My Life (Iris DeMent album)
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| Studio album by Iris DeMent | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | The Cowboy Arms Hotel & Recording Spa, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Folk, Country | |||
| Length | 42:29 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Jim Rooney | |||
| Iris DeMent chronology | ||||
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My Life is the second album released by singer-songwriter Iris DeMent. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
The album was dedicated to her father, Patric Shaw DeMent, who died in 1992.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Track listing
All songs by Iris DeMent except as indicated.
Side one
- "Sweet Is the Melody" – 3:41
- "You've Done Nothing Wrong" – 4:22
- "Calling for You" – 3:18
- "Childhood Memories" – 4:38
- "No Time to Cry" – 6:49
Side two
- "Troublesome Waters" (Maybelle Carter, Ezra J. Carter, Dixie Deen) – 5:15
- "Mom and Dad's Waltz" (Lefty Frizzell) – 2:37
- "Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day" – 5:01
- "The Shores of Jordan" – 3:18
- "My Life" – 3:30
Personnel
- Iris DeMent – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmony vocal, piano on "My Life"
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Catchings – cello
- "Cowboy" Jack Clement – acoustic guitar
- Charles Cochran – piano, keyboards
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Mark Howard – acoustic guitar
- Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
- Kenny Malone – percussion
- Pat McInerney – drums
- Phil Parlapiano – accordion on "You've Done Nothing Wrong"
- Al Perkins – dobro
- Pete Wasner – keyboards, piano
- Joy White – harmony vocal on "Childhood Memories"
- Linda Williams – harmony vocal on "The Shores of Jordan"
- Robin Williams – harmony vocal on "The Shores of Jordan"