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1992 studio album by Bill Morrissey
Inside
Studio album by Bill Morrissey
Released1992
RecordedAugust 12–22, 1991
GenreFolk music
Length41:15
LabelPhilo
Bill Morrissey chronology
Standing Eight
(1989) 		Inside
(1992) 		Friend of Mine
(1993)

Inside is the fourth album by New England singer-songwriter Bill Morrissey, released in 1992 on Philo Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment WeeklyA
People(favorable)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Village Voice(choice cut)

Alex Henderson described Inside as "not perfect but consistently enjoyable" and gave it a rating of three stars out of five. Stephen Holden wrote in 1992 that Inside was Morrissey's best-sounding record, and it is described as "probably his best effort" in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

Track listing

  1. Inside (duet with Suzanne Vega)
  2. Everybody Warned Me
  3. Offwhite
  4. Gambler's Blues
  5. Long Gone
  6. Man From Out of Town
  7. Rite of Spring
  8. Robert Johnson
  9. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
  10. Chameleon Blues
  11. Sister Jo
  12. Casey, Illinois

Personnel

  • Bill Morrissey—vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Cunningham—violin
  • Tom McClung—piano
  • Ron Levy—organ
  • Doug Plavin—drums
  • John Jennings—lead guitar on "Robert Johnson"
  • Greg Brown—vocal harmony on "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me"

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Inside Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. Kot, Greg (6 February 1992). "Bill Morrissey: Inside". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Inside". People. 8 June 1992. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. Random House. p. 488. ISBN 9780679737292.
  5. Christgau, Robert. "Album review: Inside". Village Voice. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. Wyman, Bill (19 June 1992). "Inside". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  7. Holden, Stephen (23 February 1992). "From Bill Morrissey, Blue-Collar Angst With a Folk Touch". New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  8. Inside (Bill Morrissey album). Oxford University Press. 2009.
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