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Composer(s) |
Performer(s) |
Length |
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| Up in the Clouds |
Stuart Hyatt
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B40 Singers, Jacky Jack White
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2:34 |
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| Here we Come |
Stuart Hyatt
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Burton and Howard Fuller and Karen Ezell
Union Chapel Male Chorus
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2:47 |
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| No, you Can't Take Them |
Stuart Hyatt
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Union Chapel Male Chorus
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4:38 |
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| How Will I Know? |
Stuart Hyatt
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The Strugglin' Travelers
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3:03 |
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| Filled with Love |
Stuart Hyatt
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D&D Buckalew, Richard Saxton
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2:26 |
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| Darkness and Light |
Stuart Hyatt
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Kinterbish School Grade 4-5
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3:23 |
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| It's Better than Before |
Stuart Hyatt
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B40 Singers, Jacky Jack White
Canticle Singers
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3:20 |
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| Up in the Clouds Reprise |
Stuart Hyatt
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B40 Singers, Jacky Jack White
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1:44 |
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Stuart Hyatt is justifiably proud of these recordings, but he didn't expect
you to hear them. After he finished The Clouds and pressed 200 copies, he
went home to pursue his next artistic impulse. He had no intention of
producing additional copies; The Clouds, as far as he was concerned, were
history. That was part of his plan. "The Clouds were a theoretical band
that was assembled magically for these songs," he said, "only to fade back
into the landscape after the CD was pressed."
Imagine if you will a musician with Robert Pollard'esque qualities in a
Sumnter County Alabama, recording a gospel record with a 120 or so members
of the community ranging from school kids to grandparents this is the
Clouds. It is the embodiment of outsider music, a soul-stirring example of
sonic folk art. Innocence and purity, captured and documented. Real music
by real people, not a bunch of play-by-numbers trendoids, the Clouds may
have been a "theoretical band," but they created an enduring legacy. It
deserves to be heard, and preserved. Clouds usually obscure the sun, and
darken the landscape. These Clouds will brighten 24 minutes of your day.
Executive Producer :Irwin Chusid
In special packaging hand made corrugated cardboard, limited edition signed
and numbered (7x7)
IF YOU LIKE THIS... Check out Judson Fountain's innova CD, or the legendary DIY artist R. Stevie Moore
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Hey. I just wanted to say thanks for doing whatever you did to get Clouds re-issued. I ordered a copy for myself within minutes of receiving the email announcement. When I got it, I was so blown away I promptly ordered four more to give as gifts. Sorry to sound like a QVC shill or something, but it's an astonishing piece of art/music.
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by Lacy
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I just finished listening to The Clouds, while I occassionally glanced over
at the corrugated sleeve with authentic construction paper and cotton ball.
The album is perfect! One of the most refreshing things I've had enter my
ears in a long time. It's quite moving also. It's also quite short. For me,
that's a good thing. Do your stuff, and when it's done, leave.
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by Mitch
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