Shadows on a Dime

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Shadows on a Dime
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Studio album by
Ferron
Released1984
StudioPinewood Studios, Vancouver; The Automatt, San Francisco; Harbour Sound, Sausalito, California
Genre Folk rock
Length42:42
Label Lucy Records, Redwood Records, Cherrywood Station
Producer Terry Garthwaite, Gayle Scott (exec)
Ferron chronology
Testimony
(1980)		Shadows on a Dime
(1984)		 Phantom Center
(1990)

Shadows on a Dime is a folk-rock album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Ferron. It was originally released in 1984 on the independent label Lucy Records; subsequently it has been re-released on LP, CD and cassette by Redwood Records and Cherrywood Station.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau A- [1]
AllMusic Favorable [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3] [4]
Washington Post Favorable [5]

Don Shewey in Rolling Stone called the album "a feast of excellent musicianship and fine songwriting" and "a thing of beauty" and says of the production, "The album's many moods are superbly reflected in Terry Garthwaite's production, and ideal instrumental touches keep the more contemplative songs from sounding drab".

The Washington Post published a good review which compares the album favourably with other albums released by other artists associated with the "Women's music" genre at the time, including Barbara Higbie and Teresa Trull who appear on this album: "With her haunting folk drone, her jabbing gypsy guitars and fiddles, her torrents of metaphors (and her descriptions of lesbian relationships), she challenges the field as it's never been challenged before. She is the first major artist to emerge from its ranks," wrote Geoffrey Himes. The album "fulfills the potential hinted at on 1980's 'Testimony'", he writes. Regarding how her songs address friends facing difficulties in relationships he writes, "With a courage too rare in pop music, Ferron doesn't offer her friends easy solutions for their problems, but forces them to face up to difficult reality".

Track listing

All songs written by Ferron. The tracks on the CD are in the same order as on the LP.

Side one: Dreaming Back

  1. "Knot 53"
  2. "Snowin' in Brooklyn"
  3. "As Soon as I Find My Shoes I'm Gone"
  4. "Proud Crowd / Pride Cried"
  5. "I Never Was to Africa"

Side two: The Return

  1. "Shadows on a Dime"
  2. "Circle Round" (instrumental)
  3. "The Return"
  4. "It Won't Take Long"

Personnel

Musicians

Others

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References

  1. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Ferron, Shadows on a Dime". Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Viglione, Joe. "Shadows on a Dime review by Joe Viglione". AllMusic. AllMusic, NetAktion LLC. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Shewey, Don. "Ferron: Shadows on a Dime". donshewey.com (Author's website). Don Shewey. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Warner, Andrea. "A candid interview with Ferron, an unsung Canadian treasure". CBC.ca. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Himes, Geoffrey. "Ferron's challenge to "Women's Music"". Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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