Ice Water

by Leo Kottke

Ice Water cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1974
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:35
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke blends his staggering fingerpicking technique with a handful of idiosyncratic vocal tracks on this Capitol release. Featuring subtle bass and percussion accompaniment, the album highlights his mastery of open tunings and his uniquely rhythmic approach to American folk traditions.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, complex, folk, acoustic, guitars, instrumental, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Morning Is The Long Way Home (6:28)
  2. Pamela Brown (4:05)
  3. A Good Egg (3:13)
  4. Tilt Billings And The Student Prince (4:58)
  5. All Through The Night (1:42)
  6. Short Stories (3:02)
  7. You Tell Me Why (3:59)
  8. You Know I Know You Know (4:09)
  9. Born To Be With You (3:03)
  10. A Child Should Be A Fish (3:51)

Credits

  • Leo Kottke - primary artist, guitar [6-string], twelve-string guitar, vocals, written-by, arranged by
  • Billy Peterson - bass
  • Cal Hand - dobro, steel guitar, written-by
  • Bill Berg - drums, percussion
  • Bob Berglund - lacquer cut by
  • Billy Barber - piano
  • Tom T. Hall - written-by
  • Ron Nagle - written-by

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