Released 2005 (Canada) Release date 11 October 2005 | Length 41:22 Producer Alan Doyle | |
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Nominations Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group Similar Great Big Sea albums, Folk music albums |
Come and i will sing you
The Hard and The Easy is the seventh studio album by Great Big Sea. It was released on October 11, 2005 in Canada and October 25, 2005 in the US. It reached gold status by October 25, 2005.
Contents
The album is a compilation of traditional Newfoundland songs, many of which were collected together in the Gerald S. Doyle song books. Its title is derived from a line in the folk song "Tickle Cove Pond", which appears as the closing track on the album.
The album was nominated for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year by a group at the 2006 Juno Awards.
Track listing
- "Come And I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles)" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 3:42
- "Old Polina" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 2:40
- "The River Driver" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 3:03
- "The Mermaid" (Phil Hillier, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 2:49
- "Captain Kidd" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 2:51
- "Graceful & Charming (Sweet Forget Me Not)" (Bobby Newcome, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 4:18
- "Concerning Charlie Horse" (Omar Blondahl) 3:13
- "Harbour LeCou" (Traditional, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 3:33
- "Tishialuk Girls Set (Father's Jig / Buffet Double / Tishialuk Girls)" (Baxter Wareham, Rufus Guinchard, Charlie Lloyd) 3:27
- "French Shore" (Lem Snow) 3:48
- "Cod Liver Oil" (Johnny Burke, Arranged Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett) 2:57
- "Tickle Cove Pond" (Mark Walker) 5:01
Song information
Additional information
The album offered through iTunes came with a digital copy of the booklet. In addition, a live version of "The Old Black Rum" was offered to those who signed up for the pre-order.
The CD version of the album came with a bonus DVD featuring back-stories, commentary and informal performances of many of the album tracks.
Songs
1Come and I Will Sing You3:44
2Old Polina2:40
3River Driver3:03