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My Long-Haired Life is an album by the American musician Marti Jones, released in 1996.[2][3] It was released the same year as a live album, Live at Spirit Square, which was recorded in 1990. The albums marked a return from a six-year recording hiatus.[4] My Long-Haired Life's title alludes to Jones's career before motherhood.[5]

My Long-Haired Life
Studio album by Marti Jones
Released	1996
Label	Sugar Hill[1]
Producer	Don Dixon
Marti Jones chronology
Live at Spirit Square (1996) My Long-Haired Life (1996) My Tidy Doily Dream (2002)

The album's first single was "It's Not What I Want".[6]

Production

The album was produced by Don Dixon.[7] Eight of the album's 11 songs are covers; the other three were cowritten by Jones and Dixon.[8] The pair duetted on the cover of Joe Tex's "You Got What It Takes"; "Sleep of the Just" is a cover of the Elvis Costello song.[4][9] Jones played a 1940 000-18 Martin guitar on the album.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
The Austin Chronicle	[12]
Chicago Tribune	[13]
Daily Herald	[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[14]
The Republican	[5]
The San Diego Union-Tribune	[15]

No Depression called the album "too adult for alternative rock, too pure pop for adult alternative, too smart for Top 40 ... Banished to eclectic public radio shows forever."[8] The Austin Chronicle wrote that "the real surprise ... is that Jones shines brightest when pouring over her own songs penned with longtime cohort Don Dixon."[12] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch concluded that My Long-Haired Life "is a lean, beautiful record and one of the best of 1996."[16]

The Chicago Tribune stated: "Embracing folk, pop and blue-eyed soul, Jones displays a nimble vocal style and a broad range of influences."[13] The San Diego Union-Tribune praised the "Marti-in-Memphis take" on Otis Redding's "Champagne and Wine".[15] The Charleston Daily Mail thought that "the tunes showcase Jones' smooth, lilting alto and Dixon's ear-pleasing sense of 'what goes where'."[17]

AllMusic called the album "a wonderfully eclectic pool of material."[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"
2.	"It's Not What I Want"
3.	"Life's a Game"
4.	"Black Coffee in Bed"
5.	"Champagne and Wine"
6.	"Sleep of the Just"
7.	"Put Me on Top"
8.	"You Got What It Takes"
9.	"Feather on a Stone"
10.	"Silent Partner"
11.	"Songs to Aging Children Come"

References

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