Raised by Humans is an album by folk artist "Spider" John Koerner, released in 1992. It was recorded live to two-track tape at Minnesota Public Radio Station Studio M, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
| Raised by Humans | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Minnesota Public Radio Station Studio M, St. Paul, MN | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 44:16 | |||
| Label | Red House RHR 44 | |||
| Producer | Eric Peltoniemi | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
In his Allmusic review, critic William Ruhlmann stated, "He sings in an assured, rhythmic voice that has taken on a certain gruffness since the early days of Koerner, Ray & Glover more than 30 years ago, making it all the more appropriate to the often familiar songs and enabling him to create his own distinct interpretations. He doesn't need to make albums frequently, as long as the ones he does make are as enjoyable as this one."[1]
Track listing
editAll songs traditional unless otherwise noted.
- "Prelude" – 0:23
- "Summer of '88" (John Koerner) – 5:32
- "The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" – 1:50
- "The Water Is Wide" – 4:21
- "Titanic" – 4:01
- "Boll Weevil" – 3:15
- "The Farmer's Curst Wife" – 2:38
- "Santy Anno" – 2:42
- "More Pretty Women Than One" (Guthrie, Koerner) – 2:34
- "Midnight Special" (Lead Belly) – 2:37
- "The Fox" – 2:41
- "Old Smoky" – 4:31
- "Everybody's Going for the Money" (Koerner) – 2:45
- "Ezekiel" – 3:29
- "Poem" (Koerner) – 0:57
Personnel
edit- "Spider" John Koerner – guitar, harmonica (4, 9, 10), vocals
- Marc Anderson – percussion, drums
- Dakota Dave Hull – percussion, vocals, National steel guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14)
- Willie Murphy – bass, percussion, piano, vocals
- Dean Magraw – guitar (2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- Peter Ostroushko – fiddle, mandolin, vocals
- Dave Moore – harmonica (11, 13), percussion, accordion
- John "Mr. Bones" Burrell – percussion
Production notes
- Eric Peltoniemi – producer
- Craig Thorson – engineer
- Paul Baron – engineer, assistant engineer, post production
- Linda Beauvais – artwork, design
- Bob Feldman – executive producer
- Tom Mudge – engineer
- Marc Norberg – photography
References
edit- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Raised by Humans > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Koerner, 'Spider' John". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. New York: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. p. 899-900. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
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