Hello Starling

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Hello Starling is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was Ritter's second album release nationally on the label Signature Sounds. It was originally released on September 9, 2003, a two-disc deluxe edition was re-issued on January 17, 2010

Critical reception

Template:Album ratings As Ritter's previous albums have done, Hello Starling was compared to other Americana greats such as Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt,[1] Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen.[2] His voice on the album was described as smooth with sleepy, rough edges.[3] George Graham praised the lyrics and vocal delivery.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Josh Ritter.

  1. "Bright Smile" – 3:01
  2. "Kathleen" – 4:08
  3. "You Don't Make It Easy Babe" – 2:32
  4. "Man Burning" – 2:47
  5. "Rainslicker" – 4:13
  6. "Wings" – 4:07
  7. "California" – 3:10
  8. "Snow Is Gone" – 4:03
  9. "Bone of Song" – 5:30
  10. "Baby That's Not All" – 5:59
  11. "The Bad Actress" – 3:39

Credits

Personnel

Production

  • Mixed by David Odlum
  • Mastering by Jonathan Wyner
  • Artwork by Ed Braverman

Deluxe Edition

Hello Starling was reissued on January 17, 2010, as a two-disc Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition includes the complete original studio album and a second bonus disc. The bonus disc contains solo acoustic versions of all the original tracks (re-recorded by Ritter in Nashville of June 2008) as well as four live bonus tracks, an introduction by Dennis Lehane, and a full color lyric and photo booklet with never-before-seen photos.[5]

Track listing of Deluxe Edition (Bonus CD)

  1. "Bright Smile (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:14
  2. "Kathleen (Solo Acoustic)" – 4:10
  3. "You Don't Make It Easy Babe (Solo Acoustic)" – 2:51
  4. "Man Burning (Solo Acoustic)" – 2:50
  5. "Rainslicker (Solo Acoustic)" – 4:09
  6. "Wings (Solo Acoustic)" – 4:33
  7. "California (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:20
  8. "Snow Is Gone (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:40
  9. "Bone of Song (Solo Acoustic)" – 5:14
  10. "Baby That's Not All (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:21
  11. "The Bad Actress (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:19
  12. "Kathleen (Live)" – 4:35
  13. "Golden Age of Radio (Live)" – 4:40
  14. "You Don't Make It Easy Babe (Live)" – 3:38
  15. "Snow is Gone (Live)" – 4:17

References

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External links

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