A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Josephine Foster album)

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Studio album by Josephine Foster
Released April 11, 2006
Genre Folk, psych folk
Length 43:25
Label Locust Records
Josephine Foster chronology

Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You
(2005)		 A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
(2006)		 This Coming Gladness
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10)[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes [3]

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is an album by Josephine Foster, released in 2005. The album is irregular in that it is written in a German form known as "Lieder", or art songs. Foster utilizes the compositions of Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert, icons of the Romantic Era, while her lyrics are based upon the texts of writers like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe or Eduard Mörike.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "An die Musik"  Schubert/Schober 6:19
2. "Der König in Thule"  Schubert/Goethe 4:50
3. "Verschwiegene Liebe"  Wolf/Eichendorff 7:07
4. "Die Schwestern"  Brahms/Mörike 5:04
5. "Wehmut"  Schumann/Eichendorff 4:16
6. "Auf einer Burg"  Schumann/Eichendorff 11:45
7. "Nähe des Geliebten"  Schubert/Goethe 2:56

References

  1. ↑ A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Josephine Foster album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media
  3. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes