Hips and Makers

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Hips and Makers
Studio album by Kristin Hersh
Released	(UK) January 25 1994 (US) February 1 1994
Recorded	Stable Sound, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Genre	Indie Rock / Folk
Length	50:21
Label	4AD (UK) Sire Records (US)
Producer	Lenny Kaye and Kristin Hersh; Steve Rizzo on "The Letter"
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Kristin Hersh chronology
Hips and Makers (1994) Strange Angels (Kristin Hersh album) (1998)

Hips and Makers is the debut solo album by Kristin Hersh, best known as the primary singer and songwriter of the band Throwing Muses. In contrast to Hersh's rock-oriented work with Throwing Muses, the album is primarily acoustic, with Hersh usually playing unaccompanied. Other credited musicians include Jane Scarpantoni on cello and Michael Stipe of R.E.M., who sings backing vocals on the opening track, "Your Ghost." In addition to Hersh's own material, the album features a cover of the traditional song "The Cuckoo."

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by Kristin Hersh; except where indicated

1. "Your Ghost" – 3:16
2. "Beestung" – 3:08
3. "Teeth" – 4:10
4. "Sundrops" – 4:02
5. "Sparky" – 1:29
6. "Houdini Blues" (Hersh/W. J. Hersh) – 4:26
7. "A Loon" – 4:18
8. "Velvet Days" – 3:52
9. "Close Your Eyes" – 5:27
10. "Me and My Charms" – 4:16
11. "Tuesday Night" – 3:03
12. "The Letter" – 2:47
13. "Lurch" (0:36)
14. "The Cuckoo" – 2:12
15. "Hips and Makers" – 3:19

[edit] Links

'Hips and Makers' page at 4AD
Lyrics at alwaysontherun