The planning of the album started when Foucault was in Iowa sharing the stage with The Pines, a Minneapolis-based group that included the sons of Bo Ramsey, who had produced Foucault's album Ghost Repeater. Ramsey sat in with the group and afterwards Foucault arranged for him to work on the recordings for Salt as Wolves. (The album title comes from the Shakespeare play Othello.) "Blues for Jessie Mae" is a tribute to blues singer Jessie Mae Hemphill.[2]
Writing for The New York Times, critic Ben Ratliff wrote that "Foucault sings in a rich, textured, word-smearing voice about subjects of burned-out middle age: love, lying, regret, highways, hauntings, escape, aloneness, forgiveness, the value of a simple thing, the void without it." He called the album " immaculately tailored within a certain tradition... It is aesthetically informed up to the eyes. It sounds casual, but it can grow oppressive quickly.[3]
Track listingedit
All songs by Jeffrey Foucault unless otherwise noted.
^"Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
^Barrett, Joel. "Jeffrey Foucault 'Salt As Wolves': More Than a Blues Record". No Depression. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
^ abRatliff, Ben. "'Salt as Wolves' Sets Middle-Aged Burnout to a Blues and Country Backdrop". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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salt, wolves, tenth, album, american, singer, songwriter, jeffrey, foucault, released, 2015, debuted, number, billboard, blues, album, chart, week, november, 2015, studio, album, jeffrey, foucaultreleased16, october, 2015recorded2015, pachyderm, studiosgenream. Salt as Wolves is the tenth album by American singer songwriter Jeffrey Foucault released in 2015 It debuted at number 7 in the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart for the week of November 7 2015 1 Salt as WolvesStudio album by Jeffrey FoucaultReleased16 October 2015Recorded2015 Pachyderm StudiosGenreAmericana Folk musicLabelBlueblade RecordsProducerJeffrey Foucault Bo Ramsey Billy ConwayJeffrey Foucault chronologyCavalcade 2013 Salt as Wolves 2015 Blood Brothers 2018 The planning of the album started when Foucault was in Iowa sharing the stage with The Pines a Minneapolis based group that included the sons of Bo Ramsey who had produced Foucault s album Ghost Repeater Ramsey sat in with the group and afterwards Foucault arranged for him to work on the recordings for Salt as Wolves The album title comes from the Shakespeare play Othello Blues for Jessie Mae is a tribute to blues singer Jessie Mae Hemphill 2 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingThe New York Times not rated 3 Writing for The New York Times critic Ben Ratliff wrote that Foucault sings in a rich textured word smearing voice about subjects of burned out middle age love lying regret highways hauntings escape aloneness forgiveness the value of a simple thing the void without it He called the album immaculately tailored within a certain tradition It is aesthetically informed up to the eyes It sounds casual but it can grow oppressive quickly 3 Track listing editAll songs by Jeffrey Foucault unless otherwise noted Des Moines 3 14 Rico 4 12 Left This Town 3 10 I Love You And You Are a Fool 2 29 Blues for Jessie Mae 3 53 Slow Talker 3 57 Jesus Will Fix It for You Jessie Mae Hemphill 4 41 Oh Mama 4 20 Hurricane Lamp 2 59 Strange Heat and Thunder 3 15 Paradise 3 17 Take Your Time Foucault Billy Conway 3 55Personnel editJeffrey Foucault vocals guitar Caitlin Canty background and harmony vocals Billy Conway drums Bo Ramsey guitar Jeremy Moses Curtis bassReferences edit Blues Music Top Blues Albums Chart Billboard Retrieved 2015 11 01 Barrett Joel Jeffrey Foucault Salt As Wolves More Than a Blues Record No Depression Retrieved March 25 2016 a b Ratliff Ben Salt as Wolves Sets Middle Aged Burnout to a Blues and Country Backdrop The New York Times Retrieved March 25 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salt as Wolves amp oldid 1194337352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
