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 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 20, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | Drag City (US) Tin Angel (UK) | |||
| Producer | Maxim Moston | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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
editAll songs composed by Baby Dee.
Arrangements by Maxim Moston and Baby Dee.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editThis version was released as a limited-edition book with CD. It features only Baby Dee, singing and playing piano.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- Baby Dee – vocals, harp, piano, accordion
- Keith Bonner – flute
- C.J. Camerieri – trumpet, French horn
- John Contreras – cello
- Alexandra Knoll – oboe, English horn
- Rob Moose – mandolin
- Maxim Moston – violin
References
edit- ^ "A Book of Songs for Anne Marie". babydee.org. 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Tudor, Alexander (March 11, 2010). "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Thornton, Anthony (March 5, 2010). "NME review". NME. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Currin, Grayson (May 4, 2010). "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Burr, Mike (February 22, 2010). "Prefix Magazine review". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Graham, Ben (March 18, 2010). "The Quietus review". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ "The Sunday Times review". The Times. London.[dead link]