Fuse (Joe Henry album)

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Fuse
Fuse album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999
Studio
  • Kingsway Studios (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California)
  • Sonora Recorders, Zeitgeist Studios and Anthony's Body & Fender Shop (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Alternative country
Length49:11
Label Mammoth [1]
Producer
Joe Henry chronology
Trampoline
(1996)
Fuse
(1999)
Scar
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [5]
Spin 8/10 [6]

Fuse is an album by Joe Henry, released in 1999. [7] [8]

Contents

Production

The album was co-produced by T Bone Burnett, and partly mixed by Daniel Lanois. [9] Henry initially attempted to have Dr. Dre produce Fuse. [10]

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote that the album "continues to develop Trampoline's spooky style of bluesy Americana." [1] The Chicago Reader wrote that "the entire album exudes a kind of sweet, danceable darkness, with sparse drum loops, moody bass lines, and delicate guitar and synthesizer washes." [11]

Track listing

All songs written by Joe Henry except where noted

  1. "Monkey" – 4:01
  2. "Angels" – 5:42
  3. "Fuse" – 4:18
  4. "Skin and Teeth" – 3:52
  5. "Fat" – 3:25
  6. "Want Too Much" – 5:44
  7. "Curt Flood" – 3:49
  8. "Like She Was a Hammer" – 4:27
  9. "Great Lake" – 5:31
  10. "Beautiful Hat" - 3:57
  11. "We'll Meet Again" (Ross Parker, Hughie Charles) – 4:25

Personnel

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band on "Beautiful Hat"

Strings on "We'll Meet Again"

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Joe Henry: Fuse". Music.
  2. Sullivan, Denise. "Fuse - Joe Henry". AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. Bautz, Mark (1999-03-19). "Fuse". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  4. Weingarten, Marc (1999-04-03). "*** Joe Henry, "Fuse," Mammoth". Los Angeles Times . ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  5. Lieberman, Neil. "Joe Henry: Fuse". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 2002-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  6. Powers, Ann (May 1999). "Joe Henry: Fuse (Mammoth)". Spin . SPIN Media LLC. p. 16. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  7. "Joe Henry | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. "Joe Henry Ignites Fuse From His Garage". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
  9. "Joe Henry – Fuse". No Depression. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  10. Henry, Joe. "Joe Henry's Next Second Chance". NPR.org.
  11. Sheridan, Tim. "Making Scenes". Chicago Reader.