''Five Miles from Hope'' is the debut studio album from American singer and multi-instrumentalist
Mindy Jostyn
Mindy Jostyn (June 5, 1956 – March 10, 2005) was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Jostyn was born in Long Island City and grew up in San Jose, California and Wellesley, Massachusetts. When she was eleven years old she founded her ...
, released in 1995. "Time, Be On My Side" is a duet with
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...
.
Garth Hudson plays accordion on "Common Ground" and
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his w ...
plays melodica on "Too Easy".
Critical reception
In a contemporary review, Steven C. Johnson of ''
The Record
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* ''The Record'' (album), a 1982 studio album by the hardcore-punk band Fear
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'' considered ''Five Miles from Hope'' to be an "auspicious debut". He commented: "Jostyn crafts poignant, intelligent songs, and at times, sings them with utter abandon. The songs on this debut reveal just how wide Jostyn's range is and just how many emotions she can plausibly convey in her music."
Steve Morse of ''
The Boston Globe'' felt the album "proves Jostyn to be a skilled songwriter", but felt "her singing isn't quite on par with her instrumental skills".
selected ''Five Miles from Hope'' as an "album pick", with Richard Meyer describing it as "folk-rock" with a "soul/jazz tinge". He praised Jostyn's "expressive" vocals and the "crisp stadium folk sound", concluding "If you like the best aspects of
Melissa Manchester,
Pat Benatar or
Patty Smyth, this a record worth checking out."
Track listing
Personnel
*
Mindy Jostyn
Mindy Jostyn (June 5, 1956 – March 10, 2005) was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Jostyn was born in Long Island City and grew up in San Jose, California and Wellesley, Massachusetts. When she was eleven years old she founded her ...
- vocals, violin, harmonica, acoustic guitar
* Marc Muller - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, mandolin
*
Shane Fontayne - electric guitar
*
Hugh McDonald - bass
* Gary Burke - drums, Hammer dulcimer
Additional musicians
* Ben Odom, Theresa Sergick, Rose Odom - backing vocals
*
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...
- vocals (track 2)
*
Garth Hudson - accordion (track 8)
*
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his w ...
- melodica (track 11)
* Larry Packer - violin (track 12)
* Rob Turner - cello (track 12)
Production
* Gary Burke - producer
* Paul Antonell - recording
Other
* Tony Nagelmann - photography
* Corsillo/Manzone - art direction
References
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1995 debut albums
Mindy Jostyn albums
Demon Music Group albums