Alela Diane & Wild Divine

by Alela Diane

Type: Album
Released: 5 April 2011
Label: Rough Trade
Country: United States
Length: 38:09
Community rating: 3.2/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recording with a full backing band featuring her father Tom Diane and her then-husband Tom Bevitori, 'Alela Diane & Wild Divine' is her third studio album. Released via Rough Trade, the record marks a notable departure from her earlier, sparse acoustic arrangements toward a warmer, more polished country-rock and Americana sound. Her soulful, soaring vocals guide the tracks, offering a melodic and deeply personal reflection on family, home, and partnership.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic, family

Tracklist

To Begin (3:33)
Elijah (3:15)
Long Way Down (3:04)
Suzanne (4:11)
The Wind (4:30)
Of Many Colors (4:31)
Desire (2:18)
Heartless Highway (3:36)
White Horse (4:20)
Rising Greatness (4:45)

Credits

Tom Bevitori - acoustic guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, written-by, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric piano [wurlitzer], piano [pianet], backing vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Lorraine Gervais - backing vocals
Jonas Haskins - bass
Jason Merculief - drums
John Girton - electric guitar
Tom Menig - electric guitar, percussion, mandolin, percussion, acoustic guitar, written-by, acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, performer [chain on board], percussion, electric guitar, lap steel guitar [pedal steel]
Larry Goldings - electric piano [wurlitzer], organ [hammond organ], organ [hammond organ], accordion
Alina Hardin - backing vocals
Alela Diane - Primary Artist, Vocals, Synth, Written-By, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Singing Bowls [Crystal Bowl], Handclaps
Larry Tracy - Pedal Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel]
Robert Gubber - Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]
Charlie Faber - Double Bass [Stand-Up Bass]
Debbie Scott - Handclaps
Michael Logue - Handclaps
Simon Weller - Handclaps
Scott Litt - Vibraslap