10 Cent Wings

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10 Cent Wings
10 Cent Wings.jpg
Studio album by
Jonatha Brooke
Released1997
Genre Pop
Label Refuge/MCA [1]
Producer Alain Mallet
Jonatha Brooke chronology
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(1995)		10 Cent Wings
(1997)		Live
(1999)

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]

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Entertainment Weekly A− [15]
The Indianapolis Star Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [16]
Los Angeles Daily News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [17]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Windsor Star Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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 tone—folky 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 time—1997’s 10 Cent Wings, released the same year Lilith Fair made her brand of classy female-centric folk-pop all the rage—and found herself bounced from the major-label ranks for her trouble." [21]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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" 

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