The Angel in the House (album)
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Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Folk-pop | |||
Label | Elektra[1] | |||
Producer | Alain Mallet, Ben Wittman[2] | |||
The Story chronology | ||||
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The Angel in the House is the second album by the folk-pop duo the Story, released in 1993.[3][4]
Critical reception
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The Boston Globe noted that "the album's 12 songs cover ground quickly, tripping through Latin-flavored upbeat pop, then reversing to dwell upon the inner questions that torment sufferers of eating disorders."[6] The Washington Post wrote that "once again we find the duo's Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball mining a mostly dark vein of ballads, but the lyrics are more complex, the arrangements more sophisticated."[7] The New York Times concluded that "both Ms. Brooke's lyrics and the album's moody jazz and Brazilian-flavored arrangements owe a debt to [Joni] Mitchell's late 1970's albums, especially Hejira."[8]
AllMusic called the songs "beautifully arranged and well-orchestrated tale[s] of longing, love, and/or loss."[5]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Jonatha Brooke except where mentioned.
- So Much Mine - 4:18
- Missing Person Afternoon - 3:34
- The Gilded Cage - 6:04
- When Two and Two are Five - 4:32
- At the Still Point - 4:48
- The Angel in the House (Duke Levine, Jonatha Brooke) - 5:02
- Mermaid - 4:21
- The Barefoot Ballroom - 5:35
- In the Gloaming - 3:18 (Meta Orred, Annie Fortescue Harrison) - 3:18
- Fatso - 4:10
- Love Song - 5:26
- Amelia - 5:15
- Fatso, Part 2: Yo Estoy Bien Asi (Alex Alvear) - 1:58
References
[edit]- ^ Lamey, Mary (11 Mar 1994). "The Story is all about killing angels". The Gazette. Montreal. p. C3.
- ^ "The Angel in the House by The Story". Billboard. 105 (32): 52. Aug 7, 1993.
- ^ "The Story Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Picks & pans – The Angel in the House by The Story". People. 40 (13): 23. Sep 27, 1993.
- ^ a b "The Story - The Angel in the House Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Saunders, Michael (15 July 1993). "THE STORY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 6.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (18 Mar 1994). "Added Character Improves The Story". The Washington Post. p. N17.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (25 July 1993). "Arrangements And Harmonies For a Folk Cuisine". The New York Times. p. A27.