Black Eyed Sue

• Artist: Kurt Swinghammer
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• Release Date: 2001 05
• Genre: Rock

Review

Those familiar with Kurt Swinghammer's other works know that he's not satisfied to deliver what's expected, and the same holds for Black Eyed Sue, his mostly acoustic song cycle about a long-passed relationship. While the album contains the usual bits of nostalgia and regret, it also focuses a lot on circumstantial detail: a statue here, streetcar there, and other seeming minutiae like the signature on the bottom of the inspection notice inside the elevator -- it's amazing what comes back to you when the memories start to flow. Despite this, it's not insubstantial, with a lot of meat in the material as well. There are touching bits, sensual bits, and utterly wrenching bits, but all lightened by a great sense of humor. It's a side of Swinghammer that a lot of people might not have expected, but it's certainly welcome, and ends up as his strongest work yet. ~ Sean Carruthers, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Open	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(:45)
Bartlett Street	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:09)
No One Knows	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:20)
Spain	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(4:00)
Camouflage	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(2:39)
Civic Kiss	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:34)
2.4 Million	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:05)
Bathurst Flat	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(2:26)
Out of Thin Air	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:34)
The Signature of Marilyn Churley	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(2:52)
Memories Employ	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:13)
Lunar Lines	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:14)
Sea of Yesterdays	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(3:28)
Love Song Too Late	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(2:21)
Closed	Kurt Swinghammer	Kurt Swinghammer	(1:38)

Credits

Mia Sheard (Vocals), David Matheson (Accordion), Kurt Swinghammer (Guitar), Kurt Swinghammer (Autoharp), Mike Olson (Cello), Maury LaFoy (Arranger), Joao Carvalho (Mastering), Graham Powell (Vocals), Maury LaFoy (Bass), Mike Olsen (Cello), Kurt Swinghammer (Keyboards), Mark Mariash (Percussion), Kurt Swinghammer (Glockenspiel), Sarah McElcheran (French Horn), Kurt Swinghammer (Producer), Sarah McElcheran (Trumpet), Kurt Swinghammer (?), Kurt Swinghammer (Harmonica), Kurt Swinghammer (Vocals), Sarah McElcheran (Recorder)