The Man Who Married Music: The Best Of Stephen Fearing by Stephen Fearing - VitaMusik

ALBUM

Juno Award-winning, Canadian singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing assembled this collection from two decades of work: six studio albums, a live album and two additional new tracks (“The Big East West,” “No Dress Rehearsal”). His voice and Celtic folk influences are reminiscent of Richard Thompson with whom he’s worked. “The Finest Kind,” in fact, is a dead-ringer for a latter-day Thompson tune. “Home” recalls Neil Young’s “Down By the River” with its lurching rhythm. Elsewhere, Fearing maps out his own idiosyncratic voice backed by his dexterous acoustic guitar playing. It gives these songs of wanderlust and yearning an extra bounce and brings Fearing’s consistent melancholy a bittersweet beauty that haunts tunes such as “Beguiling Eyes,” “The Longest Road,” and “The Bells of Morning.” Fearing has never cut a poor album and, if anything, this collection is simply too brief a synopsis for a career so rewarding and complex. Let it serve as an introduction to a much underrated and often overlooked major talent.

1. Home

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

2. Yellowjacket

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing
Tom Wilson; Composer

3. The Finest Kind

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

4. Beguiling Eyes

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

5. The Bells Of Morning

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

6. Turn Out The Lights

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

7. Expectations

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

8. That's How I Walk

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing
Tom Wilson; Composer

9. The Longest Road

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

10. Welfare Wednesday

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

11. Anything You Want

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing
Tom Wilson; Composer

12. Dog On A Chain / James Medley

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

13. The Man Who Married Music

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

14. The Big East West

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

15. No Dress Rehearsal

by Stephen Fearing

Primary Artist: Stephen Fearing; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Fearing; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 17 minutes and 48 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 660x660 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

7/15 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/15 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Rock, Folk, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter, Singer-Songwriter

Label

High Romance Music Inc.

Music Distribution Service

Independent Digital Licensing Agency, Inc.

Country

Canada

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 1, 2009

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

620638052723