Infamous Angel

by Iris DeMent

Infamous Angel cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1992
  • Label: Philo
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:28
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Boasting an intensely pure, Appalachian-style vocal delivery, the Arkansas-born singer-songwriter's debut album is a breathtakingly authentic slice of traditional Americana. The unadorned, acoustic-driven folk arrangements beautifully illuminate her melancholic meditations on family, mortality, and the passage of time.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic, death, acoustic, female-vocals, honest, ballad, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Let the Mystery Be (2:46)
  2. These Hills (3:40)
  3. Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart (2:33)
  4. When Love Was Young (3:38)
  5. Our Town (5:00)
  6. Fifty Miles of Elbow Room (3:12)
  7. Infamous Angel (3:46)
  8. Sweet Forgiveness (2:44)
  9. After You're Gone (4:04)
  10. Mama's Opry (3:25)
  11. Higher Ground (3:34)

Credits

  • Mark Howard - acoustic guitar
  • Al Perkins - dobro
  • Roy Huskey Jr. - double bass
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
  • Paige Simmons - hair, make-up
  • Pete Wasner - piano
  • Rev. F.W. McGee - written-by
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro

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