Courier | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | February 12, 2002 | |||
Recorded | February 2 and March 16–17, 2001 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | Signature Sounds | |||
Richard Shindell chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
FAME | (favorable)[2] |
Fretplay | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
FolkWax | (8/10)[4] |
Kevin McCarthy | (favorable)[5] |
Lou's Reviews | (favorable)[6] |
Music Matters | (favorable)[7] |
Courier is the first live recording and sixth album by Richard Shindell. It includes many of his most popular originals from previous recordings, a cover of Lowell George's classic song, "Willin'", and what has been described as a "near-holy reading" of Bruce Springsteen's "Fourth of July, Asbury Park".[8]
Signature Sounds also offered a limited number of bonus EP's titled The Sonora Sessions, which included an additional seven tracks.
Courier
Track listing
All songs written by Richard Shindell, except where noted.
- "The Courier" 4:51
- "Memory of You" – 4:28
- "Next Best Western" – 4:17
- "Willin'" (Lowell George) – 3:15
- "The Kenworth of My Dreams" – 4:05
- "Nora" – 4:42
- "Arrowhead" – 5:07
- "Reunion Hill" – 4:24
- "Fishing" – 4:33
- "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress" – 4:04
- "On a Sea of Fleur de Lis" – 4:47
- "The Ballad of Mary Magdalen" – 5:11
- "Are You Happy Now?" – 4:10
- "Transit" – 7:32
- "Fourth of July, Asbury Park" (Bruce Springsteen) – 6:35
Recorded by Ben Wisch and Ron Schreier at the Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck, NY) 3/16 and 17, 2001. Tracks 3 and 11 recorded at the Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair, NJ) on 2/2/01. Track 7 recorded at Bailey Building & Loan (Greenwich Village, NYC). Mixed by Ben Wisch.
Personnel
Musicians:[9]
- Richard Shindell – guitar and vocals
- Lucy Kaplansky – harmony vocals
- Dennis McDermott – drums
- John Putnam – electric guitar, tiple
- Lincoln Schleifer – bass
and on tracks 3 and 11:
- Greg Anderson – bouzouki, guitar, cittern
- Lisa Gutkin – violin
- Radoslav Lorković – accordion
on "Reunion Hill"
- Larry Campbell – violin
Other credits:
- David Glasser – Mastering
- Toby Goldberg – Project Coordinator
- Ron Schreier – Engineer, Live Recording Coordination
- Ben Wisch – Engineer, Mixing
- Carol Young – Project Coordinator
The Sonora Sessions
Track listing
- "Confession" – 5:00
- "Abeulita" – 4:08
- "You Stay Here" – 5:00
- "Wisteria" – 5:23
- "Johnny Star Intro" – 0:42
- "Sonora's Death Row" (Kevin Blackie Farrell) – 4:19
- "Sonora's Death Row II" – 3:15
Notes and references
- ^ Courier at AllMusic
- ^ FAME review
- ^ Fretplay review
- ^ Wood, Arthur, "Courier recalls Shindell's earlier works", FolkWax, February 13, 2002 (link requires a free subscription)
- ^ Kevin McCarthy review Archived 2006-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lou's Reviews
- ^ Music Matters review
- ^ Jeff Schwatcher, Review at the Allmusic (4.5/5)
- ^ Courier page at richardshindell.com