Buddy & Julie Miller

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Buddy & Julie Miller
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001
Genre Folk, country, Americana
Length42:40
Label Hightone
Producer Buddy & Julie Miller
Buddy & Julie Miller chronology
Buddy & Julie Miller
(2001)
Written in Chalk
(2009)
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Buddy & Julie Miller is a 2001 album by Buddy and Julie Miller. Prior to this recording the husband and wife singer-songwriters had each made appearances on the other's solo recordings, but this disc marked their first official release as a duo. The music has been described as more rock based than their earlier, traditional-folk recordings. [1] The majority of the songs were penned by Julie and rounded out by the duo's co-write, "Dirty Water" and a few covers of songs by Richard Thompson, Utah Phillips and Bob Dylan.

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The album was well received by critics and fans of Americana/folk music. It was named "Album of the Year" at the first annual awards of the Americana Music Association. [2] The album was the 17th most played recording of 2001 by FolkDJ-L DJs and the 4th most played disc in September 2001. [3] The album also reached the number two spot on the Freeform American Roots Chart. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Keep Your Distance" (Richard Thompson) – 3:49
  2. "The River's Gonna Run" (Julie Miller) – 3:59
  3. "You Make My Heart Beat Too Fast" (Julie Miller) – 3:12
  4. "Forever Has Come to an End" (Julie Miller) – 2:50
  5. "Little Darlin" (Julie Miller) – 3:31
  6. "Rock Salt and Nails" (Bruce "Utah" Phillips) – 4:17
  7. "Dirty Water" (Buddy & Julie Miller) – 6:53
  8. "Wallflower" (Bob Dylan) – 2:55
  9. "That's Just How She Cries" (Julie Miller) – 4:17
  10. "Rachel" (Julie Miller) – 3:43
  11. "Holding Up the Sky" (Julie Miller) – 3:08

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position[ citation needed ]
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums45
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers41

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References

  1. 1 2 Zac Johnson, "Review: Buddy & Julie Miller", AllMusic
  2. "Honors, Awards" Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Americana Music Association, americanamusic.org
  3. "Top Albums of 2001" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine and "Top Albums and Songs for September 2001" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , FolkDJ-L, folkradio.org
  4. "3rd Coast Music Magazine - Freeform American Roots Chart Sept 2001". Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) of the Freeform American Roots Chart, September 2001