Mignonette (album)

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Mignonette
Mignonette album.jpg
Studio album by
the Avett Brothers
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004 [1]
Genre
Length73:04
Label Ramseur
Producer The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers chronology
A Carolina Jubilee
(2003)		Mignonette
(2004)		 Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions
(2006)

Mignonette is a 2004 album by the American folk rock band the Avett Brothers. [1] The album, released by Ramseur Records on July 27, 2004, was written and produced by Seth Avett, Scott Avett, and Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers, featuring additional vocals from their sister Bonnie Avett Rini and their father Jim Avett, who wrote and performed the song "Signs" in the 1970s. [2] The album was preceded by the February 2004 release of the EP "Swept Away," also on Ramseur Records. [3] The album was adapted into a musical, Swept Away , which premiered in 2022 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and on Broadway in 2024 at the Longacre Theatre. [4]

Contents

The album was named after the eponymous English yacht that sank in the 1880s off the Cape of Good Hope, leaving the crew of four stranded on a lifeboat. The cabin boy, Richard Parker, was killed and eaten by the others, two of whom were later put on trial and convicted of murder. [5] [6]

The album was released on vinyl for the first time in November 2024 to mark the twenty year anniversary of the album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Avett Brothers, except for "Signs".

Mignonette track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Swept Away" (sentimental version)4:14
2."Nothing Short of Thankful"3:26
3."The New Love Song"4:04
4."At the Beach"4:09
5."Signs" (written by Jim Avett)3:42
6."Hard Worker"2:05
7."Letter to a Pretty Girl"3:18
8."Please Pardon Yourself"4:08
9."Pretty Girl at the Airport"4:58
10."Pretty Girl from Cedar Lane"3:21
11."Causey Commentary" (dialog track containing interpolations of One Line Wonder)1:02
12."One Line Wonder"4:46
13."The Day That Marvin Gaye Died"3:10
14."SSS"4:06
15."Swept Away"3:53
16."A Gift for Melody Anne"4:01
17."Complainte D'Un Matelot Mourant (Lament of a Dying Sailor)"5:03
18."Salvation Song"4:48
19."Signs" (hidden track, performed by Jim Avett)4:08
20."Laser Pants" (hidden dialog track)0:39
Total length:73:04

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mignonette - The Avett Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Music of the Avetts: Scott, Seth - and Jim". charlotteobserver. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Avett Brothers, The - Swept Away". Discogs. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Blair, Elizabeth (January 8, 2024). "Truth, forgiveness: 'Swept Away' is a theatrical vessel for Avett Bros' music". NPR. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Avett Brothers - Mignonette". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Avett Brothers continue their fast pace – October 2004". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.


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