Warm Hand

Warm Hand
Studio album by Don McGlashan
Released	2006
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock
Length	52:13
Label	Arch Hill Recordings
Producer	Don McGlashan, Sean Donnelly and Edmund McWilliams

Warm Hand is a May 2006 album by New Zealand songwriter Don McGlashan. It was a finalist for the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards' Album of the Year, and McGlashan was a finalist for Best Male Solo Artist for his work on the album.^[1] The live band which toured in support of the album, Don McGlashan and the Seven Sisters, was composed of Sean James Donnelly (SJD), John Segovia, and Chris O'Connor.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Songs 3 Compilation albums 4 Soundtracks 5 Award Nominations 6 Notes

Track listing

1. "This Is London"
2. "Toy Factory Fire"
3. "Blame"
4. "Harbour Bridge"
5. "Courier"
6. "Passenger 26"
7. "I Will Not Let You Down"
8. "Interlude"
9. "Miracle Sun"
10. "Queen Of The Night"

All songs are by McGlashan, except I Will Not Let You Down, which is by Sean Donnelly aka SJD.

Songs

• "Toy Factory Fire" refers to the Kader Toy Factory Fire
• "Miracle Sun" is about Opo the dolphin at Hokianga in 1955-6.
• "Passenger 26"^[2] is a dark brooding song and refers to a mysterious mermaid or chimera that the singer inadvertently picks up while driving a tourist bus to the Coromandel. After a brief encounter and ice-cream, the weather changes for the worse, and it is revealed that there is in fact a history of quite mysterious goings-on in this small Coromandel town. The question remains - is this a dream sequence, or is McGlashan describing a true incident of a mysterious groupie from the past (or even the future)? A classic example of Kiwi-noir, perhaps?^[3]

Compilation albums

• "Harbour Bridge"
  • Kiwi Hit Disc 92, NZ On Air, April 2007.
  • Now Hear This, The Word, No 49, March 2007 (UK).

• "I Will Not Let You Down"
  • Kiwi Hit Disc 87, NZ On Air, October 2006.
  • New Zealand New Music, IV, 2006 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, 2006.

• "Miracle Sun"
  • Kiwi Hit Disc 81, NZ On Air, April 2006.
  • Music 4 Maui's - Songs To Save A Species, Various Artists, Music 4 Mauis, 15 June 2008.
    • The album was released to promote the plight of the endangered Maui dolphin. The tracks were donated free of charge.

• "This Is London"
  • Sounds of the Planet: Womad 2007, Filter Music, FM020, 2007.

• "Toy Factory Fire"
  • Nuclear Free Nation, Various Artists, Integrity Promotions New Zealand, 12 June 2007.

Soundtracks

• "I Will Not Let You Down"
  • Out of the Blue, 2006.
  • The Tattooist, 2007.

Award Nominations

• The first single, "Miracle Sun", was a nominee for the 2006 APRA Silver Scroll award, a songwriting award.

Notes

1. ^ Finalists For The New Zealand Music Awards 2006
2. ^ http://www.donmcglashan.com/lyrics.php#Passenger
3. ^ http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3447/artsbooks/6227/the_aucklander.html