Eddi Reader tracks

Hummingbird [live, 2003-05-22]

the song
title :	Hummingbird
written by :	Boo Hewerdine
arranged by :	Eddi Reader, Christine Hanson, Graham Henderson, Boo Hewerdine and Colin Reid
song copyright :	© 1998 Chrysalis Music Ltd
source recording :	Eddi’s studio recording of this song is on her Angels & electricity album

the performance
musicians
Eddi Reader	vocal, acoustic guitar?
with :
Christine Hanson	’cello, backing vocal?
Graham Henderson	accordion, backing vocal
Boo Hewerdine	acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocal
Colin Reid	acoustic lead guitar, electric guitar

music
key :	B flat major (often with flat seventh)
time-signature :	4/4
tempo :	MM 92
form :	V V C V v C Vx

lyrics
provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details): Hummingbird hummingbird, hummingbird always on your mind the sweetness you must find does it get you done you never reach the sky and you cannot touch the ground hummingbird, hummingbird I knew I’d find you here the bright lights draw you near and they always will all that work and worry just to stay still soar, you will never soar spin or swoop or glide soar up above us all in the shadows you must hi-i-ide hummingbird, hummingbird I saw you beat your wings if you forget to sing you’ll lose your song then where will you go when all the pretty things have gone – acoustic guitar solo soar, you will never soar spin or swoop or glide soar up above us all in the shadows you must hi-i-ide hummingbird, hummingbird I knew I’d find you here the bright lights draw you near and they always will all that work and worry just to stay still hummingbird, hummingbird hup-a-do-do hummingbird, hummingbird hup-a-do-do hummingbird, hummingbird hummingbird, hummingbird – accordion solo hummingbird, hummingbird hummingbird, hummingbird

lyrics

provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details):

Hummingbird

hummingbird, hummingbird
always on your mind
the sweetness you must find
does it get you done
you never reach the sky
and you cannot touch the ground

hummingbird, hummingbird
I knew I’d find you here
the bright lights draw you near
and they always will
all that work and worry just to stay still

soar, you will never soar
spin or swoop or glide
soar up above us all
in the shadows you must hi-i-ide

hummingbird, hummingbird
I saw you beat your wings
if you forget to sing
you’ll lose your song
then where will you go
when all the pretty things have gone

– acoustic guitar solo

soar, you will never soar
spin or swoop or glide
soar up above us all
in the shadows you must hi-i-ide

hummingbird, hummingbird
I knew I’d find you here
the bright lights draw you near
and they always will
all that work and worry just to stay still

hummingbird, hummingbird hup-a-do-do
hummingbird, hummingbird hup-a-do-do
hummingbird, hummingbird
hummingbird, hummingbird

– accordion solo
hummingbird, hummingbird
hummingbird, hummingbird

the recording
personnel
produced by :	Eddi Reader and David Kurtz (Kufala Recordings)
recorded by :	Chris Leckie live at Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday 2003-05-22
mixed by :	Chris Leckie live at Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland on 2003-05-22
mastered by :	David Kurtz? at Kufala Recordings, Los Angeles?

technical
equipment :	direct to DAT(?) from the mixing desk
signal path :	DDD
track timing :	5:16
song timing :	4:05

recording copyright
2003 Kufala Recordings

released on
album :	Live: Edinburgh, UK 22.05.03	CD 1, track 8

commentary
on my copy of this CD these is some sound distortion in middle of the track, from about 1:08 to 2:14
Adrian Dover

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