{"product_id":"the-longest-river-10-year-anniversary","title":"The Longest River (10 Year Anniversary)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo mark the 10-year anniversary of \u003cem\u003eOlivia Chaney's\u003c\/em\u003e debut album \u003cem\u003eThe Longest River\u003c\/em\u003e, this strikingly beautiful and unusual album is being released as a limited-edition reissue on vinyl for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time, reviewers commented that \"\u003cem\u003eChaney's\u003c\/em\u003e voice... has been called one of the finest in English folk music; it only took one song to see why.\" BBC Music proclaimed \"it confirms \u003cem\u003eChaney's\u003c\/em\u003e arrival as a major talent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Longest River\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded at the legendary RAK Studios in London and co-produced with Leo Abrahams (guitarist, film composer, and Brian Eno collaborator). The record was engineered by esteemed veteran Jerry Boys (Buena Vista Social Club, Sandy Denny) and includes \u003cem\u003eChaney's\u003c\/em\u003e longtime collaborators, Oliver Coates, Jordan Hunt, and Leo Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlivia's\u003c\/em\u003e debut balances originals--including the two pieces that first brought her acclaim, \"\u003cem\u003eThe King's Horses\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eSwimming in the Longest River\u003c\/em\u003e\"--with an eclectic selection of covers: \"\u003cem\u003eBlessed Instant\u003c\/em\u003e\" by Norwegian jazz singer-composer Sidsel Endresen; an adaptation of 17th-century composer Henry Purcell's \"\u003cem\u003eThere's Not a Swain\u003c\/em\u003e\"; 20th-century Chilean folk composer Violetta Parra's \"\u003cem\u003eLa Jardinera\u003c\/em\u003e\"; and \"\u003cem\u003eWaxwing\u003c\/em\u003e,\" from Scottish avant-folk singer-songwriter Alasdair Roberts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlivia\u003c\/em\u003e has gone on to release two more solo albums: \u003cem\u003eShelter\u003c\/em\u003e in 2018 and \u003cem\u003eCircus of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e in 2024--both produced by Thomas Bartlett (Sufjan Stevens, Florence and the Machine, Rufus Wainwright). In between the two, she released \u003cem\u003eSix French Songs\u003c\/em\u003e - an EP of French chanson arrangements, captured over a few late nights in New York with Thomas Bartlett--ranging from medieval ballad to 60s ye-ye pop classic \"\u003cem\u003eTous Les Garcons Et Les Filles\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlivia\u003c\/em\u003e received a Grammy nomination for her album \u003cem\u003eThe Queen of Hearts\u003c\/em\u003e, an iconic folk-rock collaboration with The Decemberists under the name Offa Rex, and sang and played on \u003cem\u003eFolks Songs\u003c\/em\u003e - a collaborative album with Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, Rhiannon Giddens, and Sam Amidon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivia Chaney","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51686540771659,"sku":"R5104-5680","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f0b107d8-5929-4c49-a187-3c3167939750_8a8b550a-587a-4892-b5a3-ca87fdc6de82.jpg?v=1752257376","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/the-longest-river-10-year-anniversary","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}