''Me and Mr. Ray'' is the second album by the American band

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, released in 1989. It was recorded as a duo, with the pair hiring a drummer and bassist for the supporting tour. The songs were constructed around acoustic guitars.

Critical reception

'' The Washington Post'' wrote that "there are some lovely tunes here ... but sometimes the thing's just too priggishly ethereal for its own good." The '' Chicago Tribune'' determined that, "without becoming maudlin or sentimental,

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Mulcahy's fragile tenor invests the past with pathos, the mundane with joy." The '' Los Angeles Times'' opined that the band "plays soft-pedal sounds suited for introspective neo-folkies living on double espressos and tattered copies of Camus."

Release

Released on vinyl, CD, and cassette, the 10 song LP ''Me and Mr. Ray'' was issued under

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. The songs were composed by Mark Mulcahy and Ray Neal.

Track listing

All songs written by

Mark Mulcahy Mark Mulcahy is an American musician and front-man for the New Haven, Connecticut-based band Miracle Legion. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region, but disbanded after a sad turn of events with their recor ...

and Ray Neal

Personnel

*Mark Mulcahy - vocals *Ray Neal - guitar

References

{{Authority control Miracle Legion albums 1989 albums Rough Trade Records albums