''The Lioness'' is the fourth studio album by Songs: Ohia. It was released by

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on January 17, 2000. A reissue of the album, ''Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions'', was released on November 23, 2018.

Production

The album was recorded by Andy Miller at Chem 19 Studios in

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, Scotland, with Alasdair Roberts, Geof Comings, Jonathan Cargill, and members of

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Critical reception

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'' thought that "the transatlantic recording session inspired Molina to produce what is both his darkest and cheerful record to date." ''

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'' called the album "quiet and reflective, numbing and resolute, with writing as simple and straightforward as an ice pick under the ribs." ''

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'' wrote that "Songs: Ohia's slug- paced folk-blues owe an obvious debt to the spectral yowling of Will Oldham's Palace Brothers, but ''The Lioness'' still has the power to turn the most brightly lit room a delicate shade of blue."

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Molina.

Original release

''Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions''

# "The Black Crow" – 7:16 # "Tigress" – 3:20 # "Nervous Bride" – 2:43 # "Being in Love" – 5:41 # "Lioness" – 6:37 # "Coxcomb Red" – 4:05 # "Back on Top" – 4:22 # "Baby Take a Look" – 3:06 # "Just a Spark" – 2:19 # "On My Way Home" (''Lioness'' sessions outtake) – 3:01 # "Never Fake It" (''Lioness'' sessions outtake) – 3:10 # "From the Heart" (''Lioness'' sessions outtake) – 4:28 # "It Gets Harder Over Time" (''Lioness'' sessions outtake) – 2:12 # "I Promise Not to Quit" (''Lioness'' sessions outtake) – 5:44 # "Neighbors of Our Age" (''Lioness'' sessions outtake) – 2:43 # "Pyrate II (Even Now)" (''Lioness'' sessions outtake) – 4:08 # "Velvet Marching Band" (Lissy's sessions) – 3:00 # "Raw" (Lissy's sessions) – 3:46 # "Already Through" (Lissy's sessions) – 4:00 # "Wonderous Love" (Lissy's sessions) – 2:20

Personnel

* Jason Molina * Jonathan Cargill * Geof Comings * David Gow *

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* Alasdair Roberts * Engineered by Andy Miller

References

2000 albums Jason Molina albums Secretly Canadian albums {{2000s-country-album-stub