# Think of Spring

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***Think of Spring***, released in 2020, is the eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter [M. Ward](/source/M._Ward). The album is a tribute to [Billie Holiday](/source/Billie_Holiday)’s 1958 album *[Lady in Satin](/source/Lady_in_Satin)*.[1][2]

*Think of Spring* includes all the tracks from *Lady In Satin* except for *Glad to Be Unhappy* and *The End of a Love Affair* and includes *All The Way*, which was recorded by Holiday and released on her 1959 album *[Last Recording](/source/Last_Recording)*.[3]

## Background

Ward began listening to Holiday's music at an early age but first heard *Lady in Satin* at the age of 15 playing in a shopping mall.[4] Her voice sounded to him like "a beautiful perfectly distorted electric guitar—some other-world thing floating there on this strange mournful ocean of strings". He later described the experience to be dream-like.[3]

Ward had been working on a tribute to *Lady in Satin* for quite some time but was able to finish it in 2020 from home after his planned world tour was canceled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[5] All the songs were recorded on a [Tascam](/source/Tascam) [Portastudio](/source/Portastudio) four-track cassette recorder that he had purchased at the age of 15. The analog recording technique was intended to give the album a personal sound.[6]

Many of the songs were recording using alternate guitar tunings.[3]

## References

1. Pfeiffer, Sacha (December 26, 2020). ["M. Ward's New Album Offers His Take On Billie Holiday's 'Lady In Satin'"](https://www.npr.org/transcripts/950360200/full/). *[NPR](/source/NPR)*. Retrieved May 11, 2026.

1. Lopez, Julyssa (December 18, 2020). ["M. Ward: “Think of Spring”"](https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/m-ward-think-of-spring). *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)*. Retrieved May 11, 2026.

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (December 11, 2020). ["Think of Spring"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/m-ward-think-of-spring/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved May 11, 2026.

1. Browne, David (February 1, 2021). ["M. Ward on Why Billie Holiday Endures"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/m-ward-billie-holiday-interview-think-of-spring-1120858/). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Retrieved May 11, 2026.

1. Chiu, David (17 December 2020). ["M. Ward On The Billie Holiday Record That Inspired His New LP"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2020/12/17/mward-pays-tribute-to-billie-holiday-on-his-new-lp-think-of-spring/). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*. Retrieved May 11, 2026.

1. Reed, Conner (December 3, 2020). ["M. Ward on His New Billie Holiday Tribute Album Think of Spring"](https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2020/12/m-ward-on-his-new-billie-holiday-tribute-album). *[Portland Monthly](/source/Portland_Monthly)*. Retrieved May 11, 2026.

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