''In The Air'' is the fifth album released by American band

The Handsome Family The Handsome Family is an American music duo consisting of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks formed in Chicago, Illinois, and as of 2001 based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They are perhaps best known for their song " Far from Any Road" from ...

. It was released in 2000 by Carrot Top Records (North America) /

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(Europe) and comes as an enhanced audio CD with an additional video for the song "Amelia Earhart vs. The Dancing Bear," from '' Milk and Scissors'' (directed by Bill Ward).

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critic Randall Roberts praised the "tender urgency" and "morbid wit" of the song "So Much Wine”, calling it "a little pearl of destruction" and "the perfect introduction to the Family’s world."

Track listing

All music by Brett Sparks, all lyrics by Rennie Sparks. # "Don't Be Scared" – 2:39 # "The Sad Milkman" – 3:40 # "In The Air" – 3:30 # "A Beautiful Thing" – 3:39 # "So Much Wine" – 3:48 # "Up Falling Rock Hill" – 2:57 # "Poor, Poor Lenore" – 3:41 # "When That Helicopter Comes" – 2:32 # "Grandmother Waits For You" (inspired by "Where We'll Never Grow Old" as performed by The Smith Sacred Singers) – 3:50 # "Lie Down" - 3:30 # "My Beautiful Bride" - 3:17

Additional Personnelcf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2000): Credits. In ''In The Air'' D booklet Chicago: Carrot Top Records.

* Brad Miller - Band photo *

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- violin on "Poor, Poor Lenore", "Up Falling Rock Hill" and "When That Helicopter..." * Darrel Sparks - back-up caterwaul on "When That Helicopter..."; guitar on "The Sad Milkman"

References

External links

The Handsome Family official website
2000 albums The Handsome Family albums Carrot Top Records albums Loose Music albums {{2000s-country-album-stub