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Noa releases the
album "Calling" April - May 1996 |
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- Calling (13 tracks)
1. "U.N.I." (4.13)
2. "Too Proud" (4.17)
3. "By the Light of the Moon" (5.38)
4. "Lama" (4.17)
5. "Space" (3.49)
6. "Too Painful" (4.50)
7. "Calling Home" (3.42)
8. "Mark of Cain" (4.34)
9. "All is Well" (3.22)
10. "Camilla" (3.13)
11. "Manhattan - Tel Aviv" (3.47)
12. "Cascading" (3.38)
13. "Savior" (3.48)
(CD GED24965, EC, April 1996, Geffen)
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The album
"Calling" was written in a very tumultuous time in Noa
& Gil lives, both internally and externally. The political
situation in Israel was depressing and it seemed every effort to
go in the direction of peace was constantly threatened. Exploding
buses, national mourning, a terrible war in Bosnia and tragedy in
Tibet..all these were inspiration for the songs they wrote during
that time. Not to mention the painful yearnings of the heart.
Before "Calling", Noa was writing mostly about the
personal, the intimate. Noa was always looking inwards.
"Calling" represents a break from that pattern, where
her surroundings, the people and events around her, had a profound
effect on her emotional infrastructure. Noa was concerned,
involved, angry, hurt…and was taking the woes of the world onto
her shoulders (as if her own weren’t enough) and channeling a
lot of that emotion into songwriting.
Noa said a lot and not all because there was still plenty left for
social/political activity of all sorts which Noa became very
involved in. The pinnacle of this activity was the famous rally,
Nov. 4th 1995, when 500,000 people gathered in Tel-Aviv to support
Yitzchak Rabin’s peace initiative. Gil, Zohar and Noa were
performing at that rally and feeling high on waves of optimism and
joy until two terrible gunshots changed them forever. Yitzchak
Rabin was shot dead before the eyes of an entire, stunned nation,
and nothing would ever be the same.
Noa felt heartbroken and miserable, but rather than sink into
somber silence Noa chose to speak out and risk her career by
making her views about peace very clear. Noa spoke impulsively and
passionately, and did herself plenty of damage, but learned a lot
about human nature. That painful time has left Noa with many
scars, but she had become stronger and wiser as a result. Now,
after those dark years have passed, Noa feel her reward is the
hope and light they feel in Israel once again with the revival of
the peace process.
Many people found "Calling" difficult to swallow after
the more tender, acoustic music Noa were making before. But for
her, it was almost a declaration of independence, like saying:"this
is who I am and what I have to offer, honestly". Her musical
and lyrical considerations have always been purely artistic and
emotional, true to herself first and foremost, for she believes
she cannot expect or deserve anyone’s attention otherwise. In
that sense, "Calling" was truly Noa's “calling”, and
is very dear to her.
info provided by
www.noasmusic.com
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Other
editions of the same album:
Calling (13 tracks, with different & with-drawn version of
"U.N.I." (4.56),
Noa
concludes with different vocalizations at the end of the song)
(CD NOA1, USA, 1996, Geffen, promo only with white p/s,
"Calling" is written in the center of the p/s)
- Calling (13 tracks)
(CD MVCG 198, Jap., 1996, MCA Victor, promo sample 1st
edition)
- Calling (13 tracks)
(CD GEFD24965, USA, 1996, Geffen, "promotional"
printed on the label)
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Credits:
Andrea Marouk - Photography
Anton Zinkl - Photography
Cyrille de Smet - Assistant Engineer
David Sholemson - Production Coordination
Frank Shaffer - Cello
Gareth Ashton - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Gavyn Wright - Violin
Gil Dor - Arranger, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Julio Dertoni - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Manu Katche - Drums
Noa - Arranger, Main Performer, Vocals
Perry Montague-Mason - Violin
Peter Lale - Viola
Pino Palladino - Guitar (Bass)
Rob Clayton - Artwork, Paintings
Robert Cattermole - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Ronen Ackerman - Photography
Ruadhri Cushnan - Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing
Rupert Hine - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Sadia - Photography
Simon Hale - Conductor
Stephen W. Tayler - Engineer, Mixing, Recorder
Tony Berg - Producer
Tony Cousins - Mastering
Yossi Fine - Guitar (Bass)
Zohar Fresco - Drums, Percussion
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