The Evening Call

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The Evening Call
The Evening Call cover
Studio album by Greg Brown
Released Aug 8, 2006
Genre Folk
Label Red House Records
Producer Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey
Professional reviews
Greg Brown chronology
In the Hills of California
(2004)		 The Evening Call
(2006)		 Yellow Dog
(2007)

The Evening Call is the title of an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown.

Contents

[edit] Critical reception

A review of the album in Sing Out! includes a lengthly description of the album's sound: "Brown and Ramsey do themselves proud with the laid back production, mostly guitars, bass, soft drums and percussion and the occasional harmonica that never obscure the lyrics and keep the action moving forward. You'll hear every detail of Brown's voice growling its way through the complex and sometimes brilliant lyrics. However, Brown makes Leonard Cohen sound like Mr. Sunshine. This CD requires several listenings to divine all Brown has to say and absorb the depth of his writing, but it's not one you'll want to put on the repeat mode on your CD player."[3] Acoustic Guitar states that the album "is among Brown's finest work," and suggests the work was "clearly influenced by the sudden death last year of Brown's close friend Bob Feldman, head of Red House Records."[1] Dirty Linen compared the album to "a visit from an old friend", stating that the album, "stimulates self-reflection, connection to happy and painful memories, optimism for the future, and an appreciation of the humor in life..."[2] PopMatters named the album as one of the Best Folk albums of 2006.[4]

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Greg Brown.

  1. "Joy Tears"
  2. "Evening Call"
  3. "Cold+Dark+Wet"
  4. "Bucket"
  5. "Mighty Sweet Watermelon"
  6. "Treat Each Other Right"
  7. "Eugene"
  8. "Coneville Slough"
  9. "Kokomo"
  10. "Pound It on Down"
  11. "Skinny Days"
  12. "Whippoorwill"

[edit] Personnel

  • Greg Brown - vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Bo Ramsey - guitar
  • Steve Hayes - drums, percussion
  • Ricky Peterson - piano, organ

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ a b Kelp, Larry, "The Evening Call, Acoustic Guitar, 17:10:172 April 2007, p. 99, 12
  2. ^ a b Parrish, Michael, "Recordings Dirty Linen, 127, December 2006-January 2007, p. 55
  3. ^ a b Warren, Rich, "Off the Beaten Track: Greg Brown - The Evening Call", Sing Out!, 50:4, Winter 2007, p.112
  4. ^ Horowitz, Steve, Best Folk of 2006", PopMatters, December 20, 2006