The Way I Should

by Iris DeMent

The Way I Should cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:35
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Shifting from the purely acoustic folk of her previous work, the acclaimed songwriter embraces full-band country-rock arrangements. The record prominently features sharp, politically conscious lyricism addressing corporate greed and social injustice alongside her signature twangy vocals.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, acoustic, female-vocals, confessional, traditional, ballad

Tracklist

  1. When My Mornin' Comes Around (3:51)
  2. There's a Wall in Washington (5:19)
  3. Wasteland of the Free (5:15)
  4. I'll Take My Sorrow Straight (3:27)
  5. This Kind of Happy (3:44)
  6. The Way I Should (4:26)
  7. Letter to Mom (3:19)
  8. Keep Me God (3:49)
  9. Quality Time (4:05)
  10. Walkin' Home (5:41)
  11. Trouble (7:33)

Credits

  • John Jennings - 6-string bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric guitar [ebo], electric guitar [hollow body], guitar [beach], slide guitar
  • Earl Scruggs - banjo
  • Dave Pomeroy - bass
  • Tammy Rogers - cello, fiddle, mandolin, viola, violin
  • Harry Stinson - drums, harmony vocals
  • Lonnie Mack - electric guitar
  • Steuart Smith - electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar [solo]

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