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This Moment: In Toronto with the Loose Band

This Moment: In Toronto with the Loose Band is a 1995 live album by American singer-songwriter Victoria Williams. It has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, with critic Lindsay Planer writing that "This Moment is a precious and rare gift from a flower to her audience" and the album has "animated" versions of songs from Williams' three studio albums. Chris Molanphy of CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that "it's a joy to hear a show where audience and performer merge without cues" and continued that Williams "hugs these songs with her plaintive croon and infectious grace". A brief review in Entertainment Weekly opined "so what if this here butterfly often tips the sugar scales?" and rated these "16 sweet, subtle tales of dirt-road despair" a B. An evaluation in No Depression called out how the "instrumentation is beautiful" and speculated that this release is unlikely to win Williams new fans, but will satisfy her existing listeners. In a review of Williams' career for Trouser Press by Ira Robins, Wif Stenger, and Floyd Eberhard, the publication states that "the piano-based chamber-pop arrangements reach rarefied Joni Mitchell levels, and the album tilts dangerously toward the preciousness Williams’ best studio work (and guitar-based concerts) so easily resists".

Track listing

All songs written by Victoria Williams, except where noted.

  1. "This Moment" (Mike Heron and Williams) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:51
  2. "Graveyard" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:59
  3. "Harry Went to Heaven" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:19
  4. "Waterfall" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:21
  5. "Polish Those Shoes" Ã¢Â€Â“ 5:53
  6. "TC" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:42
  7. "Frying Pan" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:15
  8. "Hitchhikers Smile" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:58
  9. "Crazy Mary" Ã¢Â€Â“ 6:31
  10. "Lights" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:29
  11. "Summer of Drugs" Ã¢Â€Â“ 5:39
  12. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:22
  13. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach and Jerome Kern) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:21
  14. "Can’t Cry Hard Enough" (Marvin Etzioni and David Williams) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:41
  15. "Sunshine Country" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:52
  16. "Love" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:47

Personnel

Victoria Williams and The Loose Band

  • Joey Burns Ã¢Â€Â“ upright bass
  • Dan Heffington Ã¢Â€Â“ drums
  • David Manfield Ã¢Â€Â“ acoustic guitar, violin, pedal steel guitar
  • Tim Ray Ã¢Â€Â“ piano
  • Andrew Williams Ã¢Â€Â“ acoustic guitar
  • David Williams Ã¢Â€Â“ vocals
  • Victoria Williams Ã¢Â€Â“ electric guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

  • Todd Fraracci Ã¢Â€Â“ recording
  • Danny Greenspoon Ã¢Â€Â“ production
  • Cory Hambleton Ã¢Â€Â“ production assistance
  • Tom Herbers Ã¢Â€Â“ remixing at Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; digital editing at Wild Audio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; sequencing at Wild Audio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Shane T. Keller Ã¢Â€Â“ assistant engineering
  • Gary Louris Ã¢Â€Â“ sketch
  • Marko Shark Ã¢Â€Â“ photography
  • Vic Ã¢Â€Â“ paintings
  • Doug Wild Ã¢Â€Â“ digital editing at Wild Audio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; sequencing at Wild Audio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

See also

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