''The Iowa Waltz'' is an album by folk singer/guitarist
Greg Brown. It was re-issued in 1984 by
Red House Records
Red House Records is an independent folk and Americana record label in St. Paul, Minnesota. The label was founded in 1983 by Bob Feldman after seeing a performance by Iowa folk singer Greg Brown.
Origin
The label is named for a farmhouse in ...
. It was their very first release, carrying the issue number "01" of the newly formed label.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
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, music critic David Freedlander wrote of the album "As sweet as a watermelon on a hot summer afternoon, and as a beautifully simple as dusty country road, Greg Brown's Iowa Waltz shows the man who later was to become one of the greatest folk singers of his generation at his earliest and most casually sublime... If Iowa Waltz doesn't stir your soul, then check your pulse."
Track listing
All songs by Greg Brown
# "The Iowa Waltz" – 3:50
# "Mississippi Serenade" – 3:35
# "Counting Feedcaps" – 3:27
# "Grand Junction" – 3:03
# "Out in the Country" – 7:33
# "Walking the Beans" – 3:40
# "My Home in the Sky" – 3:40
# "King Corn" – 6:13
# "Daughters" – 4:10
# "Four Wet Pigs" – 1:54
# "The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home" – 3:24
Personnel
*Greg Brown – vocals, guitar
*Dave Hansen – bass
*Dave Moore – harmonica
*Al Murphy – fiddle
*Mike Watts – drums
*John Welstead – drums
*David Williams – banjo, guitar, mandolin
Production
*Produced by Greg Brown and Steven Henke
*Engineered and mixed by David Welstead
*Photography by Jerome Goedkin
References
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Greg Brown (folk musician) albums
1981 albums