''Chair Beside a Window'' is the fourth album by avant- folk/

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singer-songwriter

Jandek Jandek is the musical alias of Houston, Texas based lo-fi folk singer Sterling Smith. Since 1978, Jandek has independently released over 45 albums without granting interviews or providing any biographical information, releasing on a self-made lab ...

, and Corwood Industries' first release of 1982 ( 742). It is the first Jandek album to feature a female vocalist, most likely named Nancy (the song is called "Nancy Sings"); in a letter to

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, Nancy is described as playing an "unaggressive drum stint," and the other female vocalist is referred to as "Nancy's sister Pat." It is also the first album to reprise the song "European Jewel" after its "incomplete" version abruptly ended Jandek's debut album four years prior.

Track listing

Covers

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and The Death Bridge Convention covered "Nancy Sings" in the album Music in the Mirrabell in 2010.

References

External links

Seth Tisue's ''Chair Beside a Window'' review
{{Authority control Jandek albums Corwood Industries albums 1982 albums