Norma Waterson (album)

Norma Waterson is the debut solo studio album by Norma Waterson. The album was nominated for the 1996 Mercury Music Prize and came a close second to Pulp's Different Class.

Norma Waterson
Studio album by Norma Waterson
Released	1996
Studio	Ocean Way Studio 2, Los Angeles
Genre	Folk
Length	45:03
Label	Hannibal
Producer	John Chelew
Norma Waterson chronology
Norma Waterson (1996) The Very Thought of You (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Track listing

Norma Waterson track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Muddy River"	Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter	4:19
2.	"St Swithins Day"	Billy Bragg	2:55
3.	"God Loves a Drunk"	Richard Thompson	4:40
4.	"The Birds Will Still Be Singing"	Elvis Costello	2:56
5.	"There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears"	Fred Fisher	2:53
6.	"Rags and Old Iron"	Oscar Brown, Jr	4:17
7.	"Pleasure and Pain"	Ben Harper	6:03
8.	"Hard Times Heart"	Norma Waterson	3:18
9.	"There Is a Fountain in Christ's Blood"	Traditional	3:47
10.	"Ana Dixie"	Lal Waterson	3:41
11.	"Outside the Wall"	John B. Spencer, Graeme Taylor	6:15

Personnel

Musicians

• Norma Waterson – vocals
• Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar
• Eliza Carthy – fiddle, backing vocals
• Richard Thompson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Danny Thompson – double bass
• Roger Swallow – drums
• Benmont Tench – keyboards (2)

Technical

• John Chelew – producer
• Larry Hirsch – engineer
• Joe Boyd – production consultant
• Tim Young – mastering