Laura Veirs (album)

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Laura Veirs
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Studio album by
Released1999
Genre Folk
Length34:53
Label Raven Marching Band
Laura Veirs chronology
Laura Veirs
(1999)
The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Laura Veirs is the debut studio album by Laura Veirs, released in 1999. Unlike her later albums, this features only Veirs and her guitar and is noticeably less produced than her later work, having been recorded live in three hours rather than given an extensive studio process. [2] This album is currently out of print, with only 1,000 copies pressed and Veirs later disavowing the music as bad. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Green Cowgirl" – 2:53
  2. "Dirty Sheep" – 2:21
  3. "Blackbird Pie" – 1:54
  4. "Tangerine" – 3:03
  5. "Marianas Trench" – 3:12
  6. "I Miss You" – 2:26
  7. "Outside Bud's Jazz Records" – 2:57
  8. "American Way" – 2:40
  9. "Toe" – 1:41
  10. "Look Out the Window" – 3:10
  11. "Motorcycle Man" – 1:58
  12. "Star Panties" – 3:01
  13. "Hummingbird" – 3:38

Charts

Chart performance of Laura Veirs
Chart (2004)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [4] 179

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References

  1. Unterberger, Richie. "Review: Laura Veirs". AllMusic . Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  2. Veirs' website, mentioning the rapid recording process of the album. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  3. Marc Maron (2022-06-30). "Laura Veirs". WTF (Podcast). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  4. "Lescharts.com – Laura Veirs – Laura Veirs". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2020.