| Songs of Innocence and of Experience | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Red House | |||
| Producer | Greg Brown and Bob Feldman | |||
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Songs of Innocence and of Experience is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1986. Brown sets the poetry of William Blake (see Songs of Innocence and of Experience ) to music.
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Tim Sheridan called the album "Some of the tunes are outstanding, such as the easy lines of "Lamb," while some poems refuse to adjust to Brown's melodic structures. However, it is an effort to be commended." [1]
All song by Greg Brown.
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