Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes

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Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes
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Studio album by Jeffrey Foucault
Released 2009
Genre Americana, Folk music
Label Signature Sounds
Jeffrey Foucault chronology
Ghost Repeater
(2006)		Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes
(2009)		Seven Curses
(2010)

Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes (sub-titled Jeffrey Foucault Sings the Songs of John Prine) is an album by American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2009. It is a tribute to musician John Prine. [1]

Jeffrey Foucault American musician

Jeffrey Foucault is an American songwriter and record producer from Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released six full-length solo albums under his own name and two full-band lyrical collaborations with poet Lisa Olstein, under the moniker Cold Satellite. Foucault has toured extensively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe since 2001, in both full-band and solo appearances. Since 2013 he has performed as a duo with drummer Billy Conway.

John Prine American country singer/songwriter

John Prine is an American country folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording artist, and live performer since the early 1970s, and is known for an often humorous style of country music that has elements of protest and social commentary.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by John Prine unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Late John Garfield Blues" - 3:22
  2. "Billy the Bum" - 4:45
  3. "He Was in Heaven Before He Died" - 3:22
  4. "Unwed Fathers" (Prine, Braddock) - 3:49
  5. "Hello in There" - 4:47
  6. "One Red Rose" - 3:17
  7. "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" - 4:58
  8. "Far from Me" - 5:55
  9. "Daddy's Little Pumpkin" - 2:32
  10. "Mexican Home" - 3:35
  11. "Storm Windows" - 4:45
  12. "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round" - 2:58
  13. "Clocks and Spoons" - 9:26

Personnel

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.

Kris Delmhorst American musician

Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, United States, she now lives in Western Massachusetts, is an active member of the Boston folk scene, and tours internationally. She has released six full-length solo albums and two EPs on Signature Sounds Recordings.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic entry for Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes
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