The Animal Years

The Animal Years
Studio album by Josh Ritter
Released March 20, 2006 (UK)
April 11, 2006 (U.S.)
January 17, 2010 (Deluxe Edition)(Ireland)
January 25, 2011 (Vinyl) (U.S.)
February 15, 2011 (Deluxe Edition) (U.S.)
Recorded Bear Creek and Engine Studios,
March - May 2005
Genre Folk
Length 49:22
Label V2
Independent Records (Irish release)
Producer Brian Deck
Josh Ritter chronology
Hello Starling
(2003)Hello Starling2003
The Animal Years
(2006)
In The Dark - Live At Vicar Street
(2006)In The Dark - Live At Vicar Street2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The A.V. ClubA− [2]
Prefix Magazine(8.0/10) [3]
Mojo
Q

The Animal Years is the fourth album by Josh Ritter,[4] released on April 19, 2006.

Before performing Girl in the War at the 2006 annual dinner of the Center for American Progress in Washington D.C., Ritter stated that he intended to “to write about [the United States of America], but [instead] it all came out sounding like a love song."[5]

The Animal Years was reissued on February 15, 2011 as a two-disc Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition includes the complete original studio album as well as a bonus CD with Ritter performing a solo acoustic version of the entire album (recorded in Nashville in June 2008). The bonus CD also includes four b-sides, a video (Lillian, Egypt), new artwork, and liner notes by Tom Ricks.[6] The Animal Years Deluxe Edition was previously released in Ireland on January 17, 2010. A vinyl version of the Deluxe Edition was released in the United States on January 25, 2011. It comes with a copy of the bonus acoustic and b-side CD.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Josh Ritter

  1. "Girl in the War" – 4:23
  2. "Wolves" – 4:04
  3. "Monster Ballads" – 4:05
  4. "Lillian, Egypt" – 3:24
  5. "Idaho" – 3:51
  6. "In the Dark" – 4:41
  7. "One More Mouth" – 3:29
  8. "Good Man" – 4:09
  9. "Best for the Best" – 3:58
  10. "Thin Blue Flame" – 9:38
  11. "Here at the Right Time" – 3:40

Track listing of Deluxe Edition (Bonus CD)

  1. "Girl in the War" (Solo Acoustic)
  2. "Wolves" (Solo Acoustic)
  3. "Monster Ballads" (Solo Acoustic)
  4. "Lillian, Egypt" (Solo Acoustic)
  5. "Idaho" (Solo Acoustic)
  6. "In the Dark" (Solo Acoustic)
  7. "One More Mouth" (Solo Acoustic)
  8. "Good Man" (Solo Acoustic)
  9. "Best for the Best" (Solo Acoustic)
  10. "Thin Blue Flame" (Solo Acoustic)
  11. "Here at the Right Time" (Solo Acoustic)
  12. "Blame It on the Tetons" (written by Modest Mouse)
  13. "Harbortown"
  14. "Peter Killed the Dragon"
  15. "Monster Ballads" (Early Version)

Trivia

References

  1. Monger, James Christopher. The Animal Years at AllMusic
  2. The A.V. Club review
  3. Prefix Magazine review
  4. Ydstie, John (2006-05-11). "On 'Animal Years,' Josh Ritter's Sense of Place". NPR. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  5. Josh Ritter Plays A Girl in the War At CAP Event on YouTube
  6. Independent Records
  7. "‘The Animal Years’ Re-Issued in Deluxe & Vinyl Editions". Josh Ritter. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  8. "Josh Ritter: Letter From America | Chart Attack". 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  9. girlinthegloaming (2007-08-16). "Girl meets Mark Twain". Girl in the Gloaming. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  10. girlinthegloaming (2007-12-11). "Desert radio: Monster Ballads revisited". Girl in the Gloaming. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  11. http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Josh Ritter goes solo". Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  12. King, Stephen (2007-02-01). "The A-List". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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