A Book of Songs for Anne Marie

A Book of Songs for Anne Marie is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Baby Dee. It was released on April 20, 2010 under the Drag City label in the US and on Tin Angel Records in the UK. The album is essentially a re-recording of a 150 copy limited-edition CD that was released by Durtro in 2004 with a book of the same name.[1]

A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
GenreIndie folk
Baroque pop
Length45:10
LabelDrag City (US)
Tin Angel (UK)
ProducerMaxim Moston
Baby Dee chronology
Safe Inside the Day
(2008)
A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
(2010)
Regifted Light
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound[2]
NME[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[4]
Prefix[5]
The Quietus(very positive)[6]
The Sunday Times[7]

Track listing

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All songs composed by Baby Dee.
Arrangements by Maxim Moston and Baby Dee.

No.TitleLength
1."Overture"2:08
2."Love's Small Song"3:07
3."A Book of Songs for Anne Marie"3:41
4."Lilacs"3:41
5."Unheard of Hope"4:34
6."Black but Comely"5:05
7."And Anne Marie Does Love to Sing"5:50
8."Endless Night"4:36
9."Set Me As a Seal"3:58
10."As Morning Holds a Star"3:36
11."An Early Spring"2:13
12."Morning Fire"2:41

2004 Version

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This version was released as a limited-edition book with CD. It features only Baby Dee, singing and playing piano.

No.TitleLength
1."Love's Small Song" (This song was divided into three separate songs on the 2010 album)7:01
2."Lilacs"4:06
3."Black but Comely"4:47
4."Unheard of Hope"5:36
5."And Anne Marie Does Love to Sing"4:47
6."Endless Night"5:02
7."Set Me As a Seal on Your Heart"3:34

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "A Book of Songs for Anne Marie". babydee.org. 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Tudor, Alexander (March 11, 2010). "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Thornton, Anthony (March 5, 2010). "NME review". NME. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Currin, Grayson (May 4, 2010). "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  5. ^ Burr, Mike (February 22, 2010). "Prefix Magazine review". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  6. ^ Graham, Ben (March 18, 2010). "The Quietus review". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "The Sunday Times review". The Times. London.[dead link]