High Dive

High Dive
Studio album by Maria McKee
Released	April 2003
Studios	Rosehill House, Viewfinder Studios, Zeitgeist
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	54:54
Label	Viewfinder
Producers	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 written by Maria McKee, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 (Official Charts)	39