First Flight by W.C. Beck
All songs written by W.C. Beck
Produced by Myles Turney, Joel Arnow and W.C. Beck
Mastered by Dan Millice at Engine Room Audio
Album design and layout by Jamie and Pika Stearns, Croc and Plover
Copyright 2019 mortimerfinchsongs
Tracklist
| 1. | Steel Bird | 4:12 |
| 2. | Colosseum | 4:38 |
| 3. | The Long Way Home | 4:36 |
| 4. | Unknown Bust | 3:54 |
| 5. | A Place to Land | 3:46 |
| 6. | Powder Blue | 4:22 |
| 7. | Grey | 5:00 |
| 8. | (Holding on) To a Coast | 4:14 |
| 9. | Among the Waves | 4:23 |
| 10. | Cathy Jo | 4:51 |
Credits
released June 7, 2019
The Ensemble:
W.C. Beck - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Wurlitzer, Korg; lead guitars on tracks 2, 7, 9
Michael Bellar - piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B-3 organ, celeste
Craig Akin - electric bass guitar
Joel Arnow - drums, percussion
Myles Turney - electric guitars
Alastair Ottesen - background vocals tracks 2, 8, 10; horns on tracks 1 & 9
Nick Videen - horns on tracks 1 & 9
Paul Orbell - lead slide guitar tracks 1, 4, 6
Justin Giles Wilcox - electric guitar on tracks 3, 5, 9
Jason Myles Goss - background vocals tracks 4, 5, 10
Anna Hoone - background vocals tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
The Ensemble:
W.C. Beck - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Wurlitzer, Korg; lead guitars on tracks 2, 7, 9
Michael Bellar - piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B-3 organ, celeste
Craig Akin - electric bass guitar
Joel Arnow - drums, percussion
Myles Turney - electric guitars
Alastair Ottesen - background vocals tracks 2, 8, 10; horns on tracks 1 & 9
Nick Videen - horns on tracks 1 & 9
Paul Orbell - lead slide guitar tracks 1, 4, 6
Justin Giles Wilcox - electric guitar on tracks 3, 5, 9
Jason Myles Goss - background vocals tracks 4, 5, 10
Anna Hoone - background vocals tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
License
All rights reserved.
W.C. Beck is an itinerant singer/songwriter from KS who now calls New York home after long stints in Portland, OR and Paris, France. Beck’s songs span from indie folk to classic country and tell of the American heartland and a forgotten epoch. With catchy melodies and sophisticated compositions, most songs find their depth in the personal, moving narrative.