The Pirate's Gospel

The Pirate's Gospel is the debut studio album by indie folk musician Alela Diane, originally self-released on CD-R in 2004. It was reissued by Holocene Music in 2006.

The Pirate's Gospel
Studio album by Alela Diane
Released	2004 (2004)
Recorded	Nevada City, California Summer 2004
Genre	Indie folk, psychedelic folk
Length	43:56
Label	Holocene Music
Producer	Tom Menig
Alela Diane chronology
The Pirate's Gospel (2004) To Be Still (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)
NME	(7/10)
Spin

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alela Diane Menig

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Rifle"	2:47
2.	"Foreign Tongue"	3:27
3.	"The Pirate's Gospel"	3:00
4.	"Pink Roses"	2:15
5.	"My Tired Feet"	2:45
6.	"Gypsy Eyes"	3:14
7.	"Pieces of String"	2:55
8.	"Mother's Love"	2:34
9.	"Somethin's Gone Awry"	1:11
10.	"Heavy Walls"	3:35
11.	"Laundry Mat Lady"	3:32
12.	"Clickity Clack"	3:52
13.	"Pigeon Song"	2:16
14.	"Oh! My Mama"	3:18
15.	"Sister Self"	3:23

2006 track listing

All tracks are written by Alela Diane Menig

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tired Feet"	2:41
2.	"The Rifle"	2:43
3.	"The Pirate's Gospel"	2:55
4.	"Foreign Tongue"	3:21
5.	"Can You Blame the Sky?" (same song as "Mother's Love" from the original release)	2:28
6.	"Something's Gone Awry"	1:06
7.	"Pieces of String"	2:51
8.	"Clickity Clack"	3:50
9.	"Sister Self"	3:25
10.	"Pigeon Song"	2:12
11.	"Oh! My Mama"	4:14
12.	"Heavy Walls" (UK and vinyl bonus track)	3:29
13.	"Gypsy Eyes" (UK and vinyl bonus track)	3:11