The Iowa Waltz is the title of an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown. It was re-issued in 1984 by Red House Records

Red House Records

Red House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living...

. It was their very first release, carrying the issue number "01" of the newly formed label.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic David Freedlander wrote of the album "As sweet as a watermelon on a hot summer afternoon, and as a beautifully simple as dusty country road, Greg Brown's Iowa Waltz shows the man who later was to become one of the greatest folk singers of his generation at his earliest and most casually sublime... If Iowa Waltz doesn't stir your soul, then check your pulse."

Track listing

All songs by Greg Brown

1. "The Iowa Waltz" – 3:50
2. "Mississippi Serenade" – 3:35
3. "Counting Feedcaps" – 3:27
4. "Grand Junction" – 3:03
5. "Out in the Country" – 7:33
6. "Walking the Beans" – 3:40
7. "My Home in the Sky" – 3:40
8. "King Corn" – 6:13
9. "Daughters" – 4:10
10. "Four Wet Pigs" – 1:54
11. "The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home" – 3:24

Personnel

• Greg Brown – vocals, guitar
• Dave Hansen – bass
• Dave Moore – harmonica
• Al Murphy – fiddle
• Mike Watts – drums
• John Welstead – drums
• David Williams – banjo, guitar, mandolin

Production

• Produced by Greg Brown and Steven Henke
• Engineered and mixed by David Welstead
• Photography by Jerome Goedkin