Safe Inside the Day

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Safe Inside the Day
Safe Inside the Day cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
RecordedAugust 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Genre Indie folk, baroque pop, cabaret
Length48:44
Label Drag City
Producer Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Baby Dee chronology
Love's Small Song
(2002)
Safe Inside the Day
(2008)
A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
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Paste Magazine (positive) [3]
Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [4]
PopMatters (7/10) [5]
Prefix (7.0/10) [6]
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The Sunday Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
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Safe Inside the Day is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Baby Dee. Released on January 21, 2008, it was her debut album on the Drag City label. It was Dee's first album to feature collaborators. It was produced by and features Will Oldham and Matt Sweeney. It also features friend and future producer Andrew WK on bass and drums. [11]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Baby Dee.

  1. "Safe Inside the Day" – 6:22
  2. "The Earlie King" – 5:27
  3. "A Compass of the Light" – 3:34
  4. "The Only Bones That Show" – 5:18
  5. "Fresh out of Candles" – 6:04
  6. "Big Titty Bee Girl (from Dino Town)" – 3:02
  7. "Christmas Jig for a Three-Legged Cat" – 1:14
  8. "Flowers on the Tracks" – 4:02
  9. "The Dance of Diminishing Possibilities" – 4:11
  10. "Bad Kidneys" – 4:36
  11. "You'll Find Your Footing" – 4:54

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "CD: Baby Dee, Safe Inside the Day". The Guardian . January 20, 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
  3. Paste Magazine review
  4. Pitchfork Media review
  5. PopMatters review
  6. Prefix review
  7. Slant Magazine review
  8. The Sunday Times review
  9. Tiny Mix Tapes review
  10. Uncut review
  11. "Safe Inside the Day". babydee.org. 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.