| Theatre of the Unheard | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 61:27 | |||
| Label | Full Light Records | |||
| Producer | Darrell Scott | |||
| Darrell Scott chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Theatre of the Unheard is the third solo album by American country musician Darrell Scott, released in 2003 by the Full Light label.
While attending Tufts University in the 1980s, Scott produced a demo tape that made its way to Charles Koppelman of SBK Records and, eventually, Scott's first record contract. In 1991, under the direction of producer Norbert Putnam in Memphis, Tennessee, Scott recorded what would have been his debut studio album of 12 songs. The record label, not hearing any hits on the record, chose not to release it, which also prohibited Scott from recording any of the songs on the album for the next seven years.
12 years later, having relocated to Nashville, established himself as a session musician, and released two other solo albums, Scott oversaw the re-recording of the material from the unreleased album in his own living room, releasing it as Theatre of the Unheard. [2]
In his review for AllMusic, Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., writes, "It's easy to lump Darrell Scott with other singer/songwriters. His songs certainly give the impression that he's writing out of personal experience, but his tendency to paint with large brush strokes gives his material universal appeal." [1]
David Whiteis of The Chicago Reader writes, "His recent Theatre of the Unheard (Full Light) revisits a set of tunes he originally cut 12 years ago for a never-released album. In the interim Scott has changed his musical approach, abandoning the melange of honky-tonk tropes, rock rhythms, and jazz colorings on his early recordings for straight-ahead country-rock bombast." [3]
In early 2005, the album was awarded Album of the Year in the 4th Annual Independent Music Awards. [4]
All tracks are written by Darrell Scott, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "East of Gary" | 4:32 | |
| 2. | "Uncle Lloyd" | 4:11 | |
| 3. | "Day After Day" |
| 6:11 |
| 4. | "6 O'Clock in the Morning" | 4:07 | |
| 5. | "Miracle of Living" | 5:17 | |
| 6. | "Full Light" | 3:55 | |
| 7. | "I Wanna Be Free" | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "River Take Me" | 5:56 | |
| 9. | "Alton Air" (instrumental) | 5:36 | |
| 10. | "The Man Who Could Have Played Bass for Shanana" | 6:44 | |
| 11. | "After All" | 5:32 | |
| 12. | "10,000 Miles Away" | 5:19 | |
| Total length: | 61:27 | ||
Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic . [5] and verified from the album's liner notes. [6]
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