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Angel Town

 
Album Review: Angel Town

  • Artist: Katy Moffatt
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: August 25, 1998
  • Total Time: 42:54
  • Genre: Folk

Review

Katy Moffatt is all perfection and substance, an endearing figure in the music business whose talent is just as admirable. Sturdy and enduring, Moffatt's beauty belies the great strength of character with which she operates. Both in the studio and on-stage, Moffatt is a power to be reckoned with. Subtle and soft, she reaches out to her audience and takes them by the heart. As both an interpreter of the work of other songwriters as well as a marvelous voice for her own compositions, Moffatt sparkles. This time around she covers Chris Smither's gigantic blues hit "Love Me Like a Man" with aplomb and grace, while retaining all the baser animal instincts Smither so delicately wove into his song. Just as good is Cole Porter's "Miss Otis Regrets," an out-of-time tidbit that comes to life in an different time and place. Steve Goodman's "I Just Keep Falling in Love" is brilliant. As for herself, Moffatt presents several wonderful tunes which she wrote with longtime friend Tom Russell. "Jigsaw Love Affair," "The Game," and "Mother of Pearl" are reflective of the high caliber of talent both Moffatt and Russell possess. Magnificent is the only word one can use to describe this steely yet gossamer-like project. Moffatt never sounded better. ~ Jana Pendragon, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Angel Town Jennifer Kimball, Pat McLaughlin Katy Moffatt (3:35)
Mother of Pearl Tom Russell, Katy Moffatt Katy Moffatt (3:24)
I Just Keep Falling in Love Bill LaBounty, Steve Goodman Katy Moffatt (2:38)
Love Me Like a Man Chris Smither Katy Moffatt (3:16)
A Man I Once Did Own Patrick Sky Katy Moffatt (4:45)
You Don't Know Me Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker Katy Moffatt (5:46)
Sister Angelina David Olney Katy Moffatt (4:17)
Miss Otis Regrets Cole Porter Katy Moffatt (3:47)
Ghost Story Joseph Allen Katy Moffatt (3:22)
Jigsaw Love Affair Katy Moffatt, Tom Russell Katy Moffatt (3:56)
The Game Katy Moffatt, Tom Russell Katy Moffatt (4:08)

Credits

Chris Price (Executive Producer), Hank Bones (Mixing), Jeth Weinrich (Photography), Katy Moffatt (Producer), Andrew Hardin (Producer), Katy Moffatt (Vocals), Andrew Hardin (Multi Instruments), Hank Bones (Engineer), Hank Bones (Bass), Dave Steele (Mastering), Cindy Pascarello (Graphic Design), Katy Moffatt (Guitar (Acoustic))
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