Infamous Angel (Iris DeMent album)
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Infamous Angel is the debut album of singer-songwriter
Iris DeMent
.
In 1995, her song "Our Town" was played in the closing moments of the last episode for the CBS
TV series Northern Exposure
. It has also been recorded by Kate Rusby
and by Jody Stecher
and Kate Brislin.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent is an American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres country and folk music.-Early life:...
.
In 1995, her song "Our Town" was played in the closing moments of the last episode for the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
TV series Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
. It has also been recorded by Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby
Kate Anna Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times...
and by Jody Stecher
Jody Stecher
Jody Stecher is an American singer and musician, who plays bluegrass and old-time music on banjo, mandolin, fiddle and guitar, and Dagar-vani dhrupad on the sursringar, a rare Indian instrument that is a baritone relative of the sarod....
and Kate Brislin.
Track listing
All songs by Iris DeMent except as indicated.- "Let the Mystery Be" – 2:46
- "These Hills" – 3:40
- "Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart" – 2:33
- "When Love Was Young" – 3:38
- "Our Town" – 4:58
- "Fifty Miles of Elbow Room" (F. W. McGee) – 3:12
- "Infamous Angel" – 3:46
- "Sweet Forgiveness" – 2:44
- "After You've Gone" – 4:04
- "Mama's Opry" – 3:25
- "Higher Ground" (listed as "Traditional" in the liner notes but in fact by Johnson Oatman, Jr. (lyrics) and Charles H. GabrielCharles H. GabrielCharles Hutchinson Gabriel was a writer of gospel songs and composer of gospel tunes. He is said to have written and/or composed between 7,000 and 8,000 songs, many of which are available in 21st century hymnals. He used several pseudonyms, including Charlotte G. Homer, H. A. Henry, and S. B...
(music)) – 3:34
Personnel
- Iris DeMent – vocals, guitar
- Flora Mae DeMent – lead vocal on "Higher Ground"
- Jeff Hushkins – bass
- Roy Huskey, Jr.Roy Huskey, Jr.Roy Milton Huskey was a prominent American upright bass player in country music from Nashville, Tennessee. Huskey performed alongside musicians such as Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, George Jones, Steve Earle, Doc Watson and many others...
– bass - Infamous Angel Choir: Jeff Black, Hal KetchumHal KetchumHal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry...
, Jim RooneyJim Rooney (music)Jim Rooney is an American music producer whose credits include Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, Other Rooms , Hal Ketchum's Past the Point of Rescue, Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel, John Prine's Aimless Love and many other widely hailed albums...
and Iris DeMent on "Higher Ground" - Al PerkinsAl PerkinsAl Perkins is a Texas-born American guitarist. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential Dobro player", and even began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" Dobro in 2001 - designed and autographed by Perkins....
– dobro - Pete Wasner – piano
- Jim RooneyJim Rooney (music)Jim Rooney is an American music producer whose credits include Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, Other Rooms , Hal Ketchum's Past the Point of Rescue, Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel, John Prine's Aimless Love and many other widely hailed albums...
– harmony vocal on "50 Miles of Elbow Room" - Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
– dobro on "Infamous Angel" - Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
– fiddle, mandolin - Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
– harmony vocals, guitar on "Mama's Opry" - Mark Howard – guitar
Production notes
- Produced by Jim RooneyJim Rooney (music)Jim Rooney is an American music producer whose credits include Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, Other Rooms , Hal Ketchum's Past the Point of Rescue, Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel, John Prine's Aimless Love and many other widely hailed albums...
- Engineered and mixed by Richard Adler
- Mastered by Denny Purcell