Slowly but Surely is a studio album released in 2004 by singer-songwriter Holly Golightly.

Credits

* Holly Golightly – vocals and rhythm guitar

* Ed Deegan – Lead guitar and bottleneck

* Matt Radford – Double bass

* Bruce Brand – drums and percussion

* The Bongolian – Organ, piano and percussion

* Little Ed – Guitar and sitar

* Baine Watson – 6-string bass

Category:2004 albums

Category:Holly Golightly albums

Artist/Band Information

Holly Golightly (born Holly Golightly Smith, 1966, London) Sendra, Tim "", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-05-04 is a British singer-songwriter. Her mother christened her after the protagonist in Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's.Aguar, Kenneth (2007) "", Athens Banner-Herald, 21 October 2007, retrieved 2010-05-13 Her musical style ranges from garage rock to R&B.

Musical career

While she was dating Thee Headcoats' drummer Bruce Brand she had an impromptu singing performance with Thee Headcoates. Billy Childish, founder of the Headcotes, added her to the line up of The Delmonas and changed the name to the to Thee Headcoatees. Thee Headcoatees were primarily a garage band that backed up the Thee Headcoats.Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 770-1 In 1995 she started her solo career but continued to be an active member of Thee Headcoatees until they disbanded in 1999."", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-08-31 For her solo career, she draws from rhythm and blues, rockabilly, and sounds of the 1960s or earlier. She has released thirteen albums of her own and has collaborated with other musicians, such as Billy Childish, Rocket from the Crypt and The White Stripes. She performed two songs on the soundtrack of the film, Broken Flowers: "There Is an End (Featuring Holly Golightly)" by The Greenhornes & Holly Golightly (which can also be found on the Greenhornes' album Dual Mono), and "Tell Me Now So I Know" by Holly Golightly (found on the album Truly She Is None Other), which is a song originally written by Ray Davies.

She is a collector of rare old songs which she often covers.

Current

More recently, Golightly has formed a duo, recording and touring extensively with her long time band mate Lawyer Dave. As Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs, they have released three albums to date, You Can't Buy A Gun When You're Crying in 2007, Dirt Don't Hurt in 2008 and Medicine County in 2010. You Can't Buy A Gun When You're Crying is a reference to comedian Lord Carrett's joke "I learned a lot from my second marriage... I learned they won't sell you a hand gun if you're crying..." Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs were winners of the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards for the best Americana album, Dirt Don't Hurt.

Discography

Albums

*The Good Things (1995), Damaged Goods

*The Main Attraction (1996), Damaged Goods

*Laugh It Up (1996), Vinyl Japan

*Painted On (1997), Sympathy for the Record Industry

*Up the Empire (1998) (Live), Sympathy for the Record Industry

*Serial Girlfriend (1998), Damaged Goods

*In Blood (1999) (with Billy Childish)

*God Don’t Like It (2000), Damaged Goods

*Live In America (2000)

*Desperate Little Town (2001) (with Dan Melchior), Sympathy for the Record Industry

*Singles Round-Up (2001) (compilation), Damaged Goods

*Truly She Is None Other (2003)

*Down Gina’s At 3 (2004) (live)

*Slowly but Surely (2004)

*My First Holly Golightly Album (2005) (compilation with eight new songs)

*You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying (2007) (Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs)

*Nobody Will Be There (2007) (Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs)

*Dirt Don't Hurt (2008) (Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs)

*Medicine County (2010) (Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs)

Singles, EPs

*Jiggy Jiggy with Holly Golightly EP (1994), Vinyl Japan

*"Virtually Happy" (1995), Damaged Goods

*Mary-Ann EP (1996), Vinyl Japan

*"No Big Thing" (1996), Hangman's Daughter

*"Girl in the Shower" (1996), Super Electro

*"Pinky Please Come Back" (1996), Super Electro

*"Come the Day" (1996), Damaged Goods

*"Believe Me" (1997), Sympathy for the Record Industry

*"Devil Do" EP (2009), Transdreamer Records (Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs)

References