Perishable Fruit

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Perishable Fruit
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Studio album by
Released1997
Genre Folk
Length49:54
Label High Street Records [1]
Producer Patty Larkin
Patty Larkin chronology
Strangers World
(1995)
Perishable Fruit
(1997)
à gogo: Live on Tour
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Perishable Fruit is an album by the singer-songwriter Patty Larkin, released in 1997. [3] [4] It was produced by Larkin, and recorded at her home studio on Cape Cod. [5] [6]

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the love songs were idealized at best and vague at worst, and the singer rarely seemed involved in any case." [2]

Track listing

  1. "The Road"
  2. "The Book I'm Not Reading"
  3. "Coming Up for Air"
  4. "Angels Wings"
  5. "You and Me"
  6. "Pablo Neruda"
  7. "Wolf at the Door"
  8. "Brazil"
  9. "Rear View Mirror"
  10. "Heart"
  11. "Red Accordion"

All songs were written by Patty Larkin.

Album personnel

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References

  1. "Patty Larkin Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 "Perishable Fruit - Patty Larkin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Songwriting and the Guitar". Hal Leonard Corporation. January 6, 2000 via Google Books.
  4. "Dream A Little Dream". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022.
  5. "PATTY LARKIN 'PERISHABLE FRUIT' HIGH STREET". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. Evans Price, Deborah (Aug 16, 1997). "Patty Larkin Delivers 'Perishable Fruit'". Billboard. 109 (33): 11.