This EP was Cheryl's first recording. I find it amazing that it is so good. The version of Summerfly on this album is just as good as the version on "Half a Book", recorded 8 years later.
A man named Franz Kneissl owned a company called "Newport Is Sports". He asked Cheryl to write a song for his store. He then financed this EP so that his song could be recorded. It is out of print, and isn't (wasn't) available on CD. This EP had the distinction of being an inch larger than any of the other albums.
Notice that Kenny White produced the EP, and provides keyboards and harmonies. Kenny and Cheryl met at Salt Theater, in Newport, RI in 1976. He was playing piano for Jonathan Edwards, and Cheryl was opening.
The cover is a blending of several Newport mansions. I asked Cheryl about the picture of her on the back. She thinks she had just put on her gig shirt, and was in the process of buttoning it.
- Cheryl Wheeler
- vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jean DoSifantus
- drums
- John Voit
- bass
- John Bois
- bass (Headed for a Heartache)
- Bobby Keyes
- electric and acoustic guitar
- Kenny White
- keyboards and harmonies
- Marc Parmet
- percussion
- Jim Biggins
- clairinet
- Joan Fink
- background vocals
- John Manchester
- string arranger
- Billy Novick
- horn arranger and sax
- Recorded at
- Normandy Sound, Warren R.I. spring of 1983.
- Summer Fly recorded at
- Part I of II, N. Dartmouth, MA.
- Produced by
- Kenny White
| Artist | Wheeler, Cheryl |
|---|---|
| Title | Newport Songs |
| Date | 1983 |
| Label | |
| Cat # |
| Track | Title | Time | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport is Sports | ||
| 2 | Headed for a Heartache | ||
| 3 | On the Beach | ||
| 4 | Summer Fly |
