Eleven Eleven is the eleventh studio album by folk rock musician Dave Alvin. It was released on June 20, 2011 on Yep Roc Records, and an expanded reissue was released on April 17, 2012.[1]
The recording of Eleven Eleven was influenced by the then-recent deaths of Alvin's friends Chris Gaffney and Amy Farris.[2] The eleven songs on Eleven Eleven were written over the course of seven months, with three exceptions: the three duets on the album, which were "What's Up With Your Brother", "Manzanita", and "Two Lucky Bums".[3] "What's Up With Your Brother" is a duet between Alvin and his brother, Phil Alvin, in which both brothers sing together for the first time on record. "Manzanita" is a duet between Alvin and Christy McWilson, a member of his band, the Guilty Women. "Two Lucky Bums" is a duet between Alvin and Chris Gaffney, and represents Gaffney's last recording before he died in 2008.[3] The song "Harlan County Line" was written for the TV show Justified.[4]
Eleven Eleven received mostly favorable reviews from critics.[5] Wayne Robins wrote in American Songwriter that the album's best songs were "character studies or snapshots of history".[7] Many critics described "Johnny Ace is Dead" as one of the best songs on the album,[7][8] with Steve Horowitz of PopMatters calling it "the best damn Johnny Ace song one could ever imagine."[10]
Track listingedit
All tracks composed by Dave Alvin; except where indicated
^Deming, Mark. "Eleven Eleven Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^ abcRobins, Wayne (5 July 2011). "Dave Alvin: Eleven Eleven". American Songwriter. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^ abScherman, Tony (21 June 2011). "Eleven Eleven Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^Christgau, Robert. "Dave Alvin Reviews". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^ abHorowitz, Steve (21 June 2011). "Dave Alvin: Eleven Eleven". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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eleven, eleven, dave, alvin, album, eleven, eleven, eleventh, studio, album, folk, rock, musician, dave, alvin, released, june, 2011, records, expanded, reissue, released, april, 2012, eleven, elevenstudio, album, dave, alvinreleasedjune, 2011, 2011, genrefolk. Eleven Eleven is the eleventh studio album by folk rock musician Dave Alvin It was released on June 20 2011 on Yep Roc Records and an expanded reissue was released on April 17 2012 1 Eleven ElevenStudio album by Dave AlvinReleasedJune 20 2011 2011 06 20 GenreFolk rock country rockLength49 35LabelYep RocProducerDave AlvinDave Alvin chronologyDave Alvin and the Guilty Women 2009 Eleven Eleven 2011 Common Ground Dave amp Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy 2014 Contents 1 Recording 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Bonus tracks on 2012 reissue 4 Personnel 5 Production notes 6 ReferencesRecording editThe recording of Eleven Eleven was influenced by the then recent deaths of Alvin s friends Chris Gaffney and Amy Farris 2 The eleven songs on Eleven Eleven were written over the course of seven months with three exceptions the three duets on the album which were What s Up With Your Brother Manzanita and Two Lucky Bums 3 What s Up With Your Brother is a duet between Alvin and his brother Phil Alvin in which both brothers sing together for the first time on record Manzanita is a duet between Alvin and Christy McWilson a member of his band the Guilty Women Two Lucky Bums is a duet between Alvin and Chris Gaffney and represents Gaffney s last recording before he died in 2008 3 The song Harlan County Line was written for the TV show Justified 4 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic 84 5 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 American Songwriter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Robert Christgau A 9 PopMatters 8 10 10 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Eleven Eleven received mostly favorable reviews from critics 5 Wayne Robins wrote in American Songwriter that the album s best songs were character studies or snapshots of history 7 Many critics described Johnny Ace is Dead as one of the best songs on the album 7 8 with Steve Horowitz of PopMatters calling it the best damn Johnny Ace song one could ever imagine 10 Track listing editAll tracks composed by Dave Alvin except where indicated Harlan County Line 5 12 Johnny Ace is Dead 4 27 Black Rose of Texas 4 52 Gary Indiana 1959 4 06 Run Conejo Run 4 52 No Worries Mija Chris Gaffney 3 36 What s Up with Your Brother 4 44 Murrietta s Head 5 59 Manzanita Christy McWilson 4 09 Dirty Nightgown 5 19 Two Lucky Bums 2 28Bonus tracks on 2012 reissue edit Never Trust a Woman Signal Hill Beautiful City Cross the River Personnel editDave Alvin vocals guitar Phil Alvin vocals Gregory Boaz bass Chris Gaffney accordion vocals Bob Glaub bass percussion Don Heffington drums percussion timbales David Jackson accordion upright bass Greg Leisz baritone guitar guitar lap steel guitar Christy McWilson piano vocals Steve Mugalian drums percussion Danny Ott slide guitar guitar vocal harmony Wyman Reese organ piano Jack Rudy harmonica Rick Shea guitar pedal steel guitar Gene Taylor pianoProduction notes editDave Alvin producer Craig Parker Adams engineer mixing Joe Gastwirt mastering Michael Triplett art direction design Harry Sabin photo assistance Nancy Sefton art direction Beth Herzhaft photographyReferences edit Alvin expands upon Eleven Eleven Country Standard Time 20 February 2012 Retrieved 8 August 2014 a b Lewis Randy 21 June 2011 Album Review Dave Alvin s Eleven Eleven Los Angeles Times Retrieved 8 August 2014 a b Dave Alvin announces all new studio album Eleven Eleven available 6 21 on Yep Roc Dave Alvin On Mountain Stage NPR 3 December 2012 Retrieved 8 August 2014 a b Eleven Eleven Deming Mark Eleven Eleven Review Allmusic Retrieved 7 August 2014 a b c Robins Wayne 5 July 2011 Dave Alvin Eleven Eleven American Songwriter Retrieved 7 August 2014 a b Scherman Tony 21 June 2011 Eleven Eleven Review Rolling Stone Retrieved 7 August 2014 Christgau Robert Dave Alvin Reviews Retrieved 7 August 2014 a b Horowitz Steve 21 June 2011 Dave Alvin Eleven Eleven PopMatters Retrieved 8 August 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eleven Eleven Dave Alvin album amp oldid 1203399889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
