2001 album
Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward is the second album by the Canadian band The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band . It was released by Constellation Records in October 2001.
The title is drawn from the Book of Job : "Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upwards" (5:7).[ 4] It could also be taken from Jerome K. Jerome 's Three Men in a Boat , where the same passage is paraphrased.
"This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird's Fallen" was used in the climax to the David Gordon Green film Snow Angels .
The album finds the band expanding from three members to six, with a similarly expanded name.
Track listing
Title 1. "Sisters! Brothers! Small Boats of Fire Are Falling From the Sky!" 9:07 2. "This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird's Fallen" 5:47 3. "Built Then Burnt [Hurrah! Hurrah!]" 5:41 4. "Take These Hands and Throw Them in the River" 7:01 5. "Could've Moved Mountains..." 11:02 6. "Tho You Are Gone I Still Often Walk W/You" 4:48 7. "C'monCOMEON (Loose An Endless Longing)" 8:06 8. "The Triumph of Our Tired Eyes" 6:54 Total length: 58:26
Personnel
The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band
Other musicians
Eric Craven – drums
Jonah Fortune – trumpet , trombone on "C'mon Come on (Loose an Endless Longing)"
Mischa and Sara – voices
Technical
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