Courier (album)

Courier is the first live recording and sixth album by Richard Shindell. It includes many of his most popular originals from previous recordings, a cover of Lowell George's classic song, "Willin'", and what has been described as a "near-holy reading" of Bruce Springsteen's "Fourth of July, Asbury Park".[8]

Courier
Live album by
Richard Shindell
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2002
RecordedFebruary 2 and March 16–17, 2001
GenreFolk
LabelSignature Sounds
Richard Shindell chronology
Somewhere Near Paterson
(2000)		 Courier
(2002)		 Vuelta
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
FAME(favorable)[2]
Fretplay[3]
FolkWax(8/10)[4]
Kevin McCarthy(favorable)[5]
Lou's Reviews(favorable)[6]
Music Matters(favorable)[7]

Signature Sounds also offered a limited number of bonus EP's titled The Sonora Sessions, which included an additional seven tracks.

Courier

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Shindell, except where noted.

  1. "The Courier" 4:51
  2. "Memory of You" – 4:28
  3. "Next Best Western" – 4:17
  4. "Willin'" (Lowell George) – 3:15
  5. "The Kenworth of My Dreams" – 4:05
  6. "Nora" – 4:42
  7. "Arrowhead" – 5:07
  8. "Reunion Hill" – 4:24
  9. "Fishing" – 4:33
  10. "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress" – 4:04
  11. "On a Sea of Fleur de Lis" – 4:47
  12. "The Ballad of Mary Magdalen" – 5:11
  13. "Are You Happy Now?" – 4:10
  14. "Transit" – 7:32
  15. "Fourth of July, Asbury Park" (Bruce Springsteen) – 6:35

Recorded by Ben Wisch and Ron Schreier at the Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck, NY) 3/16 and 17, 2001. Tracks 3 and 11 recorded at the Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair, NJ) on 2/2/01. Track 7 recorded at Bailey Building & Loan (Greenwich Village, NYC). Mixed by Ben Wisch.[9]

Personnel

Musicians:[9]

and on tracks 3 and 11:

on "Reunion Hill"

Other credits:

  • David Glasser – Mastering
  • Toby Goldberg – Project Coordinator
  • Ron Schreier – Engineer, Live Recording Coordination
  • Ben Wisch – Engineer, Mixing
  • Carol Young – Project Coordinator

The Sonora Sessions

Track listing
  1. "Confession" – 5:00
  2. "Abeulita" – 4:08
  3. "You Stay Here" – 5:00
  4. "Wisteria" – 5:23
  5. "Johnny Star Intro" – 0:42
  6. "Sonora's Death Row" (Kevin Blackie Farrell) – 4:19
  7. "Sonora's Death Row II" – 3:15

Notes and references
  1. Courier at AllMusic
  2. FAME review
  3. Fretplay review
  4. Wood, Arthur, "Courier recalls Shindell's earlier works", FolkWax, February 13, 2002 (link requires a free subscription)
  5. Kevin McCarthy review Archived 2006-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Lou's Reviews
  7. Music Matters review
  8. Jeff Schwatcher, Review at the Allmusic (4.5/5)
  9. Courier page at richardshindell.com
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