In this episode, we’re joined by Tricia Walker, who co-wrote the song covered by The Corrs, 'Looking in the Eyes of Love', a track closely connected to the writing and production era of Talk on Corners.

Tricia takes us back to her roots in Mississippi, growing up along Highway 61 in the heart of the Delta. Classically trained and raised on soul, blues, and gospel, she shares how an early love of music and poetry led her to pursue songwriting seriously. In 1980, she packed up and moved to Nashville, entering a music industry that operated long before email, digital demos, or social media.

We explore what Nashville was like in the 1980s and 1990s, how the co writing culture worked, and how songs were pitched, recorded, and circulated in a pre-digital world.

At the centre of our conversation is the song 'Looking in the Eyes of Love', originally intended for Talk on Corners but ultimately not included on the final track list. The song would, thankfully for us, find its official release as a bonus track on In Blue in the year 2000.

Tricia shares with us how the song came to be written, what it was like to see it covered by a number of artists in the industry, and we discuss how it eventually became part of The Corrs story.

At 00:21:46, you can hear a clip of the original 1989 female vocal demo for 'Looking in the Eyes of Love' as sung by Tricia Walker.

At 00:37:39, you can hear a clip of the Corrs version of the song as released on the special edition of 'In Blue'.

A photo of the Grammy Award certificate Tricia has hung proudly on her wall can be seen at the following link HERE

Tricia's website can be found at: www.bigfrontporch.com and her work with Delta Deep Roots can be seen and heard via www.deltadeeproots.com

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In this episode, we speak with Brenda Bergen, the art director behind Talk on Corners, about her creative journey and the story of shaping one of The Corrs’ most iconic visual eras.

Brenda shares the path that led from graduate school in the Midwest to New York’s entertainment industry, working with Vibe magazine, VH1, and MTV, before joining Atlantic Records as an art director.

She explains the role of art direction in music, which includes building the band’s “brand”, to capturing the essence of an album through imagery, design, and visual storytelling.

We hear the story behind the artwork for Talk on Corners: scouting Dublin locations, assembling a creative team, and collaborating with photographers Damien and Layla of Blinkk, whose layered, dreamlike imagery helped define the album’s look. Brenda discusses working with the band and management to shape the final cover, how different versions evolved and the balancing act between creative vision and commercial direction. It’s a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how Talk on Corners’s visual identity was created.

To view the early concepts for the cover artwork click HERE

Brenda was kind enough to look through her journals from 1997 and found the dates for the photo shoot for the album cover shot in Ireland between May 29th - June 3rd, 1997.

To see polaroids of Andrea taken during the photoshoot please follow the link HERE

The later PR Photoshoot in L.A. was shot on July 24th 1997 and yet more shots were taken on Sept 14th 1997.

For a more visual understanding of how Brenda adapted the fonts 'Osprey' and 'Entropy' to create the Talk on Corners era logo, click HERE

At 00:24:50 you can hear a clip of the demo of the song 'When He's Not Around'.

At 00:41:37 you can hear a clip of the early mix for the song 'Intimacy'.

Brenda mentioned a photo of her with the band which can be seen HERE

Brenda now runs Wink Design.

More examples of the work from the wonderful photographers Damien and Leila, who shot the cover of the album, can be seen on their website: damienleiladeblinkk.com

Special thanks to Shiela Oliveros for laying out the font progression image shared with this episode. Find her incredible work on Instagram via @shielaoliveros / @thehardcorrfans

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In this episode, we speak with legendary songwriter Billy Steinberg, co-writer of Talk on Corners’ “Intimacy,” about his remarkable career and the story behind his work with The Corrs.

Billy recalls how he first discovered his passion for songwriting, from his breakthrough hit “How Do I Make You” for Linda Ronstadt, to writing some of the most iconic songs of the 1980s including Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” and Heart’s “Alone.”

He takes us inside the origins of the song “Intimacy,” written with Rick Nowels and Neil Giraldo for Pat Benatar before finding its way to The Corrs through David and Jaymes Foster.

Billy reflects on hearing the band’s version, the lyrical changes that surprised him, and gives us details regarding recording the track at A&M Studios with the band which included a guest appearance by David Foster on synth bass.

We also hear about his friendships with Andrea, Sharon, and Caroline Corr, the unreleased track “In Love So Deep,” and the unique experience of working with one of Ireland’s most successful groups during their rise to international fame.

At 00:10:06 you can hear a clip of the demo for 'Intimacy' created by Billy Steinberg and Rick Nowels and sung by Marc Nelson.

At 00:21:42 you can hear a clip of the unreleased song 'In Love So Deep'.

In this interview Billy mentions a photo taken by his late friend Robert Zuckerman at A&M Records, to see this image please see the link HERE. A copy of this photo is still proudly hung in Captain Americas on Grafton Street, Dublin.

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