Hello Starling
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hello Starling
| type = studio
| artist = Josh Ritter
| cover = Hello.Starling.Ritter.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 9, 2003
January 17, 2010 (Deluxe Edition)
| recorded = February 17, 2003 – March 3, 2003, at Black Box Studios, La Dionnaie, France
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 43:09
| label = Signature Sounds (2003)
Stetanta (2003)
Independent/RMG (2003)
V2 (2005)
| producer = David Odlum
| prev_title = Come & Find Me EP
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = 4 Songs Live EP
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hello Starling
| type = studio
| single1 = Hello Starling (Snow Is Gone)
| single1date = May 31, 2004
}}
}}
Hello Starling is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was Ritter's second album release nationally on the label Signature Sounds. It was originally released on September 9, 2003, a two-disc deluxe edition was re-issued on January 17, 2010
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hello-starling-mw0000321251|title=Hello Starling – Josh Ritter {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 12, 2018}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/19/popandrock.shopping5|title=Pop CD: Josh Ritter, Hello Starling|last=Simpson|first=Dave|date=March 19, 2004|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 12, 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
| rev3 = Now
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/josh-ritter-2004-09-16/|title=Josh Ritter|last=Bromstein|first=Elizabeth|date=September 16, 2004|work=NOW Magazine|access-date=January 12, 2018|language=en-us}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev5 = Uncut
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/josh-ritter-hello-starling|title=Josh Ritter – Hello Starling – Uncut|website=Uncut|language=en-US|access-date=January 12, 2018}}
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As Ritter's previous albums have done, Hello Starling was compared to other Americana greats such as Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen. His voice on the album was described as smooth with sleepy, rough edges.{{Cite news|url=http://www.adequacy.net/2004/03/josh-ritter-hello-starling/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093255/http://www.adequacy.net/2004/03/josh-ritter-hello-starling/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 13, 2018|title=Josh Ritter – Hello Starling|work=DOA|access-date=January 12, 2018|language=en-US}} George Graham praised the lyrics and vocal delivery.{{Cite web|url=http://georgegraham.com/reviews/ritter.html|title=George Graham Reviews Josh Ritter's "Hello Starling"|website=georgegraham.com|access-date=January 12, 2018}}
Track listing
All songs written by Josh Ritter.
- "Bright Smile" – 3:01
- "Kathleen" – 4:08
- "You Don't Make It Easy Babe" – 2:32
- "Man Burning" – 2:47
- "Rainslicker" – 4:13
- "Wings" – 4:07
- "California" – 3:10
- "Snow Is Gone" – 4:03
- "Bone of Song" – 5:30
- "Baby That's Not All" – 5:59
- "The Bad Actress" – 3:39
Credits
=Personnel=
- Josh Ritter – voice, guitar, violin
- Zack Hickman – bass, guitar, mandolin
- David Hingerty – drums
- Sam Kassirer – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, piano, accordion
- David Odlum – guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Darius Zelkha – drums on "California", vocals
=Production=
- Mixed by David Odlum
- Mastering by Jonathan Wyner
- Artwork by Ed Braverman
Deluxe Edition
Hello Starling was reissued on January 17, 2010, as a two-disc Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition includes the complete original studio album and a second bonus disc. The bonus disc contains solo acoustic versions of all the original tracks (re-recorded by Ritter in Nashville of June 2008) as well as four live bonus tracks, an introduction by Dennis Lehane, and a full color lyric and photo booklet with never-before-seen photos.{{Cite web|url=http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=215|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206161317/http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=215|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2010|title=News + Josh Ritter + The Official Web site|date=February 6, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2018}}
=Track listing of Deluxe Edition (Bonus CD)=
- "Bright Smile (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:14
- "Kathleen (Solo Acoustic)" – 4:10
- "You Don't Make It Easy Babe (Solo Acoustic)" – 2:51
- "Man Burning (Solo Acoustic)" – 2:50
- "Rainslicker (Solo Acoustic)" – 4:09
- "Wings (Solo Acoustic)" – 4:33
- "California (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:20
- "Snow Is Gone (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:40
- "Bone of Song (Solo Acoustic)" – 5:14
- "Baby That's Not All (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:21
- "The Bad Actress (Solo Acoustic)" – 3:19
- "Kathleen (Live)" – 4:35
- "Golden Age of Radio (Live)" – 4:40
- "You Don't Make It Easy Babe (Live)" – 3:38
- "Snow is Gone (Live)" – 4:17
References
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External links
- [http://www.joshritter.com/ Josh Ritter official website]
- [https://www.lyrics.com/album/534352 Lyrics]
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