Never Said Goodbye

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Never Said Goodbye
Studio album by Cerys Matthews
Released	21 August 2006
Label	Rough Trade
Cerys Matthews chronology
Cockahoop (2003) Never Said Goodbye (2006)
Singles from Never Said Goodbye
"Open Roads" Released: 7 August 2006 "A Bird in Hand" Released: 14 August 2006

Never Said Goodbye is the second solo studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews. It was released on 21 August 2006 by Rough Trade Records.

Track listing[]

All songs written & composed by Cerys Matthews, except where noted:^[1]

1. "Streets of New York" - 4:37
2. "A Bird In Hand" - 3:32
3. "Oxygen" - 4:31
4. "Open Roads" (Matthews, Jonny Male, John Smith) - 4:37
5. "This Endless Rain" (Matthews, Kevin Teel) - 4:12
6. "Blue Light Alarm" (Matthews, Kevin Teel) - 3:42
7. "Morning Sunshine" (Matthews, Gruff Rhys) - 2:31
8. "Seed Song" (Matthews, Jonny Male, Pete Smith) - 5:05
9. "What Kind Of Man" - 1:18
10. "Ruby" - 3:21
11. "Elen" (Matthews, Gruff Rhys) - 8:44

Credits[]

Musicians[]

• Cerys Matthews - vocals, guitars
• Kevin Teel - guitars
• Gruff Rhys - acoustic guitar (track 11), vocals (tracks 3 & 11)
• Matt Martin - acoustic guitar (track 7), percussion (tracks 7 & 11)
• William Tyler - acoustic guitar (track 11)
• Mason Neely - drums (all tracks except 2, 10 & 11)
• Jeremy Lutito - drums (tracks 2 & 10)
• Brad Pemberton - drums (track 11)
• Byron House - bass (tracks 1-6, 8-9)
• Jeff Irwin - bass (tracks 7, 10, 11), euphonium (track 6)
• James Haggerty - bass (track 10)
• Ben Elkins - keyboards, backing vocals, programming
• Troy Johnson - additional piano (track 11)
• Eric Darken - percussion
• Todd Kemp - additional percussion (track 11)
• Janice Corder, Everett Drake, Ann McRary - backing vocals (tracks 2, 8 & 11)
• Sam Ashworth - backing vocals (track 4)
• Lloyd Barry, Vinnie Ciesieski - trumpets
• Roy Agee - trombone
• Jay Phillips - trombone (track 6)

Production[]

• Producers - Cerys Matthews, Stuart Sikes, Ben Elkins
• Engineers - Stuart Sikes, Jeremy Ferguson
• Arrangers - Ben Elkins, Cerys Matthews
• Mixer - Jeremy Ferguson
• Mastering - Andrew Mendelson
• A&R - Seth Riddle

References[]