Rapture (Peter Mulvey album)

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Rapture
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Studio album by Peter Mulvey
Released January 30, 1995
Recorded October 30 – 31, 1995
Genre Folk
Length43:33
Label Black Walnut
Producer David "Goody" Goodrich
Peter Mulvey chronology
Rain
(1994)		Rapture
(1995)		 Deep Blue
(1997)

Rapture is an album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey, released in 1995.

Peter Mulvey American musician

Peter Mulvey is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critically acclaimed albums. Starting his musical career in Milwaukee while at Marquette University, he honed his performing skills while traveling in Dublin, Ireland. He later spent several years in Boston, where he frequently performed in the city's subway system. He is best known for his warmly wry songwriting and his intense percussive guitar style.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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Writing for Allmusic, critic Darryl Cator wrote of the album, "Mulvey is a talented performer, reaching with all his strength for greatness. Because he hasn't grasped it yet, he appears to be overreaching, but it can be pretty entertaining watching him try." [1]

Track listing

All songs by Peter Mulvey.

  1. "Rapture" – 4:42
  2. "On the Way Up" – 3:40
  3. "Question Mark" – 3:29
  4. "Smell the Future" – 3:26
  5. "The Voice" – 1:00
  6. "So Much More" – 3:11
  7. "If Love Is Not Enough" – 4:40
  8. "The Whole of the Moon" – 5:00
  9. "Half the Time" – 3:33
  10. "Black Rabbit" – 3:02
  11. "Dog Talk" – 1:11
  12. "The Dreams" – 2:42
  13. "Whole of the Moon" – 3:57
  14. "Aurora Boreallis" – 9:23

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. 1 2 Cator, Darryl. "Rapture > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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