Midnight Choir (album)

Midnight Choir is the debut album of the Norwegian band Midnight Choir, released 1994 on the Fjording label. The album stayed at the Norwegian VG-lista for five weeks in 1995, and reached #19 as peak position.^[1] The album was recorded and mixed at Loma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas, during June and July 1994.^[2]

"Mercy on the Street", "Gypsy Rider", "Talk to Me" and "What Am I Worth to You?" were released as singles.^[3]

1. "Talk to Me" (Atle Byström) – 4:01
2. "Don't Turn Out the Light" (Byström/R.C. Finnigan) – 4:37
3. "Gypsy Rider" (Gene Clark) – 4:43
4. "What Am I Worth to You?" (Byström/Finnigan) – 3:59
5. "Turning of the Tide" (Richard Thompson) – 3:38
6. "Hearts Gone Wild" (Katy Moffatt/Tom Russel) – 3:22
7. "Mercy on the Street" (Byström/Finnigan) – 4:55
8. "Rock Bottom" (Byström/Ron Olsen/Finnigan) – 3:42
9. "Lonesome Drifter" (Byström/Paal Flaata/Finnigan) – 3:30
10. "Lift Me Up" (Byström) – 4:02

• Paal Flaata - Vocal, acoustic guitar
• Atle Byström - Acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitar^[4]
• Ron Olsen - Bass guitar, double bass
• Tore Wildhauer - Drums, percussion
• Andrew Hardin - Electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocal, strings, castanets
• Richard Dee Purkeypile - Hammond organ on track #1
• Allison Young - Backing vocal
• Mike Hardwick - Acoustic guitar on track #3
• Leigh Harris - Backing vocal on track #4 and #10
• Paul Pearcy - Conga on track #4, percussion on track #5 and #10
• John Mills - Tenor saxophone on track #4 and #10
• Kent Winking - Trombone on track #4 and #10
• Keith Winking - Trumpet on track #4 and #10
• Brian Wood - Acoustic guitar on track #6
• Denice Franke - Backing vocal on track #6
• Mickey Merkens - Backing vocal on track #6

• Andrew Hardin - Producer
• Lars Ulseth - Executive producer
• Tom Skjeklesæther - Executive producer
• John Hill - Mixer, recording
• Jerry Tubb - Mastering
• John Mills - Horn arrangements
• Raymond Mosken - Photo
• Bulldog design - Design