A Book of Songs for Anne Marie

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A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
Genre Indie folk
Baroque pop
Length45:10
Label Drag City (US)
Tin Angel (UK)
Producer Maxim Moston
Baby Dee chronology
Safe Inside the Day
(2008)
A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
(2010)
Regifted Light
(2011)

A Book of Songs for Anne Marie is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Baby Dee. It was released on April 20, 2010 under the Drag City label in the US and on Tin Angel Records in the UK. The album is essentially a re-recording of a 150 copy limited-edition CD that was released by Durtro in 2004 with a book of the same name. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) [4]
Prefix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Quietus (very positive) [6]
The Sunday Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Track listing

All songs composed by Baby Dee.
Arrangements by Maxim Moston and Baby Dee.

No.TitleLength
1."Overture"2:08
2."Love's Small Song"3:07
3."A Book of Songs for Anne Marie"3:41
4."Lilacs"3:41
5."Unheard of Hope"4:34
6."Black but Comely"5:05
7."And Anne Marie Does Love to Sing"5:50
8."Endless Night"4:36
9."Set Me As a Seal"3:58
10."As Morning Holds a Star"3:36
11."An Early Spring"2:13
12."Morning Fire"2:41

2004 Version

This version was released as a limited-edition book with CD. It features only Baby Dee, singing and playing piano.

No.TitleLength
1."Love's Small Song" (This song was divided into three separate songs on the 2010 album)7:01
2."Lilacs"4:06
3."Black but Comely"4:47
4."Unheard of Hope"5:36
5."And Anne Marie Does Love to Sing"4:47
6."Endless Night"5:02
7."Set Me As a Seal on Your Heart"3:34

Personnel

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References

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