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Wandering as Water

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Wandering As Water
Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedOctober 7, 2003
GenreAlternative rock, Acoustic rock, Folk, Alternative folk
Length54:13
LabelReturn to Sender
ProducerPaul Q. Kolderie
Chris Brokaw chronology
Red Cities
(2002)
Wandering As Water
(2003)
i was born, but... (soundtrack)
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork[2]

Wandering As Water is Chris Brokaw's second solo album, the follow-up to 2002's Red Cities. Recorded by Paul Q. Kolderie on February 24, 2003, at Camp Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wandering As Water was released in mid-2003 by Return To Sender Records in Germany. The album was released in a digipak limited edition of 2,000 copies.

Reviewing Wandering As Water, Pitchfork called it "[o]ne of the most overlooked gems of the past year [2003]",[2] going on to assert that Brokaw's "acuity with control and complexity creates a subtle, unspoken poetry."[2] Allmusic stated that although "[t]he acoustic set-up works very well for Brokaw's worn voice, [...] some songs he chose actually suffer from being fleshed out."[1]

"Shoot Me First", "Recidivist", and "German Song" were written and first recorded by Brokaw's previous band, Come, whilst "Embryonic Journey" was composed by Jorma Kaukonen and originally performed by Jefferson Airplane. "Ba-Di-Da" was written by American folk singer-songwriter Fred Neil.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cranberries"Chris Brokaw3:40
2."La Playa"Chris Brokaw4:46
3."My Idea"Chris Brokaw and Tom Morgan2:36
4."Calimoxcho"Chris Brokaw2:26
5."My Confidante"Chris Brokaw3:17
6."Ba-Di-Da"Fred Neil3:15
7."Bath House"Chris Brokaw2:02
8."Shoot Me First"Come3:53
9."Sagamore Bridge"Chris Brokaw4:09
10."Embryonic Journey"Jorma Kaukonen2:01
11."Recidivist"Come4:39
12."Dresden Promenade"Chris Brokaw4:51
13."German Song"Come5:32
14."Bricks"Chris Brokaw3:16
15."The Fields"Chris Brokaw3:47

Personnel

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Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ a b François Couture. "Wandering As Water Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Brandon Stosuy (December 8, 2003). "Review of Chris Brokaw's Wandering as Water (Return to Sender, 2003)". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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