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Track Listing
1. Kiss on the Lips, A
2. Take Me Back
3. By Way of Sorrow
4. Dancing Girl
5. Give Me an Ocean
6. All the Pieces of Mary
7. Devil Is an Angel, The
8. Letters to Emily
9. I Call on You
10. Face of Appalachia
11. Forever My Beloved
12. Blue Pony
13. Last Song
Album Notes
Personnel: Julie Miller (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Karen Peris (vocals); Buddy Miller (vocals, guitar, mandoguitar, melodica, bass); Tammy Rogers (fiddle, mandolin); Larry Campbell (fiddle, banjo, bouzouki); Matt Slocum (cello); Bill Mallonee (harmonica); John Andrew Schreiner (piano); Phil Madiera (Hammond B-3 organ, pump organ); Allison Prestwood, Byron House (bass); Donald Lindley (drums); Paul Griffith (drums, percussion); Steve Hindalong (percussion).
Engineers: Buddy Miller, Duane Jarvis, Don Peris.
BLUE PONY, Miller's debut record on Hightone (her previous effort was on a small, Christian-oriented label) places her as a kind of quirky alternative-Americana artist. Think of a rootsy Victoria Williams, whose voice Miller often brings to mind. As if to purposely move past the "country" label, BLUE PONY starts off strong with a rocker, "A Kiss On the Lips," with its understated energy and Hammond B-3 backing. The next song "Take Me Back," is a high lonesome duet with Julie's husband and co-producer, Hightone recording artist Buddy Miller. It recalls the kind of Appalachian folk songs that lie at the roots of commercial country music.
While BLUE PONY does feature guest appearances by some big names (both Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle contribute their talents), the real star here is Miller's voice, a slightly helium-laced affair that you'll either find completely irresistible or somewhat annoying. What makes her singing remarkable, though, is her ability to suggest girlish innocence while singing about a deep kind of evil.
Industry Reviews
...arrives on her alt-folk-rock debut armed with dark, poetic lyrics about betrayal, redemption, and the damage caused by long-held secrets....One of the year's most haunting surprises. - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (04/25/1997)
...arrives on her alt-folk-rock debut armed with dark, poetic lyrics about betrayal, redemption, and the damage caused by long-held secrets....One of the year's most haunting surprises.- Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (04/25/1997)
...arrives on her alt-folk-rock debut armed with dark, poetic lyrics about betrayal, redemption, and the damage caused by long-held secrets....One of the year's most haunting surprises.
Entertainment Weekly (04/25/1997)
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