''End of the Day'' is a 1989 album by
the Reivers
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. It was their second (and last) album for
Capitol Records
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. Many of the songs on the album deal with themes of home and family, including "Star Telegram", which writer
Sarah Vowell
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called "one of the prettiest evocations of the lovely, lazy side of the American dream, a family unwinding in a Fort Worth back yard"; and "Almost Home," which was later covered by
Hootie and the Blowfish
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. Bill Wyman of the ''
Chicago Sun-Times
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'' rated this album as the band's best, "a gently chiming river of an album".
[Bill Wyman]
"Reivers weave a textured sound with delicate harmonies"
''Chicago Sun-Times
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'', September 24, 1989. via HighBeam Research
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.
Track listing
# "It's About Time" (John Croslin) – 2:55
# "Star Telegram" (John Croslin) – 4:45
# "Lazy Afternoon" (Jerome Moross, John LaTouche) – 3:01
# "He Will Settle It" (John Croslin) – 2:51
# "Cut Above" (John Croslin) – 2:47
# "Discontent of Winter" (John Croslin, Kim Longacre) – 4:50
# "Almost Home" (John Croslin) – 3:41
# "Truth to Tell" (John Croslin) – 2:55
# "Inside Out" (John Croslin) – 3:17
# "Dude Man Hey" (John Croslin) – 1:47
# "Your Secrets Are Not Safe" (John Croslin) – 3:22
# "End of the Day" (John Croslin) – 3:47
# "Tell Me So" (John Croslin) – 3:14
# "
On Green Dolphin Street" (Ned Washington, Bronisław Kaper) – 2:42
The last two tracks are "bonus" songs on the 2002
Dualtone
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re-release. They were not included on the original album.
References
1989 albums
The Reivers (band) albums
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