The Trouble with Poets

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The Trouble with Poets
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Studio album by
Released2000
Genre Folk
Length40:03
Label Signature Sounds
Producer David Goodrich
Peter Mulvey chronology
Glencree
(1999)
The Trouble with Poets
(2000)
Ten Thousand Mornings
(2002)

The Trouble with Poets is an album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey, released in 2000.

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Writing for Allmusic, critic Evan Cator wrote of the album, "...for all his skill as a guitarist, Mulvey's musical compositions only fitfully match the brilliance of his lyrics. Melody has never been his strongest suit, and he is somewhat limited as a singer. But despite the inconsistencies, it doesn't take a poet to see poetry in The Trouble With Poets." [1]

Track listing

All songs by Peter Mulvey and David Goodrich unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Trouble With Poets" – 3:40
  2. "Words Too Small to Say" – 3:57
  3. "Check Me Out (Hey Hey Hey)" – 3:47
  4. "Every Word Except Goodbye" – 3:49
  5. "Wings of the Ragman" – 3:47
  6. "You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman) – 2:06
  7. "Eyes Front (See Through You)" – 3:55
  8. "All the Way Home" – 3:00
  9. "Bright Idea" – 4:43
  10. "Tender Blindspot" (Peter Mulvey) – 4:23
  11. "Home" – 2:56

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. 1 2 Cator, Evan. "The Trouble with Poets > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved February 22, 2016.