℗ 2019 Naxos
| Released | December 13, 2019 |
| Duration | 2h 32m 03s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.559872-73 |
| Genre | Classical (Contemporary Era) |
Living in the Body
Various Artists
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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The Joy of Uncreating
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1.1
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No. 1, Illumination
Joan Joffe Hall; Lori Laitman; Joan Joffe Hall; Margaret Gawrysiak; Andrew Rosenblum |
1:42 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2, The Joy of Uncreating
Joan Joffe Hall; Lori Laitman; Joan Joffe Hall; Margaret Gawrysiak; Andrew Rosenblum |
3:54 | |||
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The Blood Jet
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1.3
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No. 1, Morning Song
Sylvia Plath; Lori Laitman; Sylvia Plath; Sari Gruber; Lori Laitman |
3:57 | |||
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1.4
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No. 2, The Rival
Sylvia Plath; Lori Laitman; Sylvia Plath; Sari Gruber; Lori Laitman |
3:26 | |||
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1.5
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No. 3, Kindness
Sylvia Plath; Lori Laitman; Sylvia Plath; Sari Gruber; Lori Laitman |
3:53 | |||
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1.6
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No. 4, Balloons
Sylvia Plath; Lori Laitman; Sylvia Plath; Sari Gruber; Lori Laitman |
2:53 | |||
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Sable Pride
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1.7
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No. 1, A Brown Girl Dead
Countee Cullen; Lori Laitman; Countee Cullen; Darryl Taylor; Andrew Rosenblum |
2:06 | |||
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1.8
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No. 2, Incident
Countee Cullen; Lori Laitman; Countee Cullen; Darryl Taylor; Andrew Rosenblum |
2:49 | |||
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1.9
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No. 3, Tableau
Countee Cullen; Lori Laitman; Countee Cullen; Darryl Taylor; Andrew Rosenblum |
2:35 | |||
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1.10
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And I Will Bring Them
Lori Laitman; Darryl Taylor; Lori Laitman |
2:55 | |||
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2 William Carlos Williams Songs
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1.11
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No. 1, Full Moon
William Carlos Williams; Lori Laitman; William Carlos Williams; Vale Rideout; Lori Laitman |
1:29 | |||
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1.12
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No. 2, Light Hearted William
William Carlos Williams; Lori Laitman; William Carlos Williams; Vale Rideout; Lori Laitman |
1:21 | |||
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Living in the Body
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1.13
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No. 1, Burning the Woods of My Childhood
Joyce Sutphen; Lori Laitman; Joyce Sutphen; Maureen McKay; Gary Louie |
3:12 | |||
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1.14
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No. 2, Living in the Body
Joyce Sutphen; Lori Laitman; Joyce Sutphen; Maureen McKay; Gary Louie |
3:00 | |||
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1.15
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No. 3, Not for Burning
Joyce Sutphen; Lori Laitman; Joyce Sutphen; Maureen McKay; Gary Louie |
4:14 | |||
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1.16
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No. 4, Lost at Table
Joyce Sutphen; Lori Laitman; Joyce Sutphen; Maureen McKay; Gary Louie |
1:21 | |||
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1.17
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No. 5, Bring On the Rain
Joyce Sutphen; Lori Laitman; Joyce Sutphen; Maureen McKay; Gary Louie |
1:31 | |||
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1.18
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No. 6, Crossroads
Joyce Sutphen; Lori Laitman; Joyce Sutphen; Maureen McKay; Gary Louie |
2:53 | |||
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1.19
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Todesfuge
John Felstiner; Paul Celan; Lori Laitman; John Felstiner; Randall Scarlata; Thomas Kraines |
6:03 | |||
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1.20
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'Tis Philosophy
Emily Dickinson; Lori Laitman; Emily Dickinson; Sari Gruber; Andrew Rosenblum |
1:33 | |||
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5 Lovers
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1.21
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No. 1, On Meeting Again
Jāma Jandroković; Lori Laitman; Jāma Jandroković; Alisa Suzanne Jordheim; Andrew Rosenblum |
2:43 | |||
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1.22
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No. 2, Lovely in His Bones
Jāma Jandroković; Lori Laitman; Jāma Jandroković; Alisa Suzanne Jordheim; Andrew Rosenblum |
0:54 | |||
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1.23
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No. 3, This Morning
Jāma Jandroković; Lori Laitman; Jāma Jandroković; Alisa Suzanne Jordheim; Andrew Rosenblum |
1:15 | |||
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1.24
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No. 4, Second Date
Jāma Jandroković; Lori Laitman; Jāma Jandroković; Alisa Suzanne Jordheim; Andrew Rosenblum |
2:26 | |||
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1.25
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No. 5, July, 95 Degrees
Jāma Jandroković; Lori Laitman; Jāma Jandroković; Alisa Suzanne Jordheim; Andrew Rosenblum |
2:03 | |||
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1.26
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Dear Future Roommate
Mike Gioia; Lori Laitman; Mike Gioia; Vale Rideout; Lori Laitman |
5:00 | |||
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1.27
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What You Wanted
Joyce Sutphen; Lori Laitman; Joyce Sutphen; Margaret Gawrysiak; Andrew Rosenblum |
3:03 | |||
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2.1
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I Am in Need of Music
Elizabeth Bishop; Lori Laitman; Elizabeth Bishop; Sari Gruber; Randall Scarlata; Andrew Rosenblum |
4:12 | |||
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On the Green Trail
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2.2
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No. 1, On the Green Trail
Jeff Gundy; Lori Laitman; Jeff Gundy; Dominic Armstrong; Warren Jones |
2:59 | |||
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2.3
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No. 2, Looking at My Hands
Jeff Gundy; Lori Laitman; Jeff Gundy; Dominic Armstrong; Warren Jones |
5:15 | |||
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2.4
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No. 3, Small Night Song from Oneonta
Jeff Gundy; Lori Laitman; Jeff Gundy; Dominic Armstrong; Warren Jones |
4:03 | |||
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2.5
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Journey (Version for Saxophone & Piano)
Lori Laitman; Gary Louie; Kirsten Taylor |
4:32 | |||
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River of Horses
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2.6
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No. 1, My Hand Forever
Charles Baudelaire; James Dickey; James Wright; Lori Laitman; Charles Baudelaire; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
1:08 | |||
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2.7
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No. 2, A Blessing
Charles Baudelaire; James Dickey; James Wright; Lori Laitman; Charles Baudelaire; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
6:05 | |||
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2.8
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No. 3, A Birth
James Wright; Charles Baudelaire; James Dickey; Lori Laitman; James Wright; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
3:33 | |||
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2.9
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No. 4, The War God's Horse Song
James Wright; Charles Baudelaire; James Dickey; Lori Laitman; James Wright; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
1:29 | |||
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2.10
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No. 5, Two Horses Playing in the Orchard
James Dickey; Charles Baudelaire; James Wright; Lori Laitman; James Dickey; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
4:12 | |||
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2.11
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The Act
Harvey Lee Hix; Lori Laitman; Harvey Lee Hix; Ashley Emerson; Dominic Armstrong; Andrew Rosenblum |
5:45 | |||
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2.12
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The Silver Swan (Version for Voice, Flute & Piano)
Orlando Gibbons; Lori Laitman; Orlando Gibbons; Maureen McKay; Emily Skala; Lori Laitman |
3:09 | |||
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2.13
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On a Photograph (Version for Mezzo Soprano, Baritone & Piano)
John Wood; Lori Laitman; John Wood; Margaret Gawrysiak; Randall Scarlata; Lori Laitman |
4:22 | |||
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The Soul Fox
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2.14
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No. 1, The Man Who Lied
David Mason; Lori Laitman; David Mason; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
2:13 | |||
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2.15
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No. 2, Sarong Song
David Mason; Lori Laitman; David Mason; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
6:51 | |||
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2.16
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No. 3, Aubade
David Mason; Lori Laitman; David Mason; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
1:51 | |||
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2.17
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No. 4, Night Song
David Mason; Lori Laitman; David Mason; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
4:40 | |||
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2.18
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No. 5, The Soul Fox
David Mason; Lori Laitman; David Mason; Jennifer Check; Warren Jones |
2:27 | |||
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2.19
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Lullaby (Transcr. for Voice, Saxophone & Piano)
Lori Laitman; Gary Louie; Kirsten Taylor |
1:44 | |||
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Short Songs for Edward
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2.20
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No. 1, Avocado and Goat Cheese
Lori Laitman; Lori Laitman; Maureen McKay; Andrew Rosenblum |
0:27 | |||
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2.21
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No. 2, When You Have to Make a Poo
Lori Laitman; Lori Laitman; Maureen McKay; Andrew Rosenblum |
0:26 | |||
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2.22
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No. 3, Sometimes You Get a Boo-Boo
Lori Laitman; Lori Laitman; Maureen McKay; Andrew Rosenblum |
0:35 | |||
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2.23
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No. 4, Please and Thank You
Lori Laitman; Lori Laitman; Maureen McKay; Andrew Rosenblum |
0:55 | |||
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2.24
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You Leave Me Bent
Mike Gioia; Lori Laitman; Mike Gioia; Margaret Gawrysiak; Lori Laitman |
4:59 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Lori Laitman is one of America’s leading vocal composers. These 49 songs were composed between 1997 and 2017 to texts by celebrated poets including Elizabeth Bishop, Paul Celan, Dana Gioia, David Mason, Sylvia Plath, and Joyce Sutphen, on topics that range from the profound emotional impact of the Holocaust, to humorous truths of everyday life, and the comedy and tenderness of childhood. The recording also includes two instrumental pieces for saxophone and piano. This stunning program of world premiere recordings is performed by an all-star cast that includes the composer herself.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.12 -17.98 to -0.06 | -28.41 -37.02 to -23.36 | -23.93 -33.40 to -18.60 | 13 10 to 18 | |
| 1.1 | No. 1, Illumination | -7.84 | -28.78 | -24.2 | 12 |
| 1.2 | No. 2, The Joy of Uncreating | -1.00 | -25.74 | -21.1 | 15 |
| 1.3 | No. 1, Morning Song | -5.27 | -26.86 | -22.3 | 12 |
| 1.4 | No. 2, The Rival | -6.00 | -27.59 | -22.6 | 12 |
| 1.5 | No. 3, Kindness | -3.54 | -27.29 | -21.9 | 13 |
| 1.6 | No. 4, Balloons | -3.74 | -27.68 | -22.8 | 14 |
| 1.7 | No. 1, A Brown Girl Dead | -2.91 | -27.22 | -23.1 | 13 |
| 1.8 | No. 2, Incident | -6.11 | -27.93 | -22.7 | 12 |
| 1.9 | No. 3, Tableau | -3.64 | -29.41 | -24.1 | 15 |
| 1.10 | And I Will Bring Them | -7.52 | -30.27 | -26.8 | 14 |
| 1.11 | No. 1, Full Moon | -2.83 | -25.08 | -19.1 | 12 |
| 1.12 | No. 2, Light Hearted William | -0.07 | -23.61 | -19.1 | 13 |
| 1.13 | No. 1, Burning the Woods of My Childhood | -4.74 | -26.42 | -23.0 | 12 |
| 1.14 | No. 2, Living in the Body | -0.86 | -27.36 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 1.15 | No. 3, Not for Burning | -3.79 | -26.62 | -22.2 | 13 |
| 1.16 | No. 4, Lost at Table | -4.90 | -26.92 | -23.2 | 13 |
| 1.17 | No. 5, Bring On the Rain | -3.08 | -25.83 | -22.2 | 15 |
| 1.18 | No. 6, Crossroads | -1.94 | -26.34 | -22.2 | 13 |
| 1.19 | Todesfuge | -8.93 | -33.28 | -29.2 | 16 |
| 1.20 | 'Tis Philosophy | -6.55 | -29.82 | -23.6 | 13 |
| 1.21 | No. 1, On Meeting Again | -4.13 | -30.59 | -25.0 | 14 |
| 1.22 | No. 2, Lovely in His Bones | -4.27 | -28.62 | -24.1 | 11 |
| 1.23 | No. 3, This Morning | -6.43 | -26.69 | -22.1 | 12 |
| 1.24 | No. 4, Second Date | -7.80 | -32.79 | -28.6 | 15 |
| 1.25 | No. 5, July, 95 Degrees | -7.24 | -27.96 | -24.2 | 11 |
| 1.26 | Dear Future Roommate | -0.06 | -23.36 | -18.6 | 15 |
| 1.27 | What You Wanted | -3.80 | -25.49 | -21.4 | 12 |
| 2.1 | I Am in Need of Music | -3.96 | -27.46 | -23.2 | 12 |
| 2.2 | No. 1, On the Green Trail | -6.81 | -28.94 | -24.5 | 14 |
| 2.3 | No. 2, Looking at My Hands | -0.36 | -28.11 | -22.8 | 15 |
| 2.4 | No. 3, Small Night Song from Oneonta | -5.99 | -29.40 | -24.4 | 15 |
| 2.5 | Journey (Version for Saxophone & Piano) | -6.12 | -27.32 | -23.4 | 13 |
| 2.6 | No. 1, My Hand Forever | -10.45 | -34.07 | -29.7 | 11 |
| 2.7 | No. 2, A Blessing | -6.02 | -30.15 | -25.3 | 14 |
| 2.8 | No. 3, A Birth | -4.36 | -31.79 | -26.6 | 15 |
| 2.9 | No. 4, The War God's Horse Song | -7.77 | -29.89 | -25.9 | 13 |
| 2.10 | No. 5, Two Horses Playing in the Orchard | -6.33 | -30.97 | -26.4 | 16 |
| 2.11 | The Act | -0.30 | -28.50 | -24.2 | 18 |
| 2.12 | The Silver Swan (Version for Voice, Flute & Piano) | -5.73 | -27.17 | -22.8 | 12 |
| 2.13 | On a Photograph (Version for Mezzo Soprano, Baritone & Piano) | -6.76 | -28.39 | -24.2 | 14 |
| 2.14 | No. 1, The Man Who Lied | -2.76 | -24.89 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 2.15 | No. 2, Sarong Song | -0.56 | -25.15 | -20.5 | 15 |
| 2.16 | No. 3, Aubade | -6.06 | -29.24 | -25.1 | 14 |
| 2.17 | No. 4, Night Song | -4.86 | -30.67 | -26.0 | 15 |
| 2.18 | No. 5, The Soul Fox | -4.84 | -28.14 | -22.3 | 11 |
| 2.19 | Lullaby (Transcr. for Voice, Saxophone & Piano) | -4.90 | -24.63 | -20.5 | 11 |
| 2.20 | No. 1, Avocado and Goat Cheese | -9.09 | -32.61 | -28.1 | 10 |
| 2.21 | No. 2, When You Have to Make a Poo | -7.51 | -32.33 | -28.1 | 11 |
| 2.22 | No. 3, Sometimes You Get a Boo-Boo | -17.98 | -37.02 | -33.4 | 11 |
| 2.23 | No. 4, Please and Thank You | -10.21 | -31.50 | -27.6 | 13 |
| 2.24 | You Leave Me Bent | -2.59 | -25.14 | -21.4 | 14 |