For the Beauty of Wynona

by Daniel Lanois

For the Beauty of Wynona cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 March 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 55:06
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

After producing seminal atmospheric records for U2 and Peter Gabriel, Daniel Lanois releases his deeply textured sophomore solo album. 'For the Beauty of Wynona' is a masterclass in sonic landscape building, merging lush alternative rock and dream pop textures with grounded, poetic singer-songwriter narratives.

Genres

Descriptors: ambient, atmospheric, spacious, textured, hushed, folk, guitar-driven, male-vocals

Tracklist

  1. The Messenger (5:27)
  2. Brother L.A. (4:18)
  3. Still Learning How to Crawl (5:18)
  4. Beatrice (4:22)
  5. Waiting (1:59)
  6. The Collection of Marie Claire (4:16)
  7. Death of a Train (5:47)
  8. The Unbreakable Chain (4:19)
  9. Lotta Love to Give (3:38)
  10. Indian Red (3:47)
  11. Sleeping in the Devil's Bed (3:03)
  12. For the Beauty of Wynona (5:52)
  13. Rocky World (2:55)

Credits

  • Daryl Johnson - bass, repetiteur [vocal coaching], percussion, vocals, drums, written-by
  • Ronald Jones - drums, drums [flintstones' kit]
  • Malcolm Burn - guitar, keyboards, other [ongoing musical left turns]
  • Bill Dillon - guitar, organ [guitorgan], mandolin
  • Karen Brady - other [keeping it straight]
  • Nicholas Payton - trumpet
  • Emanual del Casal - bass
  • George Landry - written-by

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