Released 1998 Release date 1998 | Label Lonely Street Discs | |
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Domestic Blues(1998) Hillbilly Shakespeare (1999) Similar The Sailor's Revenge, Howl On, HillBilly Shakespeare, Lonely Street, The Big Picture |
Bap kennedy trio domestic blues live
Domestic Blues was the first solo album from Northern Ireland based singer-songwriter, Bap Kennedy, and was released in 1998. The album was generally well-received, with allmusic calling it "an exceptionally intelligent recording" and Uncut saying that "[Domestic Blues is] a fine collection of songs" and reached number 8 in the billboard Americana chart
Contents
- Bap kennedy trio domestic blues live
- Bap kennedy unforgiven prod by steve earle
- Recording
- Track listing
- UK Special Edition version
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Bap kennedy unforgiven prod by steve earle
Recording
The album was recorded in Nashville, TN. Kennedy had received a phone call from country music legend Steve Earle inviting him to come to Nashville and record an album, to be released on Earle's short-lived record label E-squared. The album was produced by Earle and Ray Kennedy, and featured several renowned session musicians, such as Peter Rowan and Jerry Douglas.
Track listing
- "Long Time A Comin'" - 2:38
- "The Way I Love Her" - 3:30
- "Unforgiven" - 3:37
- "Domestic Blues" - 2:57
- "I've Fallen In Love" - 3:21
- "Vampire" - 2:36
- "Angel Is The Devil" - Steve Earle - 2:50
- "The Backroom" - 3:20
- "Mostly Water" - 3:20
- "The Ghosts of Belfast" - 2:51
- "My Money" - 3:15
- "The Shankill and the Falls" - 2:46
UK Special Edition version
The album was re-released in a "special edition" form in the UK in 2000. The special edition had a different album cover, featuring a photograph of Kennedy's mother as a child, and contained 2 extra tracks, Lowlife and Dream of You. The latter included Kennedy playing the Ewan MacColl song Dirty Old Town as a hidden track.
Personnel
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Songs
1Long Time a Comin'2:38
2The Way I Love Her3:31
3Unforgiven3:39