The Brightness is the third studio album by American folksinger Anaïs Mitchell, released February 13, 2007, on Righteous Babe Records. It was recorded at The Bristmill in Bristol, Vermont and produced by Michael Chorney. In December 2012, the song 'Of a Friday Night' was played as the Weather on episode 12 of Welcome to Night Vale, "The Candidate", but was mislabeled as 'The Brightness'. "Hades and Persephone" was included in Mitchell's musical Hadestown, based on her studio album of the same name and retitled "How Long?"
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Released | February 13, 2007 | |||
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Length | 39:34 | |||
Label | Righteous Babe Records | |||
Producer | Michael Chorney | |||
Anaïs Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Folkwax | (7/10)[3] |
PopMatters | (6/10)[1] |
Track listing
edit- Your Fonder Heart
- Of a Friday Night
- Namesake
- Shenandoah
- Changer
- Song of the Magi
- Santa Fe Dream
- Hobo's Lullaby
- Old-Fashioned Hat
- Hades & Persephone
- Out of Pawn
References
edit- ^ a b Review: Anaïs Mitchell - The Brightness by Aarik Danielsen, PopMatters
- ^ Review: Anaïs Mitchell - The Brightness by Margaret Reges, Allmusic
- ^ "Brightly Experimental" (requires free membership) by Arthur Wood, Folkwax, February 28, 2007