''Miles from the Lightning'' is the debut album of
singer/songwriter
A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition, although this role has transmuted thr ...
Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Foucault (born January 26, 1976) is an American songwriter and record producer from Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released seven ...
, released in 2001. It is a low-key album mainly consisting of ballads. He is joined by
Peter Mulvey
Peter Mulvey (born September 6, 1969) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critic ...
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Reception
Writing for '' No Depression'', music critic Linda Ray called Foucault "the bard of small-town anywhere" and wrote of the album "Foucault delivers his plaintive poetry in the troubadour tradition... His insights are of the small, cold places in Wisconsin he calls home."
Track listing
All songs by Jeffrey Foucault.
#"Ballad of Copper Junction (A Journeyman's Lament)" – 5:08
#"Dove and the Waterline" – 3:50
#"Walking at Dusk (The Liberty Bell)" – 4:39
#"Thistledown Tears" – 5:13
#"Californ-I-A" – 4:29
#"Highway and the Moon" – 6:37
#"Battle Hymn (of the College Dropout Farmhand)" – 4:39
#"Crossing Mississippi" – 4:20
#"Secretariat" – 6:32
#"Sunrise in the Rearview" – 5:04
#"Street Light Halos" – 2:48
#"Buckshot Moon" – 5:35
#"I'm Alright" – 5:03
#"Miles From the Lightning" – 3:20
Personnel
* Jeffrey Foucault - acoustic guitar, vocals
*Peter Mulvey
Peter Mulvey (born September 6, 1969) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critic ...
- guitar, lap steel guitar, background vocals
Production notes:
* Produced by Jeffrey Foucault
* Design by Eric Stein
* Photography by Eric Vandeveld and Mark Olson
* Recorded and mastered by Joel O’Neill
References
External links
Official Jeffrey Foucault websiteSignature Sounds Recordings
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2001 debut albums
Jeffrey Foucault albums