So Many Rivers (Marcia Ball album)

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So Many Rivers
Marcia Ball - So Many Rivers Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 2003
StudioThe Hit Shack, Austin, Texas
Genre Blues
Length55:02
Label Alligator Records
Producer Stephen Bruton
Marcia Ball chronology
Presumed Innocent
(2001)
So Many Rivers
(2003)
Live at Waterloo Records
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

So Many Rivers is the eleventh album by Marcia Ball, and her second for Alligator Records. AllMusic's review states, "This is a standout from this queen of the gatorhythms that bring the swamp alive." [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marcia Ball, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Foreclose On The House Of Love"John Lee Sanders4:47
2."Dance With Me"Danny Timms4:51
3."Baby, Why Not" 3:37
4."Honeypie"Danny Timms3:37
5."Give Me a Chance" 3:28
6."Didn't You Know" 4:10
7."Give It Up (Give In)" 4:32
8."So Many Rivers to Cross"
  • Jodi Siegel
  • Daniel Moore
3:44
9."The Storm" 4:48
10."The Lowdown" 3:20
11."Hurricane On China Lake"Danny Timms3:39
12."Three Hundred Pounds of Hongry"3:43
13."If It's Really Got To Be This Way"3:37
14."If It Ain't One Thing" Doug Duffey 3:09
Total length:55:02

[1]

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "So Many Rivers - Marcia Ball | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. "So Many Rivers - Marcia Ball | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. So Many Rivers (liner notes). Ball, Marcia. Alligator. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)