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Shotgun Singer is an album by American singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst, released in 2008.

Shotgun Singer
Studio album by Kris Delmhorst
Released	April 15, 2008
Recorded	North Reading, MA
Genre	Americana, Folk music
Label	Signature Sounds
Producer	Kris Delmhorst, Sam Kassirer
Kris Delmhorst chronology
Strange Conversation (2006) Shotgun Singer (2008)

History

Delmhorst recorded Shotgun Singer in a rural cabin with minimal recording gear by herself. Once completed, she brought in various players to add to the songs, including her husband Jeffrey Foucault and friend and label-mate Peter Mulvey. Those three had previously released Redbird together five years earlier.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(no rating) [1]

Joe Vigilione of Allmusic wrote "... anyone dipping into a song like "Freediver" or any other random track on this disc is bound to be quite surprised at the extraordinary depth inside."[1]

The Boston Herald stated in their review: "Perennial Boston Music Award nominee Delmhorst makes a stunning transformation by moving from the countrified folk of her previous three releases to a dreamier and denser sound brimming with atmosphere and muted-but-infectious melodies... Shotgun Singer is a work of lo-fi beauty, and evidence of an artist taking flight."[2]

Track listing

All songs by Kris Delmhorst.

1. "Blue Adeline" – 4:28
2. "Heavens Hold the Sun" – 3:43
3. "To the Wire" – 4:02
4. "Midnight Ringer" – 4:13
5. "If Not for Love" – 3:27
6. "Riverwide" – 4:19
7. "1000 Reasons" – 4:33
8. "Birds of Belfast" – 4:57
9. "Oleander" – 3:05
10. "Kiss It Away" – 3:14
11. "Freediver" – 4:02
12. "Brand New Sound" – 3:26

Personnel

• Kris Delmhorst – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ, piano, cello, tambourine, mandolin, bass, vibraphone, keyboards, Fender Rhondes
• Jeffrey Foucault – acoustic guitar, banjo, slide guitar
• David "Goody" Goodrich – guitar loops
• Sam Kassirer – organ, piano, percussion, keyboards, vibraphone, Fender Rhodes
• Erin McKeown – requinto
• Peter Mulvey – electric guitar

Production

• Produced by Kris Delmhorst and Sam Kassirer
• Engineered by Danny Bernini, Justin Pizzoferrato, Andy Pinkham and Sam Kassirer
• Mastered by Jeff Lipton
• Mixed by Kristen Smith
• Photography by Jon Strymish, Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delmhorst
• Design by Paul Fucik

References

External links

• Official Kris Delmhorst website
• Signature Sounds Recordings

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