The Maudlin Years

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The Maudlin Years
Studio album by
Released1996 (1996)
Genre Country
Producer Jordan Chassan
Amy Allison chronology
The Maudlin Years
(1996)
Sad Girl
(2001)

The Maudlin Years is a 1996 album by country artist Amy Allison. [1] It compiled songs she recorded with a group called "the Maudlins", as well as some of her solo songs she had originally recorded as demos. [2] Elvis Costello later ranked it as one of his "500 essential albums" in Vanity Fair . [3]

Track listing

  1. Cheaters World - 3:14
  2. Hate at First Sight - 3:06
  3. The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter - 4:40
  4. Put it in a Box - 2:06
  5. Garden State Mall - 3:41
  6. Another Day to Cry - 3:15
  7. You Just Don't Know What It's Like - 4:08
  8. This Misery - 2:43
  9. Everybody Ought To Know - 2:20
  10. Holding The Baby - 2:41
  11. My World Ain't So Blue - 2:55
  12. Walking To The End Of The World - 4:38
  13. Shady Streets - 3:25

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References

  1. "The Maudlin Years". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Verna, Paul (10 August 1996). "Parlor James' Country Vibe Takes Duo Into Discovery Records' Fold". Billboard. p. 76.
  3. "Costello's 500". Elviscostello.info. Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)