Album · 2000
Romantically Helpless
- Released
- 2 June 2000
- Label
- Alert Music
- Catalogue no.
- HOLLY-2
- Tracklist
- 12 tracks
- Length
- 43:01
- Country
- CA
“Romantically Helpless” is an album by Holly Cole, released in 2000 on Alert Music. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 43:01. Jazz standards on the record include “Come Fly With Me” and “Don't Fence Me In”. The line-up features Aaron Davis (organ, piano), Mark Kelso (drums (drum set), background vocals), George Koller (double bass, electric upright bass), Kevin Breit (acoustic guitar, resonator guitar) and David Gray (guitar family, guitar).
Who played on Romantically Helpless
- Aaron Davis organ, piano, synthesizer, theremin, Rhodes piano all tracks
- Mark Kelso drums (drum set), background vocals, percussion on 10 tracks
- George Koller double bass, electric upright bass on 8 tracks
- Kevin Breit acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, guitar, electric guitar, guitar family on 8 tracks
- David Gray guitar family, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on 6 tracks
- Luc Boivin percussion on 5 tracks
- David Piltch double bass on 4 tracks
- Tory Cassis background vocals on 4 tracks
- Holly Cole lead vocals, background vocals on 3 tracks
- Gerry Leonard electric guitar on 2 tracks
- Mark Ferguson piano, trombone on 2 tracks
- Kim Ratcliffe guitar family on 1 track
Tracklist
- 1 One Trick Pony — Paul Simon 4:41
- 2 Romantically Helpless — David Piltch 3:31
- 3 I'll Be Here — David Baerwald, David Piltch 4:36
- 4 Ghosts — Randy Newman 2:12
- 5 Come Fly With Me standard 3:55
- 6 Dedicated to the One I Love 2:53
- 7 That Old Black Magic 3:27
- 8 If I Start to Cry — Laura Harding, Jeff Hull 4:02
- 9 Loving You 3:01
- 10 Make It Go Away — Aaron Davis, Laura Harding 3:58
- 11 Don't Fence Me In standard — Cole Porter 3:16
- 12 Same Girl — Randy Newman 3:29
Production
- Bob Ludwig mastering
- Jeff Wolpert engineer
- Kevin Killen mix
- Stephen Ferrera producer
- W. Tom Berry producer
More albums by Holly Cole
Frequently asked questions
Who played on Romantically Helpless?
The line-up of Romantically Helpless includes Aaron Davis (organ, piano), Mark Kelso (drums (drum set), background vocals), George Koller (double bass, electric upright bass), Kevin Breit (acoustic guitar, resonator guitar), David Gray (guitar family, guitar), Luc Boivin (percussion), David Piltch (double bass) and Tory Cassis (background vocals).
Which label released Romantically Helpless?
Romantically Helpless was released in 2000 on Alert Music (HOLLY-2).
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