Night On My Side
| Night on my Side | ||||
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| Studio album by Gemma Hayes | ||||
| Released | 4 May 2002 Republic of Ireland 27 May 2002 United Kingdom 7 July 2002 Japan 10 July 2002 France 22 April 2003 US & Canada |
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| Recorded | Tarbox Road Studios, Buffalo, New York | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock, folk | |||
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Source Records (Europe) Astralwerks (US) Toshiba (Japan) |
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| Producer | Gemma Hayes, Dave Fridmann | |||
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US/Canadian cover
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| Allmusic |
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| Allmusic |
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| NME | (6/10) (European version) link |
| RTÉ |
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| Hot Press |
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| Entertainment.ie |
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Night on my Side is the debut album by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes, released in 2002 with success in the Republic of Ireland, France and the UK. Special editions of the album were released in France, Japan, Canada and the US. The album's release was delayed until 2003 in North America.
The album was nominated for that year's Mercury Music Prize but lost out to Ms. Dynamite's A Little Deeper.
Following the release of two acclaimed EPs in 2001 4:35AM and Work Myself Into A Calm, Hayes returned to record her debut album at Tarbox Road Studios in New York City and Black Box Studios in France. With some of these original demos previously recorded in Dublin. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann and David Odlum. Hayes would later go onto forge a unique relationship with Odlum who continues to work with her to this day.
In early 2002 it was confirmed her debut album would receive a May release in Europe. Upon release Hayes was compared to Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez. To coincide with the album's release Hayes confirmed an extensive European tour with dates across Ireland, the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands. She would later go onto support Marianne Faithfull and Counting Crows on their European tours. The album received positive reviews upon release. A special version of the LP was released in France, Japan and the US.
Hayes continued to appear on European radio performing live for RTÉ Radio, France Inter and BBC Radio. She made appearances on radio and television in Ireland and also made appearances on French radio to perform on The Black Sessions for France Inter and BBC Radio 1 Live Sessions in the UK.
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