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Two Gardens

by Louise Kelly

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1.
Loneliest Town 04:36
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This is the loneliest town Something green you might’ve seen A long long time ago This is the snowiest town You’d catch the sight of something white A long long time ago Gray the moment it touches the snow oooh There’s an island in the river There’s an island made of sand You could swim in the waters a long long time ago A long long time ago This is the loneliest town Something green you might’ve seen A long long time ago There’s an island in the river There’s an island made of sand You could swim in the waters a long long time ago Ooh There’s money in the waters Cherries, diamonds and hearts You could spin them round and round honey A long long lonely time money in the waters
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You and You Alone 03:51
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Wandering through this world alone Not one thing moves my soul for long So I move on If there was one place I could lay my luggage down And call home Then it’s you and you alone You and you alone You and you alone Don’t you know it’s only been me for a while Now it’s you and you alone Home to work, work to home, home to bed On the weekend party instead Oooh I know the earth spins circles round the sun Maybe I need someone To burn at the center of it all You and you alone You and you alone Don’t you know it’s only been me for a while Now it’s you and you alone I know that it’s strange But I know that it’s real All my dreams come crumbling down before you And I don’t care Here we go two gardens grow A shadow falls on the one I’ve always known The one I’ve always sown Take the earth, take the rain and take the sun Take my roots may you be someone I give to you You and you alone You and you alone Don’t you know it’s only been me for a while Now it’s you and you alone
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Just Say Yes 03:41
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This is the life I’ve made for you This is the life I’ll see you through You’ll see me, too, if you’ll say yes You wanna trade your life for hers I’ve already given mine for yours I’ve got something in mind I’ll start with your heart, put in a new one Feet won’t want to run I’ll plant you like a tree by living waters Flowering and fruitful You look to me so beautiful Look to me You look to me so beautiful Look to me You closed your eyes and said "I do" Now look to me and follow through I’ll show you faithful, just say yes I’ll start with your heart, put in a new one Feet won’t want to run I’ll plant you like a tree by living waters Flowering and fruitful You look to me so beautiful Look to me You look to me so beautiful Look to me Don’t try to fight it, I get so excited To see the whites of your eyes, Look to me Raise a white flag high in the sky And I’ll make a banner fly over you You look to me so beautiful (so beautiful echo) Look to me
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In Bloom 01:13
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Coconuts 03:28
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Born in warm California Toes frozen, I’ve chosen to bring you here And your sister returns, rosie cheeks on icy creeks She could skate all day But I wanna sail away to where Coconuts grow on trees by the seas, wouldn’t you like that? Snow angels watch over you in your sleep And you dream of the sun You awake to a cold dark sky Let’s go, let’s fly to where Coconuts grow on trees by the seas, wouldn’t you like that? Wouldn’t you like that? Walkin’ hand in hand Skippin’ in hot, hot sand Let’s dive in and swim and waters where… Coconuts grow on trees by the seas, wouldn’t you like that? Coconuts, whoa, Coconuts
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Induction 03:37
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In another time He would know he’s mine For a week’s short time I could read the signs Sunlight to grow and water My voice alone would soften his heavy cries It would cool his stingin’ eyes to recognize me Because he was mine This is my induction, whoa This is not a garden that I know how to grow To show my love, let him go Somewhere somewhere buried or it’s planted Somewhere somewhere buried or it’s planted My name was signed This is my induction, whoa This is not a garden that I know how to grow To show my love, let him go I dream of the day years away I’m tending my affairs, plucking my gray hairs And a car pulls up the driveway, hmmm Deja vu, who are you? Deja vu, who are you? He says “I want know that too” This is my induction, whoa This is not a garden that I know how to grow To show my love, let him go
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Slow it Down 03:32
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Slow Noelle, slow it down Keep it cool, Noelle My sunny one Giggle and a whisper She says it can’t be so Aren’t you glad that you told her you know Pushing with a kiss You laughed until you cried But your feet always find the sunnyside Slow Noelle, slow it down Keep it cool, Noelle My sunny one When you and I drive You spy with your little eye There’s a light from last night left in the sky Slow Noelle, slow it down There’s a children’s moon, Noelle My sunny one Bridge Playing hide and seek Those secrets that we keep You found me hiding in the silver lining And I found you chasing the storm You found me hiding in the silver lining And I found you chasing the storm
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We Belong to the Earth 04:13
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Taken from the river Taken from the water We are From the fishing pole into the fish bowl Happy as a clam, baked Taken from the depths Forget and live skin deep Don’t you forget, forget We belong to the earth We belong to the sea From dust to dust we belong Taken from the mountains Take a little peek then turn your back Taken from the cool air Take a little in then spin around and turn your back No, no Taken from the heights Forget that I’m so small Ashes to ashes we all Lost souls, we’re animals, lost souls Make a landfill of the promised land And turn your back Lost souls, lost souls, lost souls Lost souls, animals. We belong to the earth...

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Hope, longing, and loneliness seed Two Gardens’ eight verdant, soulful tracks. This album affirms the effortless link between our natural world and our natural connections with the ones we love, lending meaning and melody to the intertwined phenomena around us. An ebbing river is an estranged friend; a network of roots, the certainty of belonging. The dreams we nurture for ourselves and our children flourish in a garden plot, and parenting is storm-chasing under a sky of silver linings.

Subtle synth undertones weave through complex jazz harmonies like a stream trickling through a coffeehouse, while lilting, stirring vocals bloom and uplift. Louise’s piano and vocals make for an intuitive, inextricable pair that not only play off each other, but play with each other. Two Gardens preserves, yet rejuvenates the sense of lyrical, musical intimacy that longtime listeners have come to cherish from Louise Kelly.

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released August 7, 2020

Recorded at:
I.V. Labs, Chicago IL, 2018
Shirk Studios, Chicago IL, 2018
Upstairs @ St. Andrews, Downers Grove IL, 2019
Pilat Studios, Cleveland OH, 2020

Mixed and Mastered: Jack Murray
Piano and vocals on all tracks: Louise Kelly
All songs written by Louise Kelly.

Loneliest Town. Produced: Louise Kelly and Zach Goforth. Dan Knighten on drums, Zach Goforth on synths and bass, Louise Kelly on piano and vocals.

You and You Alone. Produced: Louise Kelly, Jack Murray, Zach Goforth. Thanks to Dorothy Deen (cello) and Kelly Jozwiak (violin) for insight and tender-loving care with the arrangements. And their performances.

Just Say Yes. Produced: Louise Kelly, Jack Murray, Zach Goforth. Aminata Burton (synths) Dorothy Deen (cello) Kelly Jozwiak (violin)
Shout out to Dorothy Deen and Kelly Jozwiak for making the strings shine- on both the arrangements and performance. Thank you for your love and friendship and pouring out both into this music.

In Bloom. Written by Louise Kelly, Aminata Burton, Bella Kelly. Produced: by Louise Kelly. Aminata Burton (synths) Thanks to Bella and Noelle Kelly for allowing me to use old recordings and for all your love.

Coconuts. Produced: Louise Kelly, Zach Goforth, Jack Murray. Dan Knighten (drums) and Zach Goforth (Bass). Aminata (synth and piano) Louise Kelly (Wulitzer)

Induction: Produced: Louise Kelly, Jack Murray, Zach Goforth. Dedicated to Anders Soderquist.

Slow it Down: Written by Louise Kelly. Produced: Louise Kelly, Zach Goforth. Zach Goforth on guitar, Jack Murray on shaker.

We Belong to the Earth: Written by Louise Kelly. Produced by Louise Kelly and Stephen Pilat. Thanks to Cathy DeLanoy for helping me think through some of these musical ideas, put them on paper, and arranged SAT and SATB. Dedicated to all children, with special love for those who sing in choirs.

Two Gardens is dedicated to my daughters, Bella Kelly and Noelle Kelly. It has been an honor to watch you grow.

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Louise Kelly Downers Grove, Illinois

Timeless. Soulful. Emotional. Colorful. Mother Nature infuses the music of Louise Kelly with the songs of birds and prairie breezes. Rooted and rising in Illinois, watered by the sounds from a cloud of Stevie Wonder, Emily King, James Blake, Chopin, Lake Street Dive, Led Zeppelin. Not hiding it under a bushel (no!) Music is light. Listen for the sunshine. And shine on, you crazy diamond. ... more

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