Mary Coughlan - Long Honeymoon (2017)

Thi isn't a typical Mary Coughlan album - it's far more laid-back and jazzy than her earlier work - but it's still great stuff. Contains some superb arrangements of familiar songs like Lee Hazlewood's "These Boots are Made for Walking", the Gershwin's "I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard" and Bruce Cockburn's "The Blues Got the World ...".

Irish torch singer Mary Coughlan was born in Galway in 1956; after enduring a painful adolescence that included bouts with drugs and alcohol as well as a stay in a mental hospital, she relocated to London at the age of 19, living in a hippie squat. After several lean years of waitressing and sweeping streets, Coughlan returned to Ireland in 1974, where a chance encounter with Dutch musician Erik Visser helped point her towards a singing career; specializing in jazz and blues, she began slowly earning a reputation on the pub circuit, which resulted in a handful of television appearances.

1.01 - Mary Coughlan - It Never Entered My Mind (2:56)
1.02 - Mary Coughlan - The Thrill Is Gone (4:21)
1.03 - Mary Coughlan - Long Honeymoon (3:47)
1.04 - Mary Coughlan - Detour Ahead (4:08)
1.05 - Mary Coughlan - Charlie (3:01)
1.06 - Mary Coughlan - I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard (2:56)
1.07 - Mary Coughlan - These Boots Are Made for Walking (3:59)
1.08 - Mary Coughlan - Dark Clouds (3:47)
1.09 - Mary Coughlan - Maybe You'll Be There (3:30)
1.10 - Mary Coughlan - Blues Got the World (3:59)
1.11 - Mary Coughlan - I Cover the Waterfront (4:05)
1.12 - Mary Coughlan - Lucky Day (3:10)