Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind: The Lost Album (2019)
BAND/ARTIST: Polly Niles
- Title: Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind: The Lost Album
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: Grapefruit
- Genre: Folk
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 1:39:38
- Total Size: 582 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Serious music nerds and crate diggers love nothing more than discovering a notable artist who either slipped into utter obscurity or never rose from it in the first place, and there's no arguing that Polly Niles qualifies. Niles had an interesting backstory, between having been married to Ramblin' Jack Elliott, later tying the knot with Tony Silvester of the Main Ingredient, and appearing in the Blaxploitation touchstone Super Fly. But despite having a strong voice and some enthusiastic supporters, the first and only album she recorded, financed by the U.K. independent label Ember Records, was shelved after it was completed in 1970. Except for one tune on a 1970 Ember Records sampler, Future Star Explosion: New Faces of the 70's, none of Niles' recorded work was available to the public before 2009, when tracks began appearing on compilations of music from the Ember vaults. For those fascinated by Polly Niles' admittedly intriguing story, Sunshine in My Rainy Day Mind: The Lost Album probably seems like manna from heaven; on CD, it contains the complete unreleased 12-song album along with 24 bonus tracks devoted to alternate takes and different mixes. Hearing the album after all these years, there's no arguing Polly Niles had talent and potential. Her voice was warm and rich, a bit mannered but readily adaptable to pop, folk, country, adult contemporary, and even light psychedelic material. She may not reinvent Neil Young's "I Am a Child," Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," or Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line," but she tackles them with confidence and a personality of her own, and she injects a welcome soulful touch into the glossy arrangements. However, it's worth noting that Ember clearly didn't see her as a rock singer, and this music seems to have been geared for grown-ups hoping to seem hip rather than actual latter-day hippies, regardless of the songwriters on board. And even though the lost album is well worth a listen, the CD edition of this package is much too much of a good thing; the same songs from the original album are recycled in various forms, most of which are only so different, and only the most obsessed listener could possibly want or need four mixes of "East Virginia" in one set. Polly Niles deserved more attention than she received in 1970, and Sunshine in My Rainy Day Mind: The Lost Album is a welcome corrective to that, but just issuing the lost album might have made a better case for her overlooked talent.
Tracklist:
1.01. Polly Niles - I Am A Child
1.02. Polly Niles - East Virginia
1.03. Polly Niles - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
1.04. Polly Niles - I Shall Be Released
1.05. Polly Niles - If I Let You
1.06. Polly Niles - I Walk The Line
1.07. Polly Niles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1.08. Polly Niles - Since I Lost You Baby
1.09. Polly Niles - The Milk Of The Tree
1.10. Polly Niles - For What It's Worth
1.11. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind
1.12. Polly Niles - Get High On Jesus
1.13. Polly Niles - Since I Lost You Baby (Mono Mix)
1.14. Polly Niles - The Milk Of The Tree (Mono Mix)
1.15. Polly Niles - If I Let You (Mono Mix)
1.16. Polly Niles - East Virginia (Mono Mix)
1.17. Polly Niles - I Am A Child (Mono Mix)
1.18. Polly Niles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Mono Mix)
2.01. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind (First Version)
2.02. Polly Niles - East Virginia (First Version)
2.03. Polly Niles - If I Let You (Final Mix From 16-Track)
2.04. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind (4-Track Vocal Experiment From Unmixed Rhythm Track)
2.05. Polly Niles - East Virginia (Final Mix From 8-Track)
2.06. Polly Niles - I Am A Child (Final Mix From 8-Track)
2.07. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind (Final Mix From 8-Track)
2.08. Polly Niles - Get High On Jesus (2019 Mix)
2.09. Polly Niles - Since I Lost You Baby (2019 Mix)
2.10. Polly Niles - The Milk Of The Tree (2019 Mix)
2.11. Polly Niles - For What It's Worth (2019 Mix)
2.12. Polly Niles - I Walk The Line (2019 Mix)
2.13. Polly Niles - I Shall Be Released (2019 Mix)
2.14. Polly Niles - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (2019 Mix)
2.15. Polly Niles - For What It's Worth (Mono Mix)
2.16. Polly Niles - I Walk The Line (Mono Mix)
2.17. Polly Niles - I Shall Be Released (Mono Mix)
2.18. Polly Niles - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Mono Mix)
Tracklist:
1.01. Polly Niles - I Am A Child
1.02. Polly Niles - East Virginia
1.03. Polly Niles - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
1.04. Polly Niles - I Shall Be Released
1.05. Polly Niles - If I Let You
1.06. Polly Niles - I Walk The Line
1.07. Polly Niles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1.08. Polly Niles - Since I Lost You Baby
1.09. Polly Niles - The Milk Of The Tree
1.10. Polly Niles - For What It's Worth
1.11. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind
1.12. Polly Niles - Get High On Jesus
1.13. Polly Niles - Since I Lost You Baby (Mono Mix)
1.14. Polly Niles - The Milk Of The Tree (Mono Mix)
1.15. Polly Niles - If I Let You (Mono Mix)
1.16. Polly Niles - East Virginia (Mono Mix)
1.17. Polly Niles - I Am A Child (Mono Mix)
1.18. Polly Niles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Mono Mix)
2.01. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind (First Version)
2.02. Polly Niles - East Virginia (First Version)
2.03. Polly Niles - If I Let You (Final Mix From 16-Track)
2.04. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind (4-Track Vocal Experiment From Unmixed Rhythm Track)
2.05. Polly Niles - East Virginia (Final Mix From 8-Track)
2.06. Polly Niles - I Am A Child (Final Mix From 8-Track)
2.07. Polly Niles - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind (Final Mix From 8-Track)
2.08. Polly Niles - Get High On Jesus (2019 Mix)
2.09. Polly Niles - Since I Lost You Baby (2019 Mix)
2.10. Polly Niles - The Milk Of The Tree (2019 Mix)
2.11. Polly Niles - For What It's Worth (2019 Mix)
2.12. Polly Niles - I Walk The Line (2019 Mix)
2.13. Polly Niles - I Shall Be Released (2019 Mix)
2.14. Polly Niles - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (2019 Mix)
2.15. Polly Niles - For What It's Worth (Mono Mix)
2.16. Polly Niles - I Walk The Line (Mono Mix)
2.17. Polly Niles - I Shall Be Released (Mono Mix)
2.18. Polly Niles - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Mono Mix)
Year 2019 | Pop | Folk | FLAC / APE
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