Love's Small Song
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Love's Small Song is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Baby Dee. The album was released in 2002 and consisted of two discs. The first disc contains songs composed and performed by Dee,[2] while the second disc contains a singular 55 minute sound collage of birdsongs, specifically robins' songs. All recordings used were recorded in the backyard of Dee's mother's home in Cleveland.[3]
Love's Small Song is currently out of print as a lone album. The first disc has been compiled in its entirety with Little Window and Made for Love as the 2-CD set The Robin's Tiny Throat, released by Durtro Jnana in 2007.[2] The second disc is available as The Robins' Song, released by Drag City in 2008.[3]
Track listing
All songs composed by Baby Dee.
Disc 1:
- "The Moon and the Morning Star" - 3:52
- "So Bad" - 3:37
- "Look What the Wind Blew In" - 3:01
- "When I Get Home" - 5:08
- "My Heart's Come Home" - 4:02
- "Like Morning All Day Long" - 2:55
- "Small Wonder" - 3:57
- "Half a Chance" - 5:29
- "My Love Has Made a Fool of Me" - 5:24
- "April Day" - 5:48
Disc 2:
- "Untitled" - 55:28
Personnel
- Baby Dee - vocals, piano, harp, accordion, bird calls
Influence
- John Darnielle, frontman of The Mountain Goats, has called Love's Small Song one of his favorite albums.[4]
- "So Bad" was covered by Shearwater on their 2008 EP The Snow Leopard.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "The Robin's Tiny Throat". babydee.org. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Robins' Song". babydee.org. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ Darnielle, John (August 1, 2002). "Mountain Goats: Ten Records That Render Life Bearable..." Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2011.