Soft Dangerous Shores is the twelfth album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It is his tenth studio album.
| Soft Dangerous Shores | ||||
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| Released | July 26, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:07 | |||
| Label | Messenger Records | |||
| Producer | Malcolm Burn | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[3] |
| Slant Magazine | [4] |
Malcolm Burn produced, mixed, and played on the album. It was recorded by Burn in Kingston, New York.
He recorded the album in 2 weeks and "basically wrote a song a day".[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Chris Whitley.
- "Fireroad (for Two)" – 3:26
- "Soft Dangerous Shores" – 4:10
- "As Day is Long" – 3:30
- "Valley of the Innocents" – 3:28
- "City of Women" – 6:36
- "Times Square Machine (N.Y.C. February 1991)" – 0:54
- "Her Furious Angels" – 3:11
- "Last Million Miles" – 4:21
- "Medicine Wheel" – 4:33
- "End Game Holiday" – 4:22
- "Breath of Shadows" – 3:53
- [unnamed] – 0:18
Personnel
edit- Chris Whitley – vocals, guitars, and banjo
- Heiko Schramm – bass guitars
- Matthias Macht – drums and percussion
- Malcolm Burn – keyboards, programming, and processing
Additional personnel
edit- Trixie Whitley – vocals (9)
- Dan Whitley – guitar (1, 2)
- Aaron Comess – drums (8)
References
edit- ^ "Chris Whitley: Soft Dangerous Shores album review @ All About Jazz". July 28, 2005.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Chris Whitley: Soft Dangerous Shores, PopMatters". July 21, 2005.
- ^ "Review: Chris Whitley, Soft Dangerous Shores". Slant Magazine. July 27, 2005.
- ^ "'Soft Dangerous' Blues from Chris Whitley". NPR. August 11, 2005.