Buddy & Julie Miller

Buddy & Julie Miller is a 2001 album by Buddy and Julie Miller. Prior to this recording the husband and wife singer-songwriters had each made appearances on the other's solo recordings, but this disc marked their first official release as a duo. The music has been described as more rock based than their earlier, traditional-folk recordings.^[1] The majority of the songs were penned by Julie and rounded out by the duo's co-write, "Dirty Water" and a few covers of songs by folk/rock icons Richard Thompson, Utah Phillips and Bob Dylan.

The album was well-received by critics and fans of Americana/folk music. It was named "Album of the Year" at the first annual awards of the Americana Music Association.^[2] The album was the 17th most played recording of 2001 by FolkDJ-L DJs and the 4th most played disc in September 2001.^[3] The album also reached the number two spot on the Freeform American Roots Chart.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Keep Your Distance" (Richard Thompson) - 3:49
2. "The River's Gonna Run" (Julie Miller) - 3:59
3. "You Make My Heart Beat Too Fast" (Julie Miller) - 3:12
4. "Forever Has Come to an End" (Julie Miller) - 2:50
5. "Little Darlin" (Julie Miller) - 3:31
6. "Rock Salt and Nails" (Bruce "Utah" Phillips) - 4:17
7. "Dirty Water" (Buddy & Julie Miller) - 6:53
8. "Wallflower" (Bob Dylan) - 2:55
9. "That's Just How She Cries" (Julie Miller) - 4:17
10. "Rachel" (Julie Miller) - 3:43
11. "Holding Up the Sky" (Julie Miller) - 3:08

Personnel

• Gina R. Binkley – Design
• Brady Blade, Jr. – Drums
• Larry Campbell – Fiddle
• Derri Daugherty – Engineer
• Emmylou Harris – Vocals
• Jim Herrington – Photography
• Byron House – Bass
• Phil Madeira – Hammond organ
• Julie Miller – Guitar, Producer, Trash Cans
• Bryan Owings – Drums
• Rick Plant – Bass
• Tammy Rogers – Mandolin
• Joey Spampinato – Bass
• Garry Tallent – Bass

Chart performance

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Zac Johnson, "Review: Buddy & Julie Miller", Allmusic
2. ^ "Honors, Awards", Americana Music Association, americanamusic.org
3. ^ "Top Albums of 2001" and "Top Albums and Songs for September 2001", FolkDJ-L, folkradio.org
4. ^ archive of the Freeform American Roots Chart, September 2001