THE CHARMS ANTHOLOGY

THE A SIDES:
Same Again
Life in a minor city with a major ego.
Margaret: Vocals
Declan: Drums
Tomás: VZ Pad
Michael: Westone guitar (Fender amp.)
Ken: Aria Bass
Recorded September 1996.

Camden
Atmospheric. All elements composed by accident, we had no control.
Margaret: Vocals
Declan: Drums
Tomás: CZ pad, TX16W string quartet
Michael: Lowden guitar
Ken: Aria Bass
Recorded January 1997.

Someone
Uplifting progressive pop. One of the very last songs we recorded.
Declan: Drums
Ken: Aria Bass
Michael: Westone guitar (DI)
Tomás: Fazioli piano and TX16W string section
Margaret: Vocals
Recorded January 19th, 1997.
Piano and strings overdubbed May 1998.
Vocals overdubbed August 1999.

Floral
Country and western pop. The very first song we wrote together.
Margaret: Vocals
Declan: Drums
Tomás: Yamaha CP70 piano, Hammond organ
Michael: Hohner guitars
Ken: Aria Bass
Recorded September 1996.

The Letter
Epic pop. We played and rehearsed it to death, but it’s still got something.
Margaret: Vocals
Declan: Drums
Tomás: Emulator Pad, Mellotron, TX16W textures and SFX
Michael: Westone guitar (Marshall & DI, Rex)
Ken: Aria Bass
Recorded January 1997.

Breathe (Instrumental)
The grooviest Charms song, and the last one we wrote together, hence the lack of a vocal.
Declan : Drums
Ken: Aria Bass
Michael: Westone Guitar (DI)
Tomás: Fazioli Piano
Recorded January 19th, 1997
Piano Overdub October 2002

THE B SIDES:
Drift
Jazz rock ballad?
Margaret: Vocals
Declan: Drums
Tomás: Westfield bass, solo acoustic guitar
Ken: Telecaster rhythm and solo electric guitar (Fender amp.)
Michael: VZ and Fairlight electric piano
Recorded September 1996.

Awkward
Written around the bass line, like a lot of our songs.
Margaret: Vocals
Declan: Drums
Michael: Westone guitar (Fender, Rex)
Tomás: Fairlight electric piano
Ken: Aria Bass
Recorded September 1996.

Jazzmine
The Charms try jazz. Written after a long jamming session.
Margaret: Vocals
Declan: Drums
Tomás: Westfield bass
Ken: Telecaster guitar (Fender amp.)
Michael: Hanson’s 1911 upright piano
Recorded September 1996.

THE OUT-TAKES:
Indians
Declan goes loopy between takes, all on his own in a little attic.
Declan: Vocals and Tom-toms.
Recorded January 19th, 1997.

Jazzshaft
Cabin fever strikes, in an attic.
Ken: Aria Bass
Michael: Westone guitar (DI)
Tomás: screaming
Declan: Drums
Recorded January 19th, 1997.

Saturday Night
Attic fever.
Ken: Vocals and Westone guitar
Recorded September 1996.

It must Be Love
What can we do with a ukulele?
Ken: Bass, percussion, ukulele and vocals
Tomás: Vocals, percussion and effects
Michael: Vocals and percussion
Recorded May 1996.

CREDITS:
The Charms were:
Margaret O Sullivan: Vocals
Declan Campion: Drums
Michael O’Sullivan: Guitar and Keyboard
Ken Hayes: Bass and Guitar
Tomás Mulcahy: Keyboard and Bass

All songs written by The Charms except:
It Must Be Love by Labbi Siffri

All songs recorded by Tomás (on Tascam cassette 4 track) at Attic 2 except:
Camden, recorded by Rupert McCarthy-Morrogh at Secret Garden Studios.
The Letter, recorded by Rupert McCarthy-Morrogh at Secret Garden Studios.

All songs mixed by Tomás at Attic 1 except:
Someone, mixed at Fish View Studios in Cubase VST.
The Letter, mixed at Secret Garden Studios on Yamaha 02R.
Camden, mixed at Secret Garden Studios on Yamaha 02R.
Breathe, mixed at Fish View Studios in Cubase VST.

Digitally mastered, edited and compiled by Tomás at Attic 1 and Fish View using Cubase VST.
The Letter also appears on the CSN compilation To Everyone, mixed by RMCM and Tomás.
Camden also appears on the UCC compilation The Green Room, mixed by RMCM and Tomás.
Floral also appears on the Crawford Art Gallery compilation Volume.

Note: Attic 1 was in Micheal and Margaret’s place, Attic 2 was in Tomás’s.

Thanks to: Karl O’Leary and Paul for work on songs not included; Chris Aherne and everyone on
the Music Course at CSN; everyone at the Music Resource Co-Op,especially Paul Rudden, Annette Buckley
and Leslie; Joe Murphy for getting us our first gig; Kieran, Cathy and everyone in the UCC Live Music Soc. ‘96;
Rupert at SGS; Ian, Martin and the lads at the Half Moon club; Pat Keogh at The Lobby.
Special thanks to our live sound engineers: Ivor Sheehan, Cathy O’Riordan, Ian Bullock, Shane Kelly,
and Kieran Hurley.