Many Colored Kite is an album by American singer/songwriter Mark Olson, released in 2010.

Many Colored Kite
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreAlternative country
Length42:43
LabelRykodisc
ProducerBeau Raymond
Mark Olson chronology
Ready for the Flood
(2008)
Many Colored Kite
(2010)
Good-bye Lizelle
(2014)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic      [1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming called the album; "a deeply introspective set of songs, with a keenly spiritual undertow running through these meditations on love, nature, and humanity. Not as cohesive as The Salvation Blues, Many Colored Kites is still a worthy and brave album that finds Mark Olson continuing to find new ways of sharing what life has taught him through his music."[1]

Track listing

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All songs by Mark Olson except as noted.

  1. "Little Bird of Freedom" (Mark Olson, Ingunn Ringvold) – 4:11
  2. "Morning Dove" – 4:34
  3. "Many Colored Kite" – 3:53
  4. "Bluebell Song" – 3:38
  5. "Beehive" – 3:42
  6. "No Time to Live Without Her" – 3:49
  7. "Your Life Beside Us" – 4:58
  8. "Scholastica" – 3:22
  9. "Kingsnake" – 3:05
  10. "Wind & Rain" (Olson, Ringvold) – 3:41
  11. "More Hours" – 3:50

Personnel

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  • Mark Olson – vocals, banjo, bass, dulcimer, guitar, piano, Melodica
  • Danny Frankel – drums, percussion
  • Phil Baker – bass, double bass
  • Beau Raymond – glockenspiel, percussion, background vocals
  • Vashti Bunyan – harmony vocals, background vocals
  • Jolie Holland – harmony vocals, background vocals
  • Ingunn Ringvold – djembe, percussion, piano, harmony vocals, background vocals
  • Shay Scott – Hammond B3 organ
  • Neal Casal – bass, guitar, slide guitar
  • Michele Gazich – viola, violin
  • Ashia Grzesik – cello

Production notes

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  • Beau Raymond – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Jeremy Sherrer – engineer
  • David Gorman – design
  • Michele Gazich – string arrangements

References

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  1. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Many Colored Kite > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.