Hi Jeff,

>>I always though Froom might be appropriate producer for >>Baerwald, he's amazingly versatile, and has worked with >>alot of interesting musicians since Crowded House's >>initial success.

I quite like the music he helped to make with Crowded House, Los Lobos and Suzanne Vega. But after hearing Froom's collaboration with Richard Thompson (the title escapes me) he comes off as someone either too pop-y or a little too light for a serious songwriter (whatever that is!). Some wag who wrote for MOJO magazine opined something like "Froom seems to think that bass is only a kind of fish" the debate will go on =o)

In David Baerwald's case, I'd nominate either Jackson Browne or John Cale as producers for the big record deal - or if they're really feeling racy perhaps try and rope Van Morrison in to do the job. All those guys have a warmth to their records I like, John Cale could bring some edginess to the proceedings or Jackson Browne could bring a depth to the job. Or if you want to see true `artistic edginess` imagine being a fly on the wall when two of the four of them start trying to thrash out the order of the lyrics for any given song.

Regards,
Richard