Folksinger (album)
| Folksinger | ||||
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| Studio album by Phranc | ||||
| Released | November 13, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 41:06 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Phranc | |||
| Phranc chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | (A-) link |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated) July, 1990 |
| Allmusic |   link |
For the 1963 album by Muddy Waters, see Folk Singer (album).
Folksinger is an album by folk singer-songwriter Phranc, released in 1985.
Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her punk rock past with acoustic folk music. She covers Bob Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," comments on the image of girl groups ("Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)") and the personal tragedy of suicide in "Lifelover".
Folksinger was originally released on Rhino Records and was then licensed to Island Records. "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go-Go's)" was a bonus track on the Island version.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Phranc, except where indicated
- "One of the Girls" – 4:56
- "Noguchi" – 2:56
- "Mary Hooley" – 4:02
- "Ballad of the Dumb Hairdresser" – 3:24
- "Caped Crusader" – 2:16
- "Female Mudwrestling" – 2:12
- "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" (Bob Dylan) – 4:26
- "Amazons" – 2:34
- "Liar Liar" – 1:58
- "Handicapped" – 1:30
- "Carolyn" – 4:27
- "Lifelover" – 2:36
- "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)" – 2:46
Personnel
- Phranc - Producer, vocals, guitar
Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| 1985 | Island | CD | 422-846 358-2 | |
| LP | 422-846 358-1 | |||
| cassette | 422-846 358-4 | |||
| 1990 | PolyGram | CD | 846358 |
External links
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