2007 studio album by Richard Shindell
South of Delia Released May 10, 2007 Recorded 2006 Genre folk Length 52 :41 Label Richard Shindell Recordings Producer Richard Shindell and Greg Anderson
South of Delia is the seventh solo album by American folk singer-songwriter Richard Shindell . South of Delia is a cover album . Although he himself is sometimes described as a "songwriter's songwriter,"[ 7] [ 8] covers are not new to Shindell. In addition to recording a few on his previous solo albums, he was also one third of the folk supergroup / cover band Cry Cry Cry (along with Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky ). On South of Delia , Shindell covers songs from several songwriting legends, including Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan , as well as some from younger up-and-coming writer/performers, such as Jeffrey Foucault and Josh Ritter .
Although the official release date was May 10, 2007, pre-orders began shipping in late March.[ 9] [ 10] The album began to appear on a number of radio airplay charts prior to its official release (see below).
The title "South of Delia" comes from a line in the Josh Ritter song, "Lawrence, KS". The song was previously recorded by Ritter for his 2001 album, Golden Age of Radio .[ 11]
"Acadian Driftwood" (Robbie Robertson ) – 5:33
"Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)" (Bob Dylan ) – 4:53
"The Humpback Whale" (Harry Robertson ) – 4:56
"Born in the U.S.A. " (Bruce Springsteen ) – 3:06
Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, keyboard, harmony
Greg Anderson – mandolin
Larry Campbell – electric guitar
Mark Dann – electric bass
Radoslav Lorković – harmonium
Dennis McDermott – drums
Ben Wittman – tambourine , cymbal
"Mercy Street " (Peter Gabriel ) – 4:18
Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, piano, electric guitar, cajón peruano
Greg Anderson – electric bass
Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
Sara Milonovich – low whistle, harmony
"The Storms Are on the Ocean" (A.P. Carter ) – 3:19
Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, bouzouki
Sara Milonovich – violin, harmony
Viktor Krauss – upright bass
Ben Wittman – snare drum
"Northbound 35" (Jeffrey Foucault ) – 5:18
Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cajón peruano
Greg Anderson – electric bass
Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
Sara Milonovich – violin
David Sancious – piano
"Sitting on Top of the World" (trad arr Shindell) – 3:05
Richard Shindell – vocal, electric guitar, foot
"Texas Rangers" (trad arr Shindell) – 4:09
Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric guitar
Viktor Krauss – upright bass
Dennis McDermott – tom-toms , drum heads, bodhrán , cymbals
Richard Thompson – lead guitar
Tony Trischka – banjo
Ben Wittman – snare drum, garbage can
"Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) " (words: Woody Guthrie , music: Martin Hoffman) – 5:06
"Solo le Pido a Dios" (Leon Gieco ) – 4:41
"Lawrence, KS" (Josh Ritter ) – 4:10
Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric guitar, tambourine, cymbal
Greg Anderson – electric bass
Larry Campbell – pedal steel
Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
Dennis McDermott – drums
Sara Milonovich – violin, harmony
Chart
Peak
Date
Folk DJ-L –; Folk Radio Airplay Chart[ 12]
3
May 2007
Roots Music Report – Folk Chart[ 13]
6
May 24, 2007
Americana Music Association – Americana Top 40[ 14]
31
May 28, 2007
Americana Roots – Top 25 Spins for the last 7 days on Roots Radio[ 15]
Top 25
May 8, 2007
^ Joe Viglione, "Review: South of Delia " , Allmusic
^ Arthur Wood, "Covers, Yet Still Fresh" [Review], FolkWax , April 26, 2007 (link Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine requires free subscription)
^ Bill Frater, "Review: Richard shindell – South of Delia " Archived July 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Freight Train Boogie (link to star rating Archived September 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine )
^ McLeese, Don, "Richard Shindell – South of Delia " , Fretplay , May 8, 2007
^ Mike Regenstreif, "Off the Beaten Track: Richard Shindell – South of Delia ", Sing Out! , 51:3 , Autumn 2007, p.154 (link to on-line copy )
^ Brian Mansfeild, "Haven't you heard these cover songs before?" , USA Today , August 14, 2007
^ Kim Ruehl, "Artist Profile: Richard Shindell" , folkmusic.about.com , December 15, 2006.
^ Michael Metivier, "Review: Richard Shindell, Vuelta " , PopMatters , November 15, 2004
^ South of Delia page at theconnextion.com (US pre-orders)
^ Neil Pearson, "Review: Richard Shindell, South of Delia " Archived May 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at FishRecords.com (UK)
^ Golden Age of Radio page Archived February 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at joshritter.com
^ "Top Albums of April 2007" Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , (as of May 2007, tied at No. 3 with Jimmy LaFave 's Cimarron Manifesto ) compiled by Richard Gillmann from FolkDJ-L radio playlists (155 DJs)
^ Roots Music Report – Folk Chart Archived May 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Last Week AMA Chart" Archived July 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Archive Playlist for week of Monday, May 7, 2007), Americana Music Association (over 350 stations)
^ "Top 25 Spins for the last 7 Days on Roots Radio" Archived May 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , AmericanaRoots.com, retrieved May 8, 2007