Through the Trees
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Released | 1998 | |||
Genre | Alternative country | |||
Length | 44:25 | |||
Label | Carrot Top, Loose Music | |||
Producer | Dave Trumfio, Brett Sparks | |||
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Through the Trees is the third full-length album released by alternative country duo The Handsome Family.[3] It was released 1998 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).
Through the Trees was nominated by Mojo readers as one of the most important Americana CDs of the 1990s.[4]
Track listing
All music by Brett Sparks; all lyrics by Rennie Sparks, except as noted.
- "Weightless Again" – 3:40
- "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:27
- "Stalled" – 2:28
- "Where The Birch Trees Lean" – 3:22
- "Cathedrals" – 3:24
- "Down In The Ground" – 2:45
- "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:05
- "Down In The Valley Of Hollow Logs" – 3:31
- "I Fell" – 4:16
- "The Woman Downstairs" – 4:49
- "Last Night I Went Out Walking" (lyrics by Brett Sparks) – 4:26
- "Bury Me Here" – 2:46
- "My Ghost" (lyrics by Brett & Rennie Sparks) – 2:26
Personnel[5]
- Brett & Rennie Sparks - voice, guitar, banjo, bass, dobro, melodica, autoharp, drum machine, piano, etc. except as follows
- Jeff Tweedy - backing vocals, tracks 3, 4, 5, 7; guitar, end of track 4; rhythm guitar, track 5
- Dave Trumfio - additional percussion; bass on "Stalled"
- Jessica Billey - violin on "Down In The Ground"
- Dave Smith and Dave Winer of The Baltimores - horns on "My Ghost"
- Brad Miller - band photo
References
- ^ "Through the Trees - The Handsome Family | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Handsome Family". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Handsome Family". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "mojo90samericana". www.handsomefamily.com.
- ^ cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (1998): Credits. In Through The Trees [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.
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