The Lousy Dance

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The Lousy Dance
Simon Joyner TheLousyDance cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 October 1999
RecordedApril 1999
Genre Indie Folk, Alternative, Lo-Fi
Length49:44
Label Truckstop
    Producer Michael Krassner [1]
    Simon Joyner chronology
    Yesterday, Tomorrow, And In Between
    (1998)
    The Lousy Dance
    (1999)
    Hotel Lives
    (2001)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
    Pitchfork Media 7.8/10 [3]

    The Lousy Dance is an album by Simon Joyner, released in 1999. [4]

    Contents

    Critical reception

    Exclaim! called the album "a modern folk sound—campfire confessionals done up in a cosmopolitan context." [5] CMJ New Music Report praised Joyner's "quiet intensity and folk-like musical rudiments." [6]

    Track listing

    All tracks are written by Simon Joyner.

    No.TitleLength
    1."The Lousy Dance"4:17
    2."I Will Find You"5:46
    3."Fool's Gold On Main Street"7:15
    4."Long Dark Night"6:48
    5."It Will Never Be This Way Again"5:14
    6."When She Drops Her Veil"6:05
    7."The Rain Asked For A Holiday"6:23
    8."John Train's Blues"7:52

    Personnel

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    References

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