Down in the Valley (album)

1999 compilation album by the Handsome Family

Down In The Valley

Compilation album by

the Handsome Family

Released| 1999
Length| 47:52
Label| Independent
The Handsome Family chronology
| Through the Trees
(1998)  | Down In The Valley
(1999)  | In the Air
(2000)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [1]
Tom Hull – on the Web| A−[2]

Down in the Valley is an Ireland-only compilation of songs by the Handsome Family. It was released 1999 by Independent Records. The subtitle of the compilation runs: "A treasury of their most willowy and haunted songs." The compilation contains tracks from Odessa (1994) (tracks 10 & 13), Milk and Scissors (1996) (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14), and Through the Trees (1998) (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11, 12).

## Track listing

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1. "Tin Foil" – 2:41
2. "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:28
3. "Lake Geneva" – 3:14
4. "Weightless Again" – 3:39
5. "#1 Country Song" – 3:37
6. "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:06
7. "Drunk By Noon" – 2:51
8. "Don't be Scared" – 2:50 (a different version appears on In the Air)
9. "The House Carpenter" – 3:38
10. "Arlene" - 3:39
11. "The Woman Downstairs" - 4:47
12. "Cathedrals" - 3:23
13. "Moving Furniture" - 3:06
14. "The Dutch Boy" - 3:53

## References

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1. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1637\. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
2. ^ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

## External links

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* The Handsome Family official website

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The Handsome Family

* Brett Sparks
* Rennie Sparks

* Mike Werner

Albums|

* Odessa
* Milk and Scissors
* Through the Trees
* In the Air
* Twilight
* Singing Bones
* Last Days of Wonder
* Honey Moon
* Wilderness
* Unseen
* Hollow

Live albums|

* Live at Schuba's Tavern

Compilations|

* Down in the Valley
* Smothered and Covered
* Scattered

Extended plays|

* Invisible Hands

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* Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
* True Detective

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