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The House Carpenter's Daughter

{{Infobox album

| name = The House Carpenter's Daughter

| type = studio

| artist = Natalie Merchant

| cover = The House Carpenter's Daughter Cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 16, 2003

| recorded = July 2002 – May 2003

| venue =

| studio = Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)

| genre = Folk

| length = 50:39

| label = Myth America Records

| producer = Natalie Merchant

| prev_title = Motherland

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Retrospective: 1995-2005

| next_year = 2005

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r640076|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

| rev2 = Mojo

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6357144&style=music Album reviews at CD Universe]

| rev3 = Rolling Stone

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}} {{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nataliemerchant/albums/album/289518/review/5941729/the_house_carpenters_daughter |title=Rolling Stone review |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=2012-11-17 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726002019/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nataliemerchant/albums/album/289518/review/5941729/the_house_carpenters_daughter |archivedate=July 26, 2008 }}

| rev4 = Uncut

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}} [https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/natalie-merchant-the-house-carpenters-daughter-21517/ Uncut review]

| noprose = yes

}}

The House Carpenter's Daughter is an acoustic album by Natalie Merchant. It consists of both traditional songs and cover versions of contemporary folk music. It was released on August 12, 2003 via her web-site and on September 16, 2003 in stores. It was produced by Merchant and released on Myth America Records, her independent label.

Track listing

  1. "Sally Ann" (Jeff Claus/Judy Hyman/Dirk Powell) – 5:47
  2. "Which Side Are You On?" (Florence Reece) – 5:02
  3. "Crazy Man Michael" (Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick) – 5:12
  4. "Diver Boy" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:45
  5. "Weeping Pilgrim" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:11
  6. "Soldier, Soldier" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 3:43
  7. "Bury Me under the Weeping Willow" (A. P. Carter) – 3:20
  8. "House Carpenter" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 6:00
  9. "Owensboro" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:21
  10. "Down on Penny's Farm" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 3:41
  11. "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:17

Personnel

Production

  • Natalie Merchant – producer, package design, collages
  • George Cowan – engineer
  • Todd Vos – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering at The Lodge (New York City, New York)
  • Sarah Register – mastering assistant
  • Mary Lynch – design assistance
  • Daniel de la Calle – portraits

Charts

class="wikitable sortable"
align="left"|Chart (2003/04)

!align="left"|Peak
Position

align="left"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/Szbjv55 | title=Excerpts of ARIA Chart history of Natalie Merchant|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= July 26, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

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Category:2000s covers albums