Trust an Amateur is the eighth album by Canadian music artist Marker Starling (Chris A. Cummings), released in January 2019. It is a collection of original material, with one cover version of "Fly Away", which was a song Cummings co-wrote for the musical "Spirits" with three others, including actor/comedian/musician Dennis Frey. The songs sprang from a period of collective grief and joy, as Cummings dealt with the death of Frey, and experienced the birth and first years of his first child.
"Fly Away" has sublime hooks, with the keyboard holding the song down and the lilt of Cummings' high notes reeling you in. - Kaitlin Ruether, Exclaim!
Track listing Side 1 Silver Morn Three Cheers Stoney Flame Fly Away (from the musical "Spirits") Ancestor Trust An Amateur
Side 2 Mistaken I.D. Crosstown Bulletin Hold No Desire Leavetaking Mass Market Paperback Lost Rooms
Personnel Mixed & Recorded by Guy Sternberg at LowSwing Studio, Berlin Mastered by Sergey Luginin in Moscow Artwork & Design by Sharmila Banerjee Writing & arrangement, vocals, Hammond M-100, Wurlitzer, and percussion by Chris A. Cummings Photography by Colin Medley "Fly Away" written by Sam Allison, Chris A. Cummings, Dennis Frey & Peter Reitzel
References
External links Now Toronto review AllMusic review Exclaim! review "Fly Away" official music video