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Sand and Water is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman. It was released in 1997 via Reprise Records . The title track was the only single released, peaking at number 22 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks [ 2 ] and number 2 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 . [ 3 ]
The song was written and produced whilst the duo were staying in a cottage in Ambleside in the Lake District, writing material for their first album. [3]A sample of Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod" forms the basis of the song: the lines "If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air/Quaint little villages here and there", sung in Page's multi-tracked close-harmony, are repeated throughout the song ...
The tranquil and serene piece depicts the scene of wild geese flying and alighting by the water. The Qing dynasty Guqin Notation of Heavenly Sound Pavilion had an introduction: "Set against the clear autumn sky, the air is crisp and fresh, while the breeze remains calm, as does the sandbank by the water. Amidst clouds stretching for miles, wild ...
It is listed as number 1900 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song was printed in Britain in 1701, and it traveled to the colonies "almost immediately". [2] Washington Irving's 1824 work Tales of a Traveller makes mention of the song: "There 's a fine old song about him, all to the tune of — My name is Captain Kidd, As I sailed, as I sailed—
All day, all night, Marion, Sittin' by the seaside siftin' sand … The water from her eyes could sail a boat, The hair on her head could tie a goat … The last two lines are not in the Terry Gilkyson version. Allan Sherman sang about Cary Grant based on this song, which went as follows (from Shticks of one Kind and Half Dozen of Another):
"The Water Is Wide" may be considered a family of lyrics with a particular hymn-like tune. [1]"O Waly Waly" (Wail, Wail) may be sometimes a particular lyric, sometimes a family tree of lyrics, sometimes "Jamie Douglas", sometimes one melody or another with the correct meter, and sometimes versions of the modern compilation "The Water Is Wide" (usually with the addition of the verse starting "O ...
Dove Cameron’s love life serves as the inspiration for her debut album Alchemical: Volume 1 — and her ex Thomas Doherty appears to be the subject of one of its songs. “’Sand’ is about a ...
The tune was first recorded on August 22, 1944, by Cootie Williams, after his pianist and Monk's good friend, Bud Powell, persuaded Williams to record the tune. [89] [90] The song was first recorded by Monk on November 21, 1947, for the Genius of Modern Music sessions (titled as "'Round About Midnight"), [62] and appears on many of his live albums.