Ten Invitations
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| Studio album by Rik Emmett | |||||
| Released | May 02, 1997 | ||||
| Recorded | 1997 | ||||
| Genre | Classical, Flamenco, Spanish, Salsa, Folk | ||||
| Length | 45:13 | ||||
| Label | Open House Records | ||||
| Producer | Rik Emmett & Andrew Craig | ||||
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Ten Invitations From The Mistress Of Mr. E is the fourth studio album by the Canadian guitarist Rik Emmett, released in 1997. It is the first installment in the guitar trilogy, released merely six months before Swing Shift, which is meant to cover the basis of Rik Emmett's guitar teaching.
The album consists of ten songs, and unlike the next two albums in the trilogy, it contains not a single word. This would be the first time Rik tried this and has been cited by several artists as a 'daring' and very 'compelling'. A landmark in the world of guitar music...
Shannon Emmett, Rik's oldest daughter, plays the piano on the two part suite Ascending in St. Anne's and Secret Wishes, she was only fourteen at the time...
The title of the album, Ten Invitations, though very long is directed for the number of songs released on it. Rik stated, on his official site, during the time of release for the album:
This tune is based on what may be an embroidered fabrication: a bittersweet little confessional from a quiet, lonely old bachelor uncle, told after a few glasses of home-made wine. Back in his village in Italy, he had fallen for a young girl because of the way she used to smile at him, even though he had never spoken to her, and it broke his heart forever when he emigrated to Canada and lefther behind. As I wrote this piece, I kept picturing his memories in the warm, soft slo-mo colours of love, Mediterranean style, after being smitten by the lightning bolt of a young girl's beautiful smile.
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[edit] Track listing
- "El Cuento del Gadjo" - 7:07
- "The Castle of Regret" - 3:17
- "Angelina's Smile" - 3:19
- "Buggy Ride" - 3:28
- "A Whisper Away" - 4:01
- "Ascending in St. Anne's" - 1:25
- "Secret Wishes" - 3:28
- "Acadian Dance" - 2:52
- "Souveniers" - 4:09
- "The Seventh Circle" - 2:07
[edit] Personnel
- Rik Emmett – guitars, synthesizers, vocals
- Steve Skingley - Bass
- Denton Young - Drums
- Randy Cooke – Percussion
- Marty Anderson - Keyboards
[edit] Production
- Andrew Craig – producer
- Ed Stone – engineer
- Hugh Cooper – mixing
- Noel Golden – assistant engineer
- George Graves – mastering
- Chris Chapman - Photography
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