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Early Days (Beth Hirsch album)

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Early Days
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2000 (2000-06)
LabelStudio !K7[1]
Beth Hirsch chronology
Early Days
(2000)
Titles & Idols
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Evening Post[5]

Early Days is the first album by Beth Hirsch, released in 2000.[6][7]

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that Hirsch "bridges powdery lyrics and floating acoustics throughout the nine-track album, singing from an inner spirituality."[2] The Evening Post wrote that "it's possibly a little too narrowly focused and while the self-penned arrangements are beguiling, the disc hardly progresses beyond delicate and pretty."[5] Newsday deemed the album "standard acoustic singer-songwriter fare, a throwback to the days when Joni Mitchell sounded fresh."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Beth Hirsch.

  1. "Come a Day" – 3:35
  2. "Gabrielle" – 3:58
  3. "Mary the Angel" – 3:58
  4. "Life Is Mine" – 3:06
  5. "Somebody Dandy" – 3:45
  6. "The More We Live" – 4:03
  7. "No Refrain" – 3:17
  8. "Dream On" – 2:29
  9. "Silent Song" – 4:07

Personnel

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  • Beth Hirsch – vocals
  • Paul Simm – piano
  • Phil Hudson – guitar
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Nana Tsiboe – percussion
  • Laura Fairhurst – cello
  • Arnie Somogyl – double bass

References

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  1. ^ "Hot Plate". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 16, 2000.
  2. ^ a b "Early Days". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Beth Hirsch". Robert Christgau.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 306.
  5. ^ a b Jacobson, Julie (2 Nov 2000). "Movies and Music". Features. The Evening Post. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Beth Hirsch | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Dance Beat: Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Beth Hirsch ..." MTV News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Tony (26 Oct 2000). "New Sounds". Newsday. p. C9.