Only with Laughter Can You Win

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Only with Laughter Can You Win is the second album by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released on September 23, 2003 by Sub Pop.[1]

The album's title is taken from the lyric of Joni Mitchell's "Roses Blue".[2] "All My Life" was used in the television series Alias.[3] "Let Myself Fall", recorded in St. John's Church, Detroit, features a duet with Thomas's mother and her father, brothers and sister also feature on "I Play Music".[4][5][6] The album also features Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) on "Red Rover".[6]

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Reception

Template:Album ratings The album received favorable reviews from PopMatters, the Pittsburgh City Paper, The Boston Herald, and Christianity Today.[2][4][7][8] AllMusic gave the album a three star rating.[9] Pitchfork Media gave it 5.4 out of 10, with Amanda Petrusich describing it as "a solidly crafted, fully realized work" but "a heartbreakingly predictable singer/songwriter collection".[10] The Stranger called it "a gorgeously understated indie-folk album that demonstrates how entwined Thomas' life and music are".[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Rosie Thomas.

  1. "Let Myself Fall" – 1:52
  2. "I Play Music" – 3:38
  3. "Red Rover" – 3:20
  4. "Sell All My Things" – 3:54
  5. "Crazy" – 2:35
  6. "One More Day" – 4:15
  7. "All My Life" – 3:19
  8. "You and Me" – 2:04
  9. "Tell Me How" – 3:52
  10. "Gradually" – 5:05
  11. "Dialogue" – 5:02

References

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  1. ↑ "Just Out", Billboard, October 2003, p. 65. Retrieved January 22, 2014
  2. ↑ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Breimeier
  3. ↑ Stafford, Nicki & Burnett, Robyn (2004) Uncovering Alias: An Unofficial Guide, ECW Press, Template:ISBN, p. 333
  4. ↑ a b "Rosie Thomas; Only with Laughter Can You Win", Pittsburgh City Paper, January 14. 2004.
  5. ↑ "Rosie Thomas; It's a Family Affair", Pittsburgh City Paper, September 28, 2005.
  6. ↑ a b Cowen, Andrew (2004) "Culture: Different Folk with Different Strokes", Birmingham Post, May 13, 2004.
  7. ↑ Katz, Larry (2003) "Pearl diving; Searching for 2003's neglected CD treasures", The Boston Herald, December 31, 2003.
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Su
  9. ↑ Johnson, Zac "Only With Laughter Can You Win Review", Allmusic. Retrieved January 22, 2014
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Petrusich
  11. ↑ "Drunk By Noon; Roots & Americana", The Stranger, December 17, 2003.
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