First Love by Dana Gillespie

Legendary singer-songwriter Dana Gillespie, with over 70 albums to her credit in a career spanning six decades, adds a new chapter with the release of her stunning new album ‘First Love’ through Fretsore Records.

While ‘First Love’ is a deeply personal album, it marks a shift for Dana who teams up with close friends Marc Almond and Tris Penna who co-produced the album. Marc had thought it time to do something about Dana being the last undiscovered secret of the music scene. Together, they have put together an inspired collection of songs, each related, in some way, to Dana’s extensive career and authentically interpreted by this master of her art.

Marc Almond says “Dana sings the life she lives and what a life indeed. The last of the great ladies of Bohemia, exotic troubadour and muse of Legends. An open mystery.” He goes onto say: “A treasure waiting to be rediscovered, and famous for being unknown. The secret is out.”

“It’s very unusual for me to do an album on which I haven’t written all the songs” says Dana, “and it’s the first time in years and years that I’ve let someone else produce the album for me. Normally I do everything but, in some ways, it’s a bit of a relief and a joy to give it over to Tris and Marc, who’s are old hands at this.”

Every recording on the album has a personal resonance for Dana which features material written by Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Leonard Cohen and David Bowie (who was such an integral part of Dana’s early career).

Plus songs by Marc Almond, Morrissey, Lana Del Rey, Green Day, Jake Bugg, and one of Dana's own compositions

Tracklist

1.	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	4:10

2.	Spent The Day In Bed	3:40

3.	Dance Me To The End Of Love	4:45

4.	Not Dark Yet	4:21

5.	Brewer Street Blues	3:45

6.	Gods and Monsters	4:28

7.	In A Broken Dream	4:30

8.	Can You Hear Me	4:15

9.	Simple As This	3:11

10.	First Love, Last Love	3:08

11.	Dreams	4:09

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