Right Between the Promises

Right Between the Promises
Studio album by Freedy Johnston
Released	August 7, 2001
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	37:56
Label	Elektra
Producer	Cameron Greider
Freedy Johnston chronology
Live at 331⁄3 (2000) Right Between the Promises (2001) The Way I Were: 4-Track Demos 1986-1992 (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]

Right Between the Promises is the sixth studio album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. It was released in 2001 on Elektra Records.

Reception

AllMusic's Kenneth Bays describes the album as "simultaneously the flip side of, and a companion piece to, 1999's Blue Days Black Nights . Where that album's songs flowed with an ominous energy barely concealed by the moody, hushed tones of their surface, Promises forces those same emotions out into the light." Resulting in "[s]mart, darkly ambiguous songs that nevertheless seem built for high-volume, summertime play." Concluding "Right Between the Promises may not be as richly nuanced as [Johnston's] very best work, but it's still a fine example of his idiosyncratic brand of intelligent, radio-friendly folk-rock." ^[1]

Rolling Stone's James Hunter called the album "[c]omposed songs about being confused." Noting that Johnston "just sings his modestly fluid, sweet-toned tunes in a voice to match." ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Freedy Johnston, except where noted.

1. "Broken Mirror" – 2:39
2. "Waste Your Time" – 3:55
3. "Love Grows" (Tony Macaulay, Barry Mason) – 2:28
4. "That's Alright with Me" – 4:57
5. "Radio for Heartache" – 2:37
6. "Back to My Machine" – 5:05
7. "Arriving on a Train" – 4:20
8. "Save Yourself, City Girl" – 3:49
9. "Anyone" – 3:45
10. "In My Dream" – 4:21

Personnel

• Freedy Johnston – vocals, guitar
• Cameron Greider – guitar, piano, bass, percussion, background vocals
• Alan Bezozi – drums
• Butch Vig – drums
• Bon Hamlet – drums
• Graham Maby – bass
• Paul Eske – bass
• Phil Lyons – bass
• Jay Moran – piano, background vocals
• Mary Gaines – background vocals
• Christine Gatti – background vocals
• James Cowan – percussion
• John Vriesacker – violin
• Karl Lavine – cello
• Tina Kakuske – flute
• Mark Haines – guitar, tambourine
• Tom Williams – tambourine

References

1. Bays, Kenneth. Right Between the Promises at AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
2. Hunter, James. "Right Between the Promises", Rolling Stone , September 13, 2001, p. 112.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Freedy Johnston". Robert Christgau . Retrieved August 4, 2015.