Lovers Prayers is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Ida, released on January 29, 2008, by Tiger Style Records. It has been reviewed by AllMusic,[1] Pitchfork,[2] Magnet Magazine,[3] and PopMatters.[4] Band members Mitchell and Littleton performed songs from the album on the NPR newsmagazine show Bryant Park Project.[5]
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Daniel Littleton, except as noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lovers Prayers" | 5:12 |
| 2. | "The Weight of the Straw" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "The Love Below" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Willow Tree" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Worried Mind Blues" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Gravity" (Karla Schickele) | 4:39 |
| 7. | "For Shame of Doing Wrong" (Richard Thompson, originally from Pour Down Like Silver) | 3:16 |
| 8. | "First Light" | 5:07 |
| 9. | "Kora" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Surely Gone" | 4:43 |
| 11. | "The Killers 1964" | 5:18 |
| 12. | "See the Stars" | 3:52 |
| 13. | "First Take" | 4:36 |
| 14. | "Blue Clouds" | 3:30 |
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Jean Cook – violin
- Levon Helm – drums on "First Light"
- Michael Hurley – wurlitzer on "Worried Mind", viola on "Blue Clouds"
- Ruth Keating – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, melodica, shruti box
- Daniel Littleton – guitar, percussion, piano, harmonium, viola
- Elizabeth Mitchell – guitar, harmonium, wurlitzer
- Tara Jane ONeil – guitar, drums
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello
- Karla Schickele – bass, wurlitzer, tambourine, piano
- Matt Sutton – guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Technical personnel
- Warren Defever – producer, engineer, mixing
- Justin Guip – engineer, mixing
- Sean Price – engineer
- Daniel Littleton – engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Tara Jane ONeil – art
- Silver Mountain Media – design
References
edit- ^ Brown, Marisa. "Lovers Prayers". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Colville, Liz (2008-03-10). "Ida Lovers Prayers". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Pais, Noah Bonaparte (2009-01-29). "IDA: Lovers Prayers [Polyvinyl]". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Fiander, Matthew. "Ida: Lovers Prayers". PopMatters. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ "Ida Whispers a Prayer for 'Lovers'". The Bryant Park Project. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
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