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  • Summary: Executive produced by Elton John, the third full-length release for the Northern Ireland singer-songwriter was recorded in Nashville with Jacquire King.
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Burden
Let me carry your burden something is not right I will let you know Like the paint that's drying on a heart that's ... Let me carry your burden Get... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jun 6, 2016
    80
    While Vance's pipes are impressive--a mix of Van Morrison and John Fogerty--it's his lyrical googlies that hook you in. [#361, p.116]
  2. May 12, 2016
    80
    With three albums under his belt, Vance has settled into a nice groove, and on The Wild Swan, he's pulled off a neat trick. He dons some familiar hats, but never loses himself beneath the brim.
  3. Uncut
    May 12, 2016
    60
    Vance's earnest balladeering often sounds overly safe. [Jun 2016, p.82]
  4. Mojo
    May 12, 2016
    60
    The Wild Swan echoes both John Hiatt's gnarled, R&B-rooted wit and Van Morrison's lyrical-mystic flights while developing Vance's own romantic voice. [Jun 2016, p.90]
  5. 60
    It’s Vance’s sepia growl of a voice that grips most on The Wild Swan, bringing raw conviction especially to the opener “Noam Chomsky Is A Soft Revolution.”
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