Name: Chinese Boxes *
Brand: Vanguard Records (USA)
SKU: 60391
Price: 14.33 GBP
Availability: InStock

Chinese Boxes *

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Album: Chinese Boxes *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Jack and Jill
2)	Chinese Boxes
3)	Drift
4)	Absence of Your Company, The
5)	Turn Me
6)	I Will Follow
7)	Something to Say
8)	Not a Love Like This
9)	Another Day
10)	Pretty Picture

Album: Chinese Boxes *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Jack and Jill
2)	Chinese Boxes
3)	Drift
4)	Absence of Your Company, The
5)	Turn Me
6)	I Will Follow
7)	Something to Say
8)	Not a Love Like This
9)	Another Day
10)	Pretty Picture

Performer Notes

On her first album for Vanguard Records, alternative country singer-songwriter Kim Richey hits for the fences: recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios with producer Giles Martin, CHINESE BOXES is less a pop crossover attempt than an ambitious work that sounds like a country-rock-influenced version of Elvis Costello's IMPERIAL BEDROOM (which of course was produced by Giles's legendary father, George Martin). The varied arrangements range from the ornate chamber pop of "Jack and Jill" to the sparse, jazzy "The Absence of Your Company," hitting different musical and emotional touchstones along the way.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "There's plenty of bittersweet soul here, not least 'Pretty Picture' and 'The Absence Of Your Company'..."

No Depression (p.94) - "[A] great vehicle for Richey's lovely, clear-toned voice, which is a throb or two away from Karen Carpenter comparisons."

Q (Magazine) (p.123) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ongs such as 'Turn Me' are beautifully sung..."