Angels Running

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Angels Running
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Studio album by
Released1993
Genre Folk-pop
Length39:00
Label High Street [1]
Producer Ben Wisch, John Leventhal
Patty Larkin chronology
Tango
(1991)
Angels Running
(1993)
Strangers World
(1995)

Angels Running is an album by the American singer-songwriter Patty Larkin, released in 1993. [2] [3] Larkin supported the album with a North American tour. [4]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Ben Wisch and John Leventhal. [5] [6] Larkin played guitar, mandolin, and accordion. [7] "Channeling Marlene" is about Marlene Dietrich. [8] "Video" ridicules the music business. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Windsor Star B [6]

The New York Times deemed it Larkin's best album, and praised the "smoky, slightly weatherbeaten folk-pop voice that resonates with a plucky resignation and humor." [12] The Orlando Sentinel determined that "the album's substance generally manages to keep up with its style, which is considerable." [11]

AllMusic wrote that "Larkin continues the good fight, penning some fantastic tunes and delivering them with a fine blend of class and humor." [10]

Track listing

  1. "Who Holds Your Hand"
  2. "Do Not Disturb"
  3. "Good Thing (Angels Running)"
  4. "Banish Misfortune/Open Hand"
  5. "Might as Well Dance"
  6. "Ain't That as Good"
  7. "Helen"
  8. "I Told Him that My Dog Wouldn't Run"
  9. "Pundits and Poets"
  10. "Booth of Glass"
  11. "Winter Wind"
  12. "Channeling Marlene"
  13. "Video"

All songs were written by Patty Larkin except Banish Misfortune/Open Hand (traditional).

Personnel

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