Didn't It Feel Kinder
{{Infobox album
| name = Didn't It Feel Kinder
| type = studio
| artist = Amy Ray
| cover = Amy_Ray_Didnt_Feel_Kinder.jpg
| alt =A photo of two horses in a field with the album named scrawled on top
| released = {{Start date|2008|08|05}}
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = Folk rock
| length = 37:55
| label = Daemon
| producer = Greg Griffith
| prev_title = Live from Knoxville
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title =MVP Live
| next_year =2010
}}
Didn't It Feel Kinder is Amy Ray's third solo album. It was released on August 5, 2008.{{cite web|title=Daemon Records|url=http://www.daemonrecords.com/ar_difk.html|website=www.daemonrecords.com|accessdate=April 15, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513075325/http://www.daemonrecords.com/ar_difk.html|archive-date=May 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}
Reception
Editors of AllMusic Guide scored this album 3.5 out of five stars, with the site's review noting the shift toward indie rock on this album and the strength and insight of Ray's lyrics.{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/didnt-it-feel-kinder-mw0000793088 |title=Amy Ray – Didn't It Feel Kinder |publisher=AllMusic Guide |accessdate=2023-05-01 |lang=en-US}} In Paste, Christine Van Dusen considers this the first Ray solo album where she has found her sound apart from Indigo Girls, crediting this to producer Greg Griffith.{{Cite magazine |magazine=Paste |last=Van Dusen |first=Christine |accessdate=2023-05-01 |lang=en-US |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/amy-ray/amy-ray-didnt-it-feel-kinder |date=2008-08-08 |title=Amy Ray: Didn’t It Feel Kinder}}
Track listing
- "Birds of a Feather" – 3:43
- "She's Got to Be" – 5:25
- "Bus Bus" – 2:55
- "Cold Shoulder" – 2:55
- "Who Sold the Gun" – 3:08
- "Out on the Farm" – 4:39
- "SLC Radio" – 4:44
- "Blame Is a Killer" – 2:37
- "Stand and Deliver" – 3:43
- "Rabbit Foot" – 5:01
=Bonus tracks=
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- "Angel Egg" – 2:05
- "Cold Shoulder" (Alternate Version) – 3:03
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- "Blame Is a Killer" (Alternate Version) – 2:58
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- "Me and My Baby" – 2:00
- "She's Got to Be" (Alternate Version) – 5:20
Personnel
- Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Nick Byron Campbell – electric guitar
- Brandi Carlile – background vocals
- James DeDakis – percussion, drums
- Andrew Dunn – piano, trombone, keyboards
- Alex Hornbake – bass guitar, engineering
- Tomi Martin – electric guitar
- Trina Meade – background vocals
- Benjamin Morris – wigler, vocals
- Zac Rae – Hammond organ, clavinet, Mellotron, Wurlitzer, toy piano
- Kaia Wilson – electric guitar
- Melissa York – percussion, drums
Technical personnel
- Donn Aaron – assistant
- Erin Bradley Dangar – package design
- Julian Dreyer – engineering
- John Holmes – engineering
- Danny Kadar – production, engineering, mixing
- Colin Leonard – assistant
- Larry Ray, Sr. – photography
- Kate Schellenbach – paintings
- Glenn Schick – mastering
- Lisa Sullivan – photography
References
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External links
- {{Official}}
- [http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/06/amy.ray/index.html Ray discusses the album with CNN]
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