| Blue Pony | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Label | HighTone [1] | |||
| Producer | Julie Miller, Buddy Miller | |||
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Blue Pony is an album by the American musician Julie Miller, released in 1997. [2] [3] It was Miller's first album of secular music. [4] [5]
Miller supported the album by touring with Emmylou Harris. [6] [7]
The album was produced by Julie and Buddy Miller. [8] It was recorded in the Millers' Nashville dining room. [9] Steve Earle sang on "I Call on You", Emmylou Harris on "Forever My Beloved". [10] [11] "Face of Appalachia" is a cover of the John Sebastian/Lowell George song. [12] "Dancing Girl" is about child prostitution in Thailand. [13]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [14] |
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | A [15] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [16] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [17] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [8] |
The Washington Post wrote that "the songs are given mostly acoustic, string-band arrangements that take on a chamber-music flavor when violinist Tammy Rogers or cellist Matt Slocum join in." [10] Entertainment Weekly deemed the album "one of the year’s most haunting surprises," writing that Miller is "armed with dark, poetic lyrics about betrayal, redemption, and the damage caused by long-held secrets." [16] The Los Angeles Times called it "a touching, poetic album that is among the year's strongest progressive-country releases." [18]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution determined that, "with a winsome voice pitched somewhere between innocence and experience, Julie Miller's debut is smart, heartfelt and catchy as hell." [15] The Los Angeles Daily News opined that "Miller's gorgeous record has a steely center." [17] The Philadelphia Inquirer labeled it "a mix of exquisite songwriting, Appalachian yearning and up-to-the-minute ethereality." [19]
AllMusic called the album "a wonderful slice of contemporary country that draws heavily on both folk and rock music." [14]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Kiss on the Lips" | |
| 2. | "Take Me Back" | |
| 3. | "By Way of Sorrow" | |
| 4. | "Dancing Girl" | |
| 5. | "Give Me an Ocean" | |
| 6. | "All the Pieces of Mary" | |
| 7. | "The Devil Is an Angel" | |
| 8. | "Letters to Emily" | |
| 9. | "I Call on You" | |
| 10. | "Face of Appalachia" | |
| 11. | "Forever My Beloved" | |
| 12. | "Blue Pony" | |
| 13. | "Last Song" |
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