Miles from the Lightning is the debut album of singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2001. It is a low-key album mainly consisting of ballads. He is joined by Peter Mulvey.[1]
| Miles from the Lightning | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Nov 2000–Feb 2001 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Americana | |||
| Label | Acoustic Roots | |||
| Producer | Jeffrey Foucault | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| No Depression | (no rating) [2] |
Writing for No Depression, music critic Linda Ray called Foucault "the bard of small-town anywhere" and wrote of the album "Foucault delivers his plaintive poetry in the troubadour tradition... His insights are of the small, cold places in Wisconsin he calls home."[2]
Track listing
editAll songs by Jeffrey Foucault.
- "Ballad of Copper Junction (A Journeyman's Lament)" – 5:08
- "Dove and the Waterline" – 3:50
- "Walking at Dusk (The Liberty Bell)" – 4:39
- "Thistledown Tears" – 5:13
- "Californ-I-A" – 4:29
- "Highway and the Moon" – 6:37
- "Battle Hymn (of the College Dropout Farmhand)" – 4:39
- "Crossing Mississippi" – 4:20
- "Secretariat" – 6:32
- "Sunrise in the Rearview" – 5:04
- "Street Light Halos" – 2:48
- "Buckshot Moon" – 5:35
- "I'm Alright" – 5:03
- "Miles From the Lightning" – 3:20
Personnel
edit- Jeffrey Foucault - acoustic guitar, vocals
- Peter Mulvey - guitar, lap steel guitar, background vocals
Production notes:
- Produced by Jeffrey Foucault
- Design by Eric Stein
- Photography by Eric Vandeveld and Mark Olson
- Recorded and mastered by Joel O’Neill
References
edit- ^ Allmusic entry for Miles from the Lightning
- ^ a b Ray, Linda (Jan–Feb 2003). "Review: Miles from the Lightning". No Depression. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03.