23rd Street Lullaby is the second full-length album by singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa. Released in 2004, a full 11 years after her debut, Rumble Doll, it finds her writing all the songs by herself, as well as co-producing the disc with Steve Jordan.

23rd Street Lullaby
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 2004
GenreRock, Roots Rock, AOR
Length12-track album 54:12, with live tracks 69:12
LabelColumbia, Sony
ProducerSteve Jordan, Patti Scialfa
Patti Scialfa chronology
Rumble Doll
(1993)
23rd Street Lullaby
(2004)
Play It As It Lays
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]

Reviews edit

Allmusic's Thom Jurek gave the disc four stars of five, saying that it is "a wise, grown-up record, yet it is guided by an untamed, wily heart." He praised the "deceptively simple and immediately accessible" melodies & lyrics, yet says that "they open into swirling wells of emotion carried in the cradle of reminiscence and the heart of desire."[2]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Patti Scialfa[2]

No.TitleLength
1."23rd Street Lullaby"4:21
2."You Can't Go Back"4:43
3."Rose"5:11
4."City Boys"2:43
5."Love (Stand Up)"5:25
6."Yesterday's Child"4:27
7."Stumbling To Bethlehem"4:08
8."Each Other's Medicine"2:58
9."Romeo"5:11
10."State Of Grace"4:21
11."Chelsea Avenue"4:55
12."Young In The City"4:29

Live tracks edit

There are three live tracks on a 2nd bonus disc (with limited edition copies)

  1. "23rd Street Lullaby" 5:11
  2. "Spanish Dancer" 4:55
  3. "As Long As You Can Be" 5:14

Production edit

  • Produced By Steve Jordan & Patti Scialfa
  • Engineers – Roger Moutenot, Toby Scott, Trina Shoemaker, Eric Tew
  • Mixing – Bob Clearmountain
  • Mastering – Bob Ludwig

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ link at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Allmusic Review and Tracklist". Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  • Patti Scialfa, "23rd Street Lullaby" 2004, Columbia Records