''Didn't It Feel Kinder'' is

Amy Ray Amy Elizabeth Ray (born April 12, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls with Emily Saliers. She also pursues a solo career, releasing ten albums under her own name, and founded the independent ...

's third solo album. It was released on August 5, 2008.

Reception

Editors of

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scored this album 3.5 out of five stars, with the site's review noting the shift toward

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on this album and the strength and insight of Ray's lyrics. In '' Paste'', Christine Van Dusen considers this the first Ray solo album where she has found her sound apart from

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, crediting this to producer Greg Griffith.

Track listing

#"Birds of a Feather" – 3:43 #"She's Got to Be" – 5:25 #"Bus Bus" – 2:55 #"Cold Shoulder" – 2:55 #"Who Sold the Gun" – 3:08 #"Out on the Farm" – 4:39 #"SLC Radio" – 4:44 #"Blame Is a Killer" – 2:37 #"Stand and Deliver" – 3:43 #"Rabbit Foot" – 5:01

Bonus tracks

: eMusic #

"Angel Egg" – 2:05 #"Cold Shoulder" (Alternate Version) – 3:03 :

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"Blame Is a Killer" (Alternate Version) – 2:58 : iTunes Store #

"Me and My Baby" – 2:00 #"She's Got to Be" (Alternate Version) – 5:20

Personnel

– acoustic

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*Nick Byron Campbell – electric guitar *

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–

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*James DeDakis –

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*Andrew Dunn –

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, keyboards *Alex Hornbake –

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*Tomi Martin – electric guitar *Trina Meade – background vocals *Benjamin Morris – wigler, vocals *Zac Rae – Hammond

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*Kaia Wilson – electric guitar *Melissa York – percussion, drums Technical personnel *Donn Aaron – assistant *Erin Bradley Dangar – package design *Julian Dreyer – engineering *John Holmes – engineering * Danny Kadar – production, engineering, mixing *Colin Leonard – assistant *Larry Ray, Sr. – photography * Kate Schellenbach – paintings *Glenn Schick – mastering *Lisa Sullivan – photography

References

External links

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Ray discusses the album with CNN
{{Authority control 2008 albums Amy Ray albums Daemon Records albums