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''These Friends of Mine'' is the fourth
album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...
by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released in 2006.
Jeremy Enigk Jeremy Enigk (; born July 16, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, vocalist and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist. He is known as a solo artist, a film score composer, and as the lead vocalist, bassist, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of the ...
, Sufjan Stevens (who also co-produced),
David Bazan David Bazan (; born January 22, 1976) is an American indie rock singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona who now resides in Seattle, Washington. Bazan is the lead singer and creative force behind the band Pedro the Lion and was the lead singer ...
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Damien Jurado Damien Jurado is an American singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington, United States. Over the years, he has released albums on Sub Pop, Secretly Canadian, Loose, and is currently on his own label Maraqopa Records. Music career Jurado's solo ...
, and
Denison Witmer Denison Witmer is an American singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. His first release, in 1995, was a cassette titled ''My Luck, My Love''. He has since released six studio LPs; two live albums, a cover album (''Recover ...
also appear on this album.Daniels, Jack (2007)
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, '' Sunday Mercury'', May 13, 2007.Colville, Liz (2007)
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, April 9, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2014Donnelly, Elisabeth (2007)
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'', April 10, 2007. The album was initially only available for purchase at
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. On March 13, 2007 it was released on
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. The album was recorded over a two-year period in a Brooklyn apartment that Thomas shared with Stevens and Witmer, and includes
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s of
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's "The One I Love" and Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird".Vietze, Andrew (2007)
Rosie Thomas: These Friends of Mine
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, March 11, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2014


Reception

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called it a "whimsical, stripped down album", "an album that brims with introspective beauty and exposes Thomas’ song writing ability".Kutchinsky, Serena (2007)
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gave the album a three and a half out of five rating, calling it "a mixed bag, a long EP that works great when the song choice and left-of-center recording techniques meld into one, and lackluster when they do not".Lankford, Ronnie D. Jr.
''These Friends of Mine'' Review
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Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
. Retrieved January 20, 2014
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gave the album 7 out of 10, with reviewer Andrew Vietze describing the songs as "heartbreakingly beautiful and they seem painfully authentic", and calling it "arguably the best Rosie Thomas record so far". ''
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'' gave it a favorable review, stating "If folky girls hit your heartstrings, Thomas's work is a perfect soundtrack to coffee-shop dreaming and scribbling." ''
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'' called it "an album of quiet, folksy ballads".Media Mix; A Quick Take on New Releases
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'', March 11, 2007. The '' Sunday Mercury'' described it as "a delightfully home-spun affair", calling it "an album not just to love but to treasure". Liz Colville, reviewing the album for
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gave it 3.8 out of 10, calling it "a sleepy, easy folk album". The ''
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'' called it "an album full of serenity and dreaminess".Rosie Thomas – These Friends of Mine
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'', May 15, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2014


Track listing

# "If This City Never Sleeps" – 1:57 # "Why Waste More Time?" – 3:46 # " The One I Love" ( Bill Berry,
Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his ca ...
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Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., h ...
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Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Pos ...
) – 2:54 (originally by
R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternati ...
) # "Much Farther to Go" – 4:18 # "Paper Doll" – 3:50 (originally by
Denison Witmer Denison Witmer is an American singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. His first release, in 1995, was a cassette titled ''My Luck, My Love''. He has since released six studio LPs; two live albums, a cover album (''Recover ...
) # "Kite Song" – 2:52 # "Songbird" (
Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...
) – 3:10 (originally by Fleetwood Mac) # "All the Way to New York City" – 2:40 # "Say Hello" – 2:19 (featuring Sufjan Stevens) # "These Friends of Mine" – 5:02


References

{{Authority control Rosie Thomas (singer-songwriter) albums 2006 albums Sub Pop albums Albums produced by Sufjan Stevens Collaborative albums