A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Josephine Foster album)

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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 2006 (2006-04-11)
Genre Folk, psychedelic folk
Length43:25
Label Locust Records
Producer Josephine Foster
Josephine Foster chronology
Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You
(2005)
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
(2006)
This Coming Gladness
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) [2]
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is the third solo studio album by Josephine Foster, [4] released in 2005. The album is irregular in that it is written in a German form known as "Lieder", or art songs. Foster utilizes the compositions of Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert, icons of the Romantic Era, while her lyrics are based upon the texts of writers like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe or Eduard Mörike.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."An die Musik"Schubert/Schober6:19
2."Der König in Thule"Schubert/Goethe4:50
3."Verschwiegene Liebe"Wolf/Eichendorff7:07
4."Die Schwestern"Brahms/Mörike5:04
5."Wehmut"Schumann/Eichendorff4:16
6."Auf einer Burg"Schumann/Eichendorff11:45
7."Nähe des Geliebten"Schubert/Goethe2:56

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References

  1. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing at AllMusic
  2. Pitchfork Media Archived December 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
  4. Couture, François. "Josephine Foster - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic .