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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste6.7/10[1]
AbsolutePunk.net(89%)[2]
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Mog.comStarStarStarHalf star[4]
The Tune(C+)[5]

LadyLuck is the third album by Maria Taylor, originally released on March 31, 2009. The album features the song “Cartoons and Forever Plans,” co-written by and including guest vocals from R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe.[6] LadyLuck reached number 48 on Billboard‘s “Heatseakers” charts.[7] KCRW DJ Gary Calamar ranked “Time Lapse Lifeline” as number one, in his top 10 songs of 2009.[8] “Time Lapse Lifeline” was featured in the 24th episode of the fourth season of the FOX show Bones (“The Beaver in the Otter”). The album was re-released on Taylor’s own label, Flower Moon Records, in 2016.[9]

Track listing

  1. “LadyLuck” – 3:14
  2. “Time Lapse Lifeline” – 4:00
  3. “It’s Time” – 3:43
  4. “My Favorite Love” – 3:24
  5. “100,000 Times” – 3:43
  6. “Green Butterfly” – 4:12
  7. “Broad Daylight” – 5:11
  8. “A Chance” – 3:19
  9. “Orchids” – 3:34
  10. “Cartoons and Forever Plans” (feat. Michael Stipe) – 2:55

Personnel

  • Maria Taylor – Composer, Drums, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals
  • Andy LeMaster– Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Mellotron, Mixing, Organ, Percussion, Producer, Vocals
  • Mike Mogis – Bass, Chimes, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Instrumentation, Mixing, Pedal Steel, Percussion, Producer, Vibraphone
  • Nate Walcott – String Arrangements, Woodwind Arrangement
  • Michael Stipe – Composer, Vocals
  • Ian Aeillo – Guitar (Electric), Hook
  • Lukas Burton – Producer
  • Louis Schefano – Composer
  • Danny Kalb – Engineer, Producer
  • Stephen Marsh – Mastering
  • Craig Ryer – Composer, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Michael Shackelford – Drums, Guitar, Vocals
  • McKenzie Smith – Drums, Percussion
  • Macey Taylor Jr. – Bass, Guitar (Classical), Mellotron, Vocals
  • Jonathan Wilson – Drums
  • Autumn de Wilde – Photography

References

  1. ^ “Maria Taylor: Lady Luck”. Pastemagazine.com. March 26, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. ^ “Chorus.fm”. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ^ “Maria Taylor – LadyLuck Album Reviews, Songs & More”. AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. ^ “Review: Maria Taylor – LadyLuck (* * * 1/2)”. Mog.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. ^ “The Tune: Maria Taylor – LadyLuck (2009)”. Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  6. ^ Murphy, Tom (January 3, 2014). “Maria Taylor talks about why she doesn’t use a high E string on any of her guitars”. Westword.com.
  7. ^ “Maria Taylor LadyLuck Chart History”. Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  8. ^ “Gary Calamar’s Top 10 Songs of ’09”. Kcrw.com. December 21, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ^ “Maria Taylor”. Facebook.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.