Tiny Voices
Released: Sep 23, 2003
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Released: Sep 23, 2003
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Welcome to the humid, claustrophobic, darkness of Tiny Voices, songwriter Joe Henry's ninth album and his first for the venerable renegade venture Anti. Fresh off his production stint for Solomon...
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Fuse
Released: Mar 9, 1999
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Released: Mar 9, 1999
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Henry has often made stylistic departures, so Fuse shouldn't be all that shocking. Yet, "Fat" sounds freaky till the beats soak in; the faux soul of "Want Too Much" is cloying. But ultimately, the...
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Trampoline
Released: Mar 26, 1996
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Released: Mar 26, 1996
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On Trampoline, Joe Henry moves away from the country-rock that earned his reputation in the early '90s. Though there are still some remnants of his Gram Parsons and Neil Young influences, Henry...
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Fireman's Wedding
Released: Feb 15, 1994
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Released: Feb 15, 1994
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This CD-5 contains the title track (originally from Kindness of the World) and four live recordings, including versions of A.P. Carter's "Hello Stranger" and Merle Travis' "Dark as a Dungeon." ~...
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Kindness of the World
Released: Sep 28, 1993
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Released: Sep 28, 1993
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On this album of more strong songs, some have definite country leanings. Henry covers Tom T. Hall's "I Flew Over Our House Last Night," and he wrote "She Always Goes" with George Strait in mind. ~...
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Short Man's Room
Released: Jun 16, 1992
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Released: Jun 16, 1992
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A stunning collection of beautiful country- and folk-inflected songs that shift and sway with spare acoustic arrangements. While the songs are not autobiographical per se, the lyrics are a central...
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Scar
Released: May 2001
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Released: May 2001
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For the last five years, Joe Henry has gradually taken his songwriting into hidden areas, exploring the different textures of shadow with occasional forays into the twilight of the human heart....
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Murder of Crows
Released: 1989
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Released: 1989
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Major label release, a name producer, noted session men, this album couldn't lose, right? Well, not quite. Although time has caught up with Murder of Crows, sometimes Joe Henry gets lost amidst all...
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Shuffletown
Released: August 1990
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Released: August 1990
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All-acoustic album with a quiet, laid-back, late-night vibe. Recorded live to two-track and produced by T-Bone Burnett. The lineup includes jazz trumpeter Don Cherry. ~ Kurt Wolff, All Music Guide
Talk of Heaven
Released: 1986
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Released: 1986
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Given Joe Henry's chameleonic career, it should come as no surprise that upon finally hearing his long-unavailable debut album Talk of Heaven (finally reissued in 1999 on Astor Place), it sounds...
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