A Girl Called Eddy

For the Happy Days actress, see Erin Moran.

A Girl Called Eddy, real name Erin Moran,[1] is an American soul pop singer/songwriter born in Neptune, New Jersey, USA and currently residing in England.[2]

She is currently signed to Anti Records. She also made an appearance in 2001 on a promotional CD for the Nissan Altima with the track "The Soundtrack of Your Life". In 2001, she released an EP titled, Tears All Over Town on Le Grand Magistery,[3] an independent record label. She started singing background vocals and keyboard playing for Francis Dunnery, a singer-songwriter, and toured England.

In August 2004, she released her first, self-titled album in England, working with Richard Hawley.

Influences include Burt Bacharach[4] ("all my life I've been a massive Burt Bacharach fan"),[5] Karen Carpenter,[6] Scott Walker,[7] Carole King,[8] and Paul McCartney.[7]

Contemporaries she has been compared with include Aimee Mann,[6] Beth Orton,[6] and Sarah McLachlan.[9]

Contents

Discography

EPs

Pop Matters called it "something quite special".[10] The song "The Soundtrack of Your Life" was used in the US television show Dawson's Creek.[11]
  1. "Heartache" – 3:12
  2. "The Soundtrack of Your Life" – 3:36
  3. "Girls Can Really Tear You Up Inside" – 5:02
  4. "The Same Old Tears" – 2:47
  5. "Fading..." – 3:48
  1. "The Long Goodbye" – 3:27
  2. "Under the Warm Sun" – 3:02
  3. "Heartache" – 4:03

Albums

Many favorable reviews and listed as Top 10 of 2004 by The Wall Street Journal.[13]

References

  1. ^ Browne, David (August 13, 2004). "Music Review: A Girl Called Eddy (2004)". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,677313,00.html. 
  2. ^ La Gorce, Tammy (March 6, 2005). "What's It All About, Eddy?". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0912FD3B590C758CDDAA0894DD404482. 
  3. ^ a b Hopkin, Kenyon. "Tears All Over Town - A Girl Called Eddy". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/tears-all-over-town-r542305. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (16 August 2004). "CRITIC'S CHOICE/New CD's; Facing Forward, but Glancing Back". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/16/arts/critic-s-choice-new-cd-s-facing-forward-but-glancing-back.html. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  5. ^ La Gorce, Tammy (6 March 2005). "What's It All About, Eddy?". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E3DC103DF935A35750C0A9639C8B63. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c "A Girl Called Eddy". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/eddy_a_girl_called/artist.jhtml. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "A Girl Called Eddy AVIVA-Redaktion". AVIVA-Berlin. http://www.aviva-berlin.de/aviva/content_music_CDs.php?id=5229. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  8. ^ Ratliff, Ben (15 Aug 2004). "MUSIC: PLAYLIST; Dusty's Latest Daughter". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/arts/music-playlist-dusty-s-latest-daughter.html. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  9. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "A Girl Called Eddy". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/a-girl-called-eddy-p484115. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  10. ^ Heaton, Dave (2001-07-30). "A Girl Called Eddy: Tears All Over Town". Pop Matters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/girlcallededdy-tears/. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "Joey Potter and Capeside Redemption". Episode Guide > Season 6, Episode 22. TV.com. http://www.tv.com/shows/dawsons-creek/joey-potter-and-capeside-redemption-191880/. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
  12. ^ "The Long Goodbye - A Girl Called Eddy". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-long-goodbye-r889606. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  13. ^ Fusilli, Jim (6 January 2005). "Rock, Pop and World: The Top 10 Discs of 2004". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB110497799101218473.html?mod=googlewsj. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 

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