#Thank God for the Wine
#Beautiful Night
#Completely Yours
#Hanging on a Moment
#Moonlight on the Mountains
Personnel
*Amy Allison—Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals
*Gina R. Binkley—Design
*Avy Carroli—Sleigh Bells
*Jim Gash—Drums, Percussion
*Paul McGeechan—Mastering
*David Scott
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the List of Apollo astronauts#People who have walked on the Moon, seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the NASA Astronaut ...
—Bass, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
*Derek Star—Percussion
References
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Amy Allison albums
Diesel Only Records albums
2003 albums