Adam's Rib (album)

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Adam's Rib
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Studio album by
Melanie Doane
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)
RecordedSunset Sound & Moodus Noises, Los Angeles, California
GenrePop, pop rock, folk rock
LabelSony Music Canada, Columbia Records
ProducerRick Neigher
Melanie Doane chronology
Shakespearean Fish
(1996) 		Adam's Rib
(1998) 		Melvin Live
(2001)
Alternative cover
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Singles from Adam's Rib
  1. "Adam's Rib"
    Released: August 1998
  2. "Waiting for the Tide"
    Released: January 1999
  3. "Goliath"
    Released: June 1999
  4. "Happy Homemaker"
    Released: December 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
ARTISTdirect4.5/5 stars[2]

Adam's Rib is the second album by Juno-Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Melanie Doane. It was first released on September 28, 1998, in Canada on Sony Music Entertainment, and subsequently on Columbia Records on August 24, 1999, in the United States. The album was produced by Rick Neigher.

Track listing[]

  1. "Adam's Rib" (Melanie Doane, Rick Neigher) – 3:37
  2. "Happy Homemaker" (Melanie Doane, Rick Neigher) – 3:51
  3. "There Is No Beautiful" (Melanie Doane, Rick Neigher) – 3:37
  4. "Absolutely Happy" (Melanie Doane, David Martin) – 3:27
  5. "Goliath" (Melanie Doane, Rick Neigher) – 3:51
  6. "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Melanie Doane, Kevin Fox) – 3:56
  7. "Waiting for the Tide" (Melanie Doane, Rick Neigher) – 4:09
  8. "How You Cried" (Melanie Doane) – 4:26
  9. "The Space Between Us" (Melanie Doane, Creighton Doane, Steve Mayoff) – 5:04
  10. "Mel's Rock Pile" (Traditional, Melanie Doane, Rick Neigher) – 3:27
  11. "Good Gifts" (Melanie Doane) – 3:04
  12. "Sweet Sorrow" (Melanie Doane, David Martin) – 4:04

Song placements[]

  • Brothers and Sisters – "Good Gifts"
  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer – "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
  • Party of Five – "Absolutely Happy", "Waiting For The Tide"
  • That's Life – "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
  • Baywatch Hawaii – "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
  • Resurrection Blvd – "Absolutely Happy", "Waiting For The Tide", "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "How You Cried", "Good Gifts"

Personnel[]

All information is taken from the liner notes on the CD[3] and from the album review on ARTISTdirect.[4]

  • Melanie Doane – vocals, mandolin, violin, piano, bass, programming, background vocals, loops, main performer, arranger
  • Rick Neigher – acoustic guitar, bass, arranger, electric guitar, background vocals, engineer, producer
  • Tim Pierce – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Boomerang guitar
  • John Shanks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, E-bow, bass
  • Tommy Emmanuel – acoustic guitar
  • Kevin Savigar – cello, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, Fender Rhodes piano
  • David Raven – drums
  • Alex Neigher – drums
  • Debra Dobkin – percussion
  • Howard Willing – assistant engineer
  • Kevin Breit – acoustic guitar
  • Jim Hanson – bass
  • Gail Marowitz – art direction, design
  • Al Lay – assistant engineer
  • Michael Daks – photography
  • Mike Roth – A&R
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Marc DeSisto – engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Dean – assistant engineer
  • Erik Gloege – production coordination

Release history[]

Region Date Label Format
Canada 1998-09-28 Sony CD
United States 1999-08-24 Columbia Audio cassette
CD

References[]

  1. ^ Adam's Rib at AllMusic
  2. ^ ARTISTdirect
  3. ^ "Adam's Rib". Chapters Indigo. Retrieved March 19, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Melanie Doane: Adam's Rib". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
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