THE DOLLHOUSE by The Dollhouse

Myself and violinist Anne Marie Kirby have been great friends for years. This album was the antidote to NEMO as I moved to Berlin. Some of the songs were written as early as 1998. Return of the Heart, ...and Finally, Face to Face, Uncover Me and Taking on The World were written in a shared maisonette on Caledonian Rd, near Kings Cross. Other songs such as Selling ideas, The Calming Pain and Bedsit Alone were songs I had written when I first moved to London. We composed Circus of Our Lives and Diamond Cuts together in 2007 before I left for Berlin. Some of the string arrangements were recorded in DeepSeeStudios London and the rest of the album was finished in Gordon Raphael's studio in Berlin during my first winter there in 2008/9.

Tracklist

1.	Return of the Heart	3:24

2.	Face to Face	2:55

3.	Uncover Me	3:29

4.	Selling Ideas	3:06

5.	Diamond Cuts	3:04

6.	The Calming Pain	3:33

7.	Circus of Our Lives	3:43

8.	Taking on the World	3:13

9.	Bedsit Alone	2:58

10.	... and Finally	4:19

Credits

released October 1, 2009

Recorded/Produced by James Cook and Gordon Raphael.
Lyrics by James Cook. All Songs Cook/Kirby except Selling Ideas, The Calming Pain, Bedsit Alone by James Cook.

Guitars/Vocals - James Cook
Violin/Viola/Piano - Anne Marie Kirby
Bass/Guitar on Selling Ideas - Kevin Kennedy
Drums - Kathleen Herold
ContraBass (Tracks 4,6,8) - Phil France
The Dollhouse Strings- Margit Van Der Zwan, Evie Anderson, Gwen Henderson, Merlin Sturt.

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