I'm Willing

I'm Willing is the sixth album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released in 2016 in Europe and in 2017 in North America. It is a collection of cover versions.

Limiting himself to a much pared-down instrumentation in contrast to 2015's Rosy Maze, Cummings recorded the album in a very short time in Paris, which he feels helped the creative process retain a vibrancy necessary to the project. Having Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab contributing vocals also helped him achieve the ambiance he strove to create as the album has a recurring theme of love and affection. The cross-section of songs covered ranges from highly regarded classics to little known gems that Cummings discovered over the years as an ardent vinyl collector.

Side 1

 * 1) Stormy (Dennis Yost, J.R. Cobb, Buddy Buie) (3:31)
 * 2) A Perfect Day (Bobby Cole) (3:36)
 * 3) I'm Willing (Tommy Keith, Arthur Cole) (3:44)
 * 4) For Real (Richard Elijah Flowers) (4:13)
 * 5)  Amsterdam (John Cale) (2:52)

Side 2

 * 1) Lost in Paradise (Caetano Veloso) (3:13)
 * 2) Meaning Of Love (Steve Kuhn) (2:43)
 * 3)  Would You Believe in Me (Jon Lucien) (2:39)
 * 4)  Moves (Doug Hammond) (2:34)
 * 5)  The Smiling Hour (Abre Alas) (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Louis Oliveira) (3:40)

Personnel

 * Produced and mixed by Emma Mario
 * Recorded at Panorama Studio, Paris
 * Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering
 * Illustrations by Oliver Husain
 * Design by Jan Lankisch
 * Chris A. Cummings – vocals, Yamaha CP-80
 * Lætitia Sadier – vocals
 * Nina Savary – vocals
 * Julien Gasc – bass, backing vocals
 * Nina Savary, Olia Eichenbaum – backing vocals
 * Emma Mario – percussion