Jump to content

Safe Inside the Day

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Safe Inside the Day
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
RecordedAugust 2007, Brooklyn, NY
GenreIndie folk, baroque pop, cabaret
Length48:44
LabelDrag City
ProducerMatt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Baby Dee chronology
Love's Small Song
(2002)
Safe Inside the Day
(2008)
A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Observer[2]
Paste Magazine(positive)[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10)[4]
PopMatters(7/10)[5]
Prefix(7.0/10)[6]
Slant Magazine[7]
The Sunday Times[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes[9]
Uncut[10]

Safe Inside the Day is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Baby Dee. Released on January 21, 2008, it was her debut album on the Drag City label. It was Dee's first album to feature collaborators. It was produced by and features Will Oldham and Matt Sweeney. It also features friend and future producer Andrew WK on bass and drums.[11]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Baby Dee.

  1. "Safe Inside the Day" – 6:22
  2. "The Earlie King" – 5:27
  3. "A Compass of the Light" – 3:34
  4. "The Only Bones That Show" – 5:18
  5. "Fresh out of Candles" – 6:04
  6. "Big Titty Bee Girl (from Dino Town)" – 3:02
  7. "Christmas Jig for a Three-Legged Cat" – 1:14
  8. "Flowers on the Tracks" – 4:02
  9. "The Dance of Diminishing Possibilities" – 4:11
  10. "Bad Kidneys" – 4:36
  11. "You'll Find Your Footing" – 4:54

Personnel

[edit]
  • Baby Dee – vocals (1–6,9-11), piano (1–9,11), harp (8,9), accordion (10), fender rhodes (10), bird calls (10), maniacal laughter (10)
  • Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – vocals (1,2,4,5,9,10), fun machine (10)
  • Matt Sweeney – guitar (1,3–5,9), banjo (2,9), vocals (2,10), bass (3,9), drums (9,10)
  • Andrew WK – bass (1,2,4,5,10,11), drums (3,9)
  • Max Moston – violin (1–5,7–9,11)
  • Bill Breeze – viola (1–5,9,11)
  • John Contreras – cello (1–5,7–9,11)
  • Robbie Lee – woodwinds (2,4,5,7,10)
  • Lia Kessel – vocals (2,4,9)
  • James Lo – drums (2,4,5)
  • Reggae Paul – drum fill (2,(0.39)), guest bass slide (11, (0.59))

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "CD: Baby Dee, Safe Inside the Day". The Guardian. January 20, 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Paste Magazine review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ PopMatters review
  6. ^ Prefix review
  7. ^ Slant Magazine review
  8. ^ The Sunday Times review[dead link]
  9. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  10. ^ Uncut review
  11. ^ "Safe Inside the Day". babydee.org. 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
[edit]