FlashBack! - Daniel Lanois - Acadie (1989) (album stream)

Acadie is the debut album by record producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois. It was largely written and recorded in the city of New Orleans. Lanois sings on it in both French and English, sometimes even on the same track.

The album was originally released in 1989 on Opal Records. It was reissued in 2005 on ANTI-, with new cover art (but otherwise identical to the original.)

Acadie was named the 20th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.


Review by Bob Gottlieb for allmusic.com

This stunning debut album by an artist that had hitherto been known only as a producer is priceless, and stands up well to repeated listening.

It is a blend of New Orleans rhythm, rock, new age mysticism, and folk. It is not mushy but it is as caressing to the ear as to the mind.

It has the very distinctive ethereal sound of the albums he produced for among others the Neville Brothers and Robbie Robertson.

All the songs were written or co-written by Lanois, with the exception of the traditional "Amazing Grace" (done in an untraditional manner and sung by Aaron Neville).

The songs affect a rural and uncomplicated yet very complete and full sound that brings the listener into their mood, swing into the full lilting joy of "Under a Stormy Sky," to the haunting and ominous "Where the Hawkwind Kills."

His sound is a distinctive signature, that holds well with each different song and with each artist for whom he has fashioned albums.

Personnel
Daniel Lanois – guitar, bass, vocals, omnichord
Malcolm Burn – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Brian Eno – keyboards, vocals
Tony Hall – bass
Willie Greene – drums

Additional personnel
Adam Clayton – bass
Larry Mullen Jr. – drums
Pierre Marchand – keyboards
Mason Ruffner – guitar
Roger Eno – piano
Ed Roth – accordion
James May – trumpet
Cyril Neville – percussion
Art Neville – piano
Aaron Neville – vocals
Bill Dillon – guitar

Links
http://www.daniellanois.com
http://www.facebook.com/daniellanois
http://www.last.fm/music/Daniel+Lanois
http://www.myspace.com/daniellanois