IN PLAIN SIGHT is the eagerly awaited new album release from singer songwriter Chris Fox. With plenty of time on his hands during the lockdown of 2020 he wrote this album with the express intention of not writing about himself or his feelings. So, he sat down and diligently wrote a collection of songs…… all about himself and his feelings. Here you will find ten original songs painted on a musical backdrop of Folk and Roots, Americana, Country, Blues and contemporary Transatlantic Folk. Musical Influences (to name a few) range from the Mavericks, Paul Simon, John Martyn, Transatlantic Sessions and Willie Nelson. The album features Holly Brandon on fiddle (The Magpies, Painted Sky) and John Parker on Double Bass (Nizlopi, The Willows, Jackie Oates) and was produced and recorded by Dan Wilde at Gladeside Recordings. This album reflects the thoughts, fears and joys of the everyday inspired by a multitude of events and characters that activate his surreal and somewhat feverish imagination.
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about
Becoming a songwriter and learning the art of performance has given my life an identity and direction I never imagined. Music takes me ‘Way Up’ and I invite you to sing along in reference to the things that make you happy and take you Way Up High.
lyrics
Way up, way up, way up, way up
When I’m lonely and feeling confused
Spent all my money chasing the blues
When I’m falling, falling down on my luck
Well you always catch me and its always enough
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
you take me way up
When I’m jaded and down at the heel
Searching and searching for how to feel
When I’m tired, and I can’t get to sleep
Well you always knock me, knock me right off my feet
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
you take me way up
When I’m homesick, with no place to go
And all of my efforts left me nothing to show
When I’m broken and the pieces are gone
you bring me together, melt me back into one
Don’t forsake me anytime soon
Always needing and believing in you
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
you take me way up
When I’m lonely and feeling confused
Spent all my money chasing the blues
When I’m tired, And I can’t get to sleep
Well you always knock me, knock me right off my feet
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
You take me way up, way up high
you take me way up
credits
from IN PLAIN SIGHT,
released September 9, 2022
Chris Fox: Guitar, Vocal, Percussion
John Parker: Upright Bass
Dan Wilde: Production, Percussion
Chris's music spans the roots lexicon of Folk, Americana, Country and Blues. Audiences are enthralled by his rich vocals,
complex guitar playing & loop pedal alchemy, he is funny & thought provoking in equal measures. A laid back style draws listeners in with tales of the everyday and the unexpected.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Raw and powerful, a solid set from a rising star
James Searle RnRmagazine 9/23...more
A seminal inspirations for writing and performing! There is something timeless and yet fiercely contemporary about this album. His lyrics cut right into your imagination, it's a masterpiece! x CHRIS FOX
Its the album that convinced me to work with Dan on my own albums! When I found out Dan had produced this himself I knew he had to produce my album! One of the best writers in the country! CHRIS FOX
Guitar Wizardy, beautiful lyrics, it's basically perfect. This is one of those albums where the production matches the sentiment seamlessly, but it...buy all her music! x CHRIS FOX
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
There's a similarity in song writing between Richard Thompson and Hugh Cornwell which maybe isn't surprising as they went to the same school at the same time, although Thompson is older.
Due to Thompson's association with John French of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band I searched for his work on the Bandcamp app. French, Thompson and Cornwell all have albums on the app which I'm very pleased about. Only Thompson has released contemporary albums, much to his credit. yellowcakeuf6
Collaborating remotely with 12 songwriters from all over the world, Kim Edgar emerged with a work of striking art pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 11, 2023