Will is the third album by Irish musician Leo O'Kelly. It was released on 18 March 2011 by Life & Living Records[1] and consists of a collaboration with Liverpool writer John McKeown, who wrote poems that constitute album's lyrics, then adapted in music by O'Kelly.[2][3][4][5]
| Will | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Original cover designed by David O'Toole. Photo by Peter Mirolo. | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 March 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 22 August 2009 – 2010 | |||
| Studio | Sirius Art Centre (Cobh, Ireland), Glasthule | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock | |||
| Length | 36:52 | |||
| Label | Life & Living | |||
| Producer | Leo O'Kelly | |||
| Leo O'Kelly chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by John McKeown; all music is composed by Leo O'Kelly
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Will" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Torch Song" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "The Day You Love Me" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "I Prayed To the Devil" | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Alcohol" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Kiki of Montparnasse" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "A Star in My Palm" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Old Testament" | 2:58 |
| 9. | "She Dances" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "The End of Love" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Grave Light" | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Will Reprise" | 0:53 |
| Total length: | 36:52 | |
Personnel
edit- Leo O'Kelly – vocals, guitars, violin, synthesizer, bongos, drum programming
- Hetty Lane – vocals on tracks 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, harmonica on "The End of Love"
- Garvan Gallagher – bass guitar and Clevinger double bass
- Sonny Condell – Moroccan pottery drums on "Alcohol"
- Holly Cooper (credited as Barry Whiteside) – ukulele on "Will"
Production
- John McKeown – lyrics
- Leo O'Kelly – production, recording and mixing
- Louise McCormick – recording at Sirius Art Centre and mixing at Manor Studio, Cobh on "Alcohol"
- John Crone – recording at Sirius Art Centre on "Alcohol"
- Andy le Wien – mastering at RMS
- David O'Toole – cover design, insert photo
- Peter Mirolo – front sleeve photography
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom, Ireland | 17 March 2011 | Life & Living Records | stereo CD | LALR 09 |
References
edit- ^ Leo O'Kelly: "Expecting the new CD to arrive from London around 10 o'clock" (17 March 2011). Retrieved on 28 April 2011.
- ^ Needham, Pete (March–April 2011). "Leo O'Kelly - Will". Rock Society. No. 184. pp. 37–38.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan (30 June 2011). "Leo O'Kelly - new album and Galway show". Galway Advertiser. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Long, Siobhán (17 June 2011). "Leo O'Kelly - Will". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Will purchase page on Life & Living Records website: "The 11 songs on Will are written around the poems of John McKeown, a Liverpool poet who now lives in Dublin."