The Angel in the House (album)
1993 studio album by The Story
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Critical reception
The Boston Globe noted that "the album's 12 songs cover ground quickly, tripping through Latin-flavored upbeat pop, then reversing to dwell upon the inner questions that torment sufferers of eating disorders."[6] The Washington Post wrote that "once again we find the duo's Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball mining a mostly dark vein of ballads, but the lyrics are more complex, the arrangements more sophisticated."[7] The New York Times concluded that "both Ms. Brooke's lyrics and the album's moody jazz and Brazilian-flavored arrangements owe a debt to [Joni] Mitchell's late 1970's albums, especially Hejira."[8]
AllMusic called the songs "beautifully arranged and well-orchestrated tale[s] of longing, love, and/or loss."[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Jonatha Brooke except where mentioned.
- So Much Mine - 4:18
- Missing Person Afternoon - 3:34
- The Gilded Cage - 6:04
- When Two and Two are Five - 4:32
- At the Still Point - 4:48
- The Angel in the House (Duke Levine, Jonatha Brooke) - 5:02
- Mermaid - 4:21
- The Barefoot Ballroom - 5:35
- In the Gloaming - 3:18 (Meta Orred, Annie Fortescue Harrison) - 3:18
- Fatso - 4:10
- Love Song - 5:26
- Amelia - 5:15
- Fatso, Part 2: Yo Estoy Bien Asi (Alex Alvear) - 1:58