Flying Saucer Blues is the seventh album by the American singer-songwriter Peter Case, released in 2000.
| Flying Saucer Blues | ||||
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| Released | April 18, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, alternative country, folk rock | |||
| Length | 46:03 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Andrew Williams | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| No Depression | (mixed)[2] |
Music critic Denise Sullivan of Allmusic praised the album, writing "Never one to rely on formula, Case mixes his brand of incisive folk-rock with some simpatico musical styles…"[1] Writing for No Depression, Jim Musser was equivocal about the album, writing "Maybe the singer-songwriter’s willful escape from pop bought its own particular travails. More likely, Peter Case is just very capable instead of great. This is (again) a collection of well-crafted songs; all of the pieces (again) seem to be here. The playing and songs are top-drawer; the voice is simply…nice."
Track listing
editAll songs written by Peter Case unless otherwise noted.
- "Paradise etc" – 3:51
- "Cool Drink O' Water" – 5:02
- "Blue Distance" – 4:50
- "Walking Home Late" – 3:55
- "Coulda Shoulda Woulda" (Case, Kevin Bowe, Duane Jarvis) – 2:43
- "Something Happens" – 2:47
- "Two Heroes" (Case, LeRoy Marinell) – 6:13
- "Lost in Your Eyes" – 3:55
- "Black Dirt & Clay" – 4:25
- "Cold Trail Blues" – 4:38
- "This Could Be the One" – 3:44
Personnel
edit- Peter Case – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Sandy Chila – drums
- Don Heffington – percussion
- David Jackson – upright bass
- Greg Leisz – dobro, lap steel guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
- Andrew Williams – banjo, glockenspiel, guitar, harmonium, harmony vocals, background vocals
- Gabe Witcher – fiddle
- Darrell Leonard – horn
- Joe Sublett – horn
- David Perales – violin
Production
- Andrew Williams – producer, engineer, mixing
- Michael Meltzer – engineer
- Jim Wirt – mixing
- Greg Allen – package design, photography
- Doug Erb – illustrations
References
edit- ^ a b Sullivan, Denise. "Flying Sauer Blues - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ Musser, Jim (May–June 2000). "Review: Flying Saucer Blues". No Depression. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2011.