Catch the Brass Ring

Catch the Brass Ring is the debut album from Los Angeles, California based singer-songwriter Ferraby Lionheart. It was released on September 4, 2007, by Nettwerk Records. The album was recorded at Red Rockets Glare and Hotpie Studios in Los Angeles.

On the recording of the album, Ferraby says this on his website: "The record took a while, due to a lot of starting and stopping, working around downtime, and writing the album as I went. I wanted to capture the intimacy and simplicity of the self-titled EP, but at the same time make a more adventurous record. Plus some of the songs were really calling for an elaborate treatment. This was sometimes difficult to balance, but I think it helped create a nice diversity about the album. Many wonderful folks I've met in LA came out to play horns and strings and drums throughout the process."

A music video was produced for the song "Small Planet." link

Track listing
All tracks by Ferraby Lionheart


 * 1) "Un Ballo Della Luna" - 1:47
 * 2) "Small Planet" - 3:14
 * 3) "Vermont Avenue" - 2:26
 * 4) "Call Me the Sea" - 4:50
 * 5) "The Car Maker" - 4:05
 * 6) "A Bell and Tumble" - 4:18
 * 7) "Under the Texas Sky" - 3:04
 * 8) "Youngest Frankenstein" - 2:49
 * 9) "Before We're Dead" - 3:57
 * 10) "The Octopus and the Ambulance" - 4:08
 * 11) "Put Me in Your Play" - 4:17

Personnel

 * Benjamin Adamson – Trumpet
 * Andrew Duncan – Trumpet
 * Jeanie Lim – Viola
 * Ferraby Lionheart – Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Melodica, Producer, String Arrangements, Design
 * Jeff Lipton – Mastering
 * Dan Long – Engineer, Mixing
 * Raymond Richards – Pedal Steel, Glockenspiel, Engineer, Photography
 * Jessica Thompson – Mastering Assistant
 * Dan Weinstein – Sousaphone