The Pirate's Gospel

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The Pirate's Gospel
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Studio album by
Released2004 (2004)
Recorded Nevada City, California
Summer 2004
Genre Indie folk, psychedelic folk
Length43:56
Label Holocene Music
Producer Tom Menig
Alela Diane chronology
The Pirate's Gospel
(2004)
To Be Still
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Drowned in Sound (8/10) [2]
NME (7/10) [3]
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The Pirate's Gospel is the debut studio album by indie folk musician Alela Diane, originally self-released on CD-R in 2004. It was reissued by Holocene Music in 2006.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alela Diane Menig.

No.TitleLength
1."The Rifle"2:47
2."Foreign Tongue"3:27
3."The Pirate's Gospel"3:00
4."Pink Roses"2:15
5."My Tired Feet"2:45
6."Gypsy Eyes"3:14
7."Pieces of String"2:55
8."Mother's Love"2:34
9."Somethin's Gone Awry"1:11
10."Heavy Walls"3:35
11."Laundry Mat Lady"3:32
12."Clickity Clack"3:52
13."Pigeon Song"2:16
14."Oh! My Mama"3:18
15."Sister Self"3:23

2006 track listing

All tracks are written by Alela Diane Menig.

No.TitleLength
1."Tired Feet"2:41
2."The Rifle"2:43
3."The Pirate's Gospel"2:55
4."Foreign Tongue"3:21
5."Can You Blame the Sky?" (same song as "Mother's Love" from the original release)2:28
6."Something's Gone Awry"1:06
7."Pieces of String"2:51
8."Clickity Clack"3:50
9."Sister Self"3:25
10."Pigeon Song"2:12
11."Oh! My Mama"4:14
12."Heavy Walls" (UK and vinyl bonus track)3:29
13."Gypsy Eyes" (UK and vinyl bonus track)3:11

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