Morning Dove White

• Artist: One Dove
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 19, 1993
• Total Time: 69:42
• Genre: Electronica

Review

One Dove's sole album found itself between two stools in a way, partly predicting (along with Massive Attack) the quietly soulful female vocal/moody dance and funk beat combination that came to the fore in later years, but not gaining the attention the band ought to have. Andrew Weatherall handles most of the production aside from the Stephen Hague mixes toward the end, and the shimmering, evocative power of his work on Primal Scream's Screamadelica gets transferred to a much less classic rock-oriented (and arguably more enjoyable in the end) final result. Dot Allison's singing, informed with everything from Siouxsie Sioux's cool clip to Dolly Parton's rich passion (a cover of "Jolene" turned up on an accompanying single), is simply marvelous, while the blend of influences in the musicians' work ranges as well from dub's deep echo to epic metal noise. The latter turns up in spades on the appropriately titled "Guitar Paradise Mix" of "White Love," a great example of the sparkling funk (really!) that the One Dove/Weatherall partnership can create, featured a total of three times on the disc. "Fallen" begins the album on a husky, sensual note, while the skittering, minimal tension of "There Goes the Cure" (buried screams and disco whistles give a sense of a party's ghost) and the mysterious harpsichord/reverb flow of "My Friend" are also well worthy of note. If there's a core winner, though, it's the enveloping emotional punch of "Breakdown," especially the "Cellophane Boat Mix," with its winning piano melody over the funk/dub rhythms evolving into a melancholic orchestration. Allison's delivery on the lyrics -- as well as the heartfelt sorrow of those lyrics at a love gone wrong -- suits the blue mood of the song excellently, as captivating a lead performance as any from the early '90s. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Fallen (Lyrics)	Carmichael, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(7:18)
White Love [Guitar Paradise Mix]	Ian Carmichael, Dot Allison, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(10:15)
Breakdown [Cellophane Boat Mix]	Ian Carmichael	One Dove	(6:39)
There Goes the Cure	Ian Carmichael, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(8:03)
Sirens	Ian Carmichael, Dot Allison, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(6:33)
(The Transient) Truth	Ian Carmichael, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(6:59)
My Friend	Andrew Weatherall, Ian Carmichael, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(9:04)
Why Don't You Take Me	Ian Carmichael, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(3:40)
White Love (Piano Reprise)	Ian Carmichael, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(1:08)
White Love [Radio Mix]	Ian Carmichael, Dot Allison, Jim McKinven	One Dove	(4:40)
Breakdown [Radio Mix]	Ian Carmichael	One Dove	(5:32)

Credits

Gary Burns (Percussion), Gary Burns (Piano), Gary Burns (Drums), Gary Burns (Guitar (Bass)), Gary Burns (Organ (Hammond)), Gary Burns (Programming), Gary Burns (Engineer), Gary Burns (Mixing), Tom Haeppler (Guitar), Stephen Hague (Producer), Stephen Hague (Engineer), Stephen Hague (Remixing), Andrew Innes (Guitar (Acoustic)), Andrew Innes (Bass), Andrew Innes (Guitar), Andrew Innes (Piano), Andrew Innes (Guitar (Bass)), Andrew Innes (Organ (Hammond)), Andrew Innes (Programming), Jah Wobble (Guitar (Bass)), Jagz Kooner (Percussion), Jagz Kooner (Drums), Jagz Kooner (Engineer), Jagz Kooner (Mixing), Allison McKinven (Composer), Allison McKinven (Multi Instruments), Allison McKinven (?), Phil Mossman (Guitar), Hugh Nicholson (Engineer), One Dove (Producer), One Dove (Main Performer), Andrew Weatherall (Producer), Gary Wilkinson (Producer), Gary Wilkinson (Engineer), Gary Wilkinson (Mixing), Hugo Nicholson (Engineer), Hugo Nicholson (Mixing), Ian Carmichael (Keyboards), Ian Carmichael (Programming), Edward Higgins (Percussion), Edward Higgins (Drums), Jim McKinven (Bass), Jim McKinven (Guitar), Jim McKinven (Keyboards), Jim McKinven (Programming)

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