High Dive

High Dive
Studio album by Maria McKee
Released	April 2003
Studio	Rosehill House, Viewfinder Studios, Zeitgeist
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	54:54
Label	Viewfinder
Producer	Jim Akin, Maria McKee
Maria McKee chronology
Life Is Sweet (1996) High Dive (2003) Live in Hamburg (2004)

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High Dive is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Maria McKee, released in 2003.

Track listing

All songs by Maria McKee, except where noted.

1. "To the Open Spaces" (Jim Akin, McKee) – 3:13
2. "Life Is Sweet" – 3:49
3. "After Life" (Bruce Brody, McKee) – 1:33
4. "Be My Joy" – 4:14
5. "High Dive" – 4:02
6. "My Friend Foe" – 3:40
7. "In Your Constellation" – 4:19
8. "Love Doesn't Love" (Jim Akin, McKee) – 4:15
9. "We Pair Off" – 4:39
10. "No Gala" – 1:56
11. "Non Religious Building" (Jim Akin, McKee) – 5:09
12. "Something Similar" – 5:40
13. "From Our T.V. Teens to the Tomb" – 4:29
14. "Worry Birds" – 3:56

Personnel

• Maria McKee – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger, producer
• Jim Akin – vocals, lap steel guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, arranger, producer, engineer
• Chris Bleth – saxophone
• Richard Dodd – cello
• Tom Dunne – drums, percussion
• Dennis Farias – trumpet
• Terry Glenny – violin
• Eric Gorfain – violin, conductor, arranger
• Nick Lane – trombone
• Stephanie Mijanovich – French horn

Production

• Producers: Jim Akin, Maria McKee
• Mixing: Jim Akin
• Mastering: Jim Akin
• Arrangers: Jim Akin, Maria McKee
• Horn arrangements: Jim Akin, Maria McKee
• String arrangements: Jim Akin, Eric Gorfain, Maria McKee
• Art direction: Jim Akin, Maria McKee
• Paintings: Maria McKee
• Artwork: Kevin Robinson
• Photography: Jim Akin

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	47
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	56
UK Independent Albums (OCC)	39