Early Days is the first album by Beth Hirsch, released in 2000.[6][7]
| Early Days | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 2000 | |||
| Label | Studio !K7[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Evening Post | [5] |
Critical reception edit
AllMusic wrote that Hirsch "bridges powdery lyrics and floating acoustics throughout the nine-track album, singing from an inner spirituality."[2] The Evening Post wrote that "it's possibly a little too narrowly focused and while the self-penned arrangements are beguiling, the disc hardly progresses beyond delicate and pretty."[5] Newsday deemed the album "standard acoustic singer-songwriter fare, a throwback to the days when Joni Mitchell sounded fresh."[8]
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Beth Hirsch.
- "Come a Day" – 3:35
- "Gabrielle" – 3:58
- "Mary the Angel" – 3:58
- "Life Is Mine" – 3:06
- "Somebody Dandy" – 3:45
- "The More We Live" – 4:03
- "No Refrain" – 3:17
- "Dream On" – 2:29
- "Silent Song" – 4:07
Personnel edit
- Beth Hirsch – vocals
- Paul Simm – piano
- Phil Hudson – guitar
- Danny Cummings – percussion
- Nana Tsiboe – percussion
- Laura Fairhurst – cello
- Arnie Somogyl – double bass
References edit
- ^ "Hot Plate". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 16, 2000.
- ^ a b "Early Days". AllMusic.
- ^ "Beth Hirsch". Robert Christgau.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 306.
- ^ a b Jacobson, Julie (2 Nov 2000). "Movies and Music". Features. The Evening Post. p. 19.
- ^ "Beth Hirsch | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Dance Beat: Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Beth Hirsch ..." MTV News.
- ^ Fletcher, Tony (26 Oct 2000). "New Sounds". Newsday. p. C9.