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Blue Horse (album)

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Blue Horse
Studio album by
Released2000
GenreFolk
Length53:53
LabelNettwerk[1]
ProducerGarth Futcher
The Be Good Tanyas chronology
Blue Horse
(2000)
Chinatown
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Blue Horse is the debut album by the Be Good Tanyas.[4][5] It was released in 2000 in Canada, and in 2001 in the U.S.

Production

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The album was produced by Garth Futcher, and was recorded in a Vancouver-area wooden shack.[3] The last verse of "The Littlest Birds" references Syd Barrett's song "Jugband Blues", from the Pink Floyd album A Saucerful of Secrets.[citation needed]

Critical reception

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Exclaim! deemed the album "spooky, drowsy gothic folk performed by three western women with voices like junkie angels."[6] The Independent wrote: "A low-key album made on an impossibly low budget, Blue Horse is one of the most beguiling debuts to be heard this year."[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Littlest Birds"Samantha Parton, Jolie Holland4:06
2."Broken Telephone"Frazey Ford4:52
3."Rain and Snow"Traditional3:59
4."The Lakes of Pontchartrain"Traditional; arranged by Jolie Holland4:39
5."Only in the Past"Frazey Ford, Samantha Parton4:56
6."The Coo Coo Bird"Traditional4:50
7."Dogsong aka Sleep Dog Lullaby"Samantha Parton4:46
8."Momsong"Frazey Ford5:33
9."Don't You Fall"Samantha Parton3:38
10."Up Against the Wall"Frazey Ford3:19
11."Oh! Susanna"Stephen Foster4:17
12."Light Enough to Travel"Geoff Berner4:58
Total length:53:53

References

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  1. ^ "The Be Good Tanyas To Release Limited-Edition 'Blue Horse' Vinyl; Band Reunites For Tour Dates | Nettwerk". www.nettwerk.com.
  2. ^ "Blue Horse - The Be Good Tanyas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 476.
  4. ^ "The Be Good Tanyas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Loftis, Emily. "The Be Good Tanyas, Down and Dirty".
  6. ^ "Be Good Tanyas Blue Horse". exclaim.ca.
  7. ^ "The Be Good Tanyas: How to be good". The Independent. July 19, 2002.