Della Manley: Ashes on the Window Sill
Della Manley: Ashes on the Windowsill
Della's lyrics occupy that territory that hovers between protest and irony. The imagery is evocative, and the mood nostalgic, as if lamenting a lost world of hope and truth, her voice has the smoky resonance of a natural vehicle for the message... her strength lies ultimately in her sense of truth; her refusal to sell illusions. The message is as haunting as the voice.- Michael Manley
"This is an exquisite record...people spend millions....and can't make a record half as good" - Timothy White, Editor, Billboard Magazine
Reviews
Riverside's Manley Finds Fans For Jamaican Folk more... - Billboard, March 21, 1998
Folk-rock star rises in Jamaica more... Sun-Sentinel, Tuesday, April 21, 1998
A Thousand Fireflies more... - Caribbean Beat, September/October 1998
The Tracks
- 1. City Lights
- 2. The Garden
- 3. Te Amare
- 4. Little Children
- 5. Bittersweet
- 6. Angel
- 7. The Dream
- 8. Ashes on the Window Sill
- 9. Ribbons
- 10. City Lights (reprise)
- 11. Wish you would
The Players
- Monty Alexander - Keyboards
- Ray Hitchins - Guitars
- Cat Coore - Cello
- Mikey Fletcher - Fretless Bass
- Peter Couch - Keyboards
- Jimmy Peart - Keyboards
- Peter Ashbourne - Violin
- Rosina Moder - Tenor Recorder