Winter Child
# Winter Child

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Winter Child is the first studio album of American singer-songwriter Matt Duke. It was released by the student-run record label Mad Dragon in the US on September 12, 2006, and distributed by Ryko Distribution.

## History

After the production of Mad Dragon's first compilation album, XYX, which featured Duke, Mad Dragon asked Duke sign a deal to produce a full-length album. Production for the album began thereafter and continued for the next year and a half. The original producer of the album was Jim Klein, a professor and director of the Mad Dragon program, but disagreements during production lead Duke to switch production to Stewart Lerman and Steuart Smith at the Shinebox Studio in New York. A student-produced music video was made for the song "Oysters" and the audio CD was released as an enhanced CD that featured an electronic press kit.

## Theme and lyrical content

Winter Child uses literary inspirations as a basis for some songs. The title track is a reference to the Ernest Hemingway short story Hills Like White Elephants and the song "Listen To Your Window" takes inspiration from John Banville.

## Track listing

All songs written by Matt Duke.

## Personnel

### Musicians

* Matt Duke – Vocal, acoustics, electrics, keyboards, percussion, piano
* Steuart Smith – Acoustics, electrics, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, bass, vocals
* Stewart Lerman – Percussion, acoustics
* Steve Holley – Drums, percussion
* Rob Morsberger – String arrangements, keyboards, accordion
* David Mansfield – Violin, viola
* Debbie Assael – Cello
* Andrew Keenan – Pedal steel
* Jim Klein – Piano on "Nausea," producer on "When the Bough Breaks"
* Gretchen Witt – Vocals on "Ballroom Dancing"

### Production

* Stewart Lerman – Production (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), mixer
* Steuart Smith – Production (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
* Jim Klein – Production (Tracks 2, 5, 10, 12)
* Greg Calbi – Mastering
* Michael Pierce – Artwork concept and design
* Matt Duke – Illustrations
* Stephanie Pistel – Photography
