Swamp Ophelia

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Swamp Ophelia
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Studio album by
Indigo Girls
ReleasedMay 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
Recorded1994
StudioWoodland Studios, East Nashville; Triclops Recording, Atlanta, Georgia; A Major Studios, Shepherds Bush, London; Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Folk rock
Length46:53
Label Epic
Producer Peter Collins (for Jill Music, Inc.) with Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls chronology
Rites of Passage
(1992)		Swamp Ophelia
(1994)		 4.5: The Best of the Indigo Girls
(1995)
Singles from Swamp Ophelia
  1. "Least Complicated"
  2. "Touch Me Fall"
  3. "Power of Two"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
The Music BoxStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Swamp Ophelia is the fifth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released in 1994.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fugitive" Amy Ray 4:37
2."Least Complicated" Emily Saliers 4:12
3."Language or the Kiss"Saliers5:35
4."Reunion"Ray3:27
5."Power of Two"Saliers5:22
6."Touch Me Fall"Ray6:11
7."The Wood Song"Saliers4:13
8."Mystery"Saliers4:04
9."Dead Man's Hill"Ray4:43
10."Fare Thee Well"Saliers4:01
11."This Train Revised"Ray4:38

Personnel

Indigo Girls
Musicians

Reception

The Allmusic review noted that "Amy Ray and Emily Saliers continue to hone their signature lush melodies .... The Indigo Girls are no longer afraid to hit upon past relationships and personal emotion. Saliers and Ray's incredible harmonies are most stylish .... [b]ut the duo also move beyond the sweet and tender by dipping into darker realms .... This album is another humanistic effort from the Indigo Girls' deep and indwelling passions and ideas." [1]

In 2015, the Indigo Girls were invited by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver to perform Swamp Ophelia in its entirety at the inaugural Eaux Claires festival, which Vernon founded. [6] Vernon has written that Swamp Ophelia was one of his sister Kim's favorite albums, and after she urged him to listen to it, it became one of his as well. [7]

Covers

In 2009, Michael Feinstein covered "The Power of Two" in his nightclub act and studio album The Power of Two with Cheyenne Jackson, using the song's title for both the album and act as well. [8] In 2010, Filipino pop rock singer Aiza Seguerra also covered the song. In 2012, Filipino acoustic pop singer Nyoy Volante and his acoustic band, "Rhythmic Circle" also covered the song on the OPM pop compilation album 90's Music Comes Alive.

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References

  1. 1 2 Swamp Ophelia at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (1994-05-19). "Artistic Schmaltz". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  3. ↑ Cannon, Bob (1994-05-13). "Swamp Ophelia Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  4. ↑ Metzger, John (February 1995). "Indigo Girls – Swamp Ophelia (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  5. ↑ Matteo, Steve (1994-08-25). "Indigo Girls: Swamp Ophelia – Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  6. ↑ Winistorfer, Andrew (20 July 2015). "Bon Iver's Eaux Claires Fest: Hot As Hell, Nearly More Than A Festival". Vice.
  7. ↑ Vernon, Justin (15 July 2009). "My Ophelia". Indyweek.
  8. ↑ "The Power of Two". Allmusic . Retrieved June 14, 2011.


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