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Raised by Humans

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Released
  
March 18, 1992

Producer
  
Eric Peltoniemi

Artist
  
John Koerner

Label
  
Red House Records

Length
  
44:16

Raised by Humans (1992)
  
StarGeezer (1996)

Release date
  
18 March 1992

Genres
  
Folk music, Blues

Recorded
  
Minnesota Public Radio Station Studio M, St. Paul, MN

Similar
  
John Koerner albums, Blues albums

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.

Contents

Reception

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."

Track listing

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Prelude" – 0:23
  2. "Summer of '88" (John Koerner) – 5:32
  3. "The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" – 1:50
  4. "The Water Is Wide" – 4:21
  5. "Titanic" – 4:01
  6. "Boll Weevil" – 3:15
  7. "The Farmer's Curst Wife" – 2:38
  8. "Santy Anno" – 2:42
  9. "More Pretty Women Than One" (Guthrie, Koerner) – 2:34
  10. "Midnight Special" (Lead Belly) – 2:37
  11. "The Fox" – 2:41
  12. "Old Smoky" – 4:31
  13. "Everybody's Going for the Money" (Koerner) – 2:45
  14. "Ezekiel" – 3:29
  15. "Poem" (Koerner) – 0:57

Personnel

  • "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

    • Songs

    1Prelude0:24
    2Summer of ’885:33
    3The Young Man Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn1:54

    References

    Raised by Humans Wikipedia
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