10 Cent Wings
1997 studio album by Jonatha Brooke
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10 Cent Wings is an album by the American musician Jonatha Brooke, released in 1997.[2][3] It was her only album for MCA Records.[4] The title refers to an ad a venue once ran to promote a Brooke live show.[5] "Crumbs" was the first single.[6]
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Refuge/MCA[1] | |||
| Producer | Alain Mallet | |||
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The album peaked at No. 34 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[7] Its singles were hits on adult album alternative radio stations.[8]
Production
The album was produced by Brooke's husband, Alain Mallet.[9] "Glass Half Empty" is about the deceased musician Kevin Gilbert.[10] Duke Levine contributed guitar parts to the album,[11] and Bob Clearmountain served as mixing engineer.[12]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [13] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [14] |
| Entertainment Weekly | Aâ[15] |
| The Indianapolis Star |  [16] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [17] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [9] |
| Windsor Star | [10] |
The Washington Post wrote that, "at times Brooke stretches her literary conceits too far, but her keyboardist-producer-arranger-husband Alain Mallet always wraps her appealing melodies in quirky, thickened chamber-pop arrangements."[18] Entertainment Weekly praised Brooke's "complex, intensely melodic tunes and her uncliched, heartfelt poetry."[15] The New York Times concluded that Brooke "ventures further into torchy folk-pop with high literary aspirations."[19]
The Los Angeles Daily News thought that the "startlingly mature collection is eclectic and electric with Brooke supplying acoustic guitar and emotionally charged, first-rate material."[17] The Chicago Tribune determined that, "while her strong new album ... doesn't completely sidestep the occasional cliché, the songs generally showcase a noteworthy artistry."[20] The Indianapolis Star stated that Brooke's "conversational style is accessible and perfectly suited for her musical toneâfolky and earth-toned, with strings, horns and electronics painting some of the backdrop."[16] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel listed the album as the sixth best of 1997.[5]
AllMusic wrote that "Mallet pastes together various genres without meshing them, and often the verses, chorus and bridge each have a radically different style."[13] No Depression determined that Brooke "made exactly the right record at exactly the right timeâ1997âs 10 Cent Wings, released the same year Lilith Fair made her brand of classy female-centric folk-pop all the rageâand found herself bounced from the major-label ranks for her trouble."[21]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Secrets and Lies" | |
| 2. | "Crumbs" | |
| 3. | "Because I Told You So" | |
| 4. | "Blood from a Stone" | |
| 5. | "Glass Half Empty" | |
| 6. | "The Choice" | |
| 7. | "Last Innocent Year" | |
| 8. | "Shame on Us" | |
| 9. | "Genius or a Fool" | |
| 10. | "Ten Cent Wings" | |
| 11. | "Landmine" | |
| 12. | "Annie" |