Honey in the Lion's Head

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Honey in the Lion's Head
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Studio album by
Greg Brown
ReleasedJan 27, 2004
Genre Folk
Length47:23
Label Trailer Records
Producer Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey
Greg Brown chronology
If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980–96
(2003)		Honey in the Lion's Head
(2004)		 In the Hills of California
(2004)

Honey in the Lion's Head is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown. It is his second release on the Trailer Records label.

Contents

Of the 12 tracks, ten are traditional songs. One is Jim Garland’s Depression-era classic, “I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister”, and the other is a Brown original. Brown's wife, Iris DeMent and daughters Constie and Pieta Brown join on background vocals.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
PopMatters (no rating) [2]
No Depression (no rating) [3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote "Despite Brown's lethargic pacing, fans of traditional music will be glad someone dusted off these venerable songs and put a bit of life in them." [1] Jim Musser of No Depression wrote of Brown's song choices "the flexible lyrics and deathless tunes of his youth have always remained true, and he more than repays the debt he owes them." [3]

Writing for PopMatters , Seth Limmer was equivocal about the release, calling the album "a good listen, although nowhere near as compelling as any of Brown’s original work. The breathtaking moments are few and far between." [2]

Track listing

All songs Traditional, arranged by Greg Brown; except where indicated.

  1. "Railroad Bill" – 4:06
  2. "I Believe I'll Go Back Home" – 4:45
  3. "Who Killed Cock Robin" – 4:09
  4. "Old Smokey" – 4:54
  5. "The Foggy Dew" – 3:58
  6. "Down in the Valley" – 5:22
  7. "Ain't No One Like You" (Greg Brown) – 2:34
  8. "Green Grows the Laurel" – 4:08
  9. "I Don't Want Your Millions Mister" (Jim Garland) – 2:47
  10. "I Never Will Marry" – 3:35
  11. "Samson" – 3:54
  12. "Jacob's Ladder" – 3:11

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "Honey in the Lion's Head > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Limmer, Seth (March 2004). "Review: Honey in the Lion's Head". PopMatters .
  3. 1 2 Musser, Jim (July–August 2000). "Review: Honey in the Lion's Head". No Depression . Archived from the original on 2012-10-03.
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