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Maria McKee, Peddlin' Dreams
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1286247
Disk length: 45m 21s (12 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 2005
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Season of the Fair | 3:34 |
| 2. Sullen Soul | 4:26 |
| 3. Turn Away | 3:23 |
| 4. Peddlin' Dreams | 4:31 |
| 5. My One True Love | 3:37 |
| 6. People in the Way | 4:14 |
| 7. The Horse Life | 3:07 |
| 8. Drowned and Died | 4:14 |
| 9. Appalachian Boy | 5:04 |
| 10. Everyone's Got a Story | 3:04 |
| 11. Barstool Blues | 3:05 |
| 12. (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am | 2:55 |
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Review
Singer-songwriter Maria McKee takes a more organic approach on her sixth album. Most tracks start with the faint strum of an acoustic guitar or the tinkling of a piano, before gradually building to a restrained but emotionally charged crescendo. McKee revels in this less-is-more musical environment. Her multioctave voice moans, hovers, whispers, and occasionally soars with a cool confidence. From the yearning folk augmented with subtle, tender strings of "Appalachian Boy," to "Sullen Soul," a powerful riff-driven ballad, to the stylized, Patsy Cline-influenced country-pop of "You Don't Know How Glad I Am," she floats and weaves with edgy grace. The aching, soulful "Turn Away" is a riveting example of McKee at her finest, clawing her way into the heart of a song.
Some melodies don't resonate on first listen but gradually take hold, and are aided immensely by the spare, generally acoustic instrumentation. When McKee kicks into a gritty, strangulated Neil Young guitar on "Everybody's Got a Story" before shifting into his "Barstool Blues" (the album's only cover) the effect is galvanizing. Always a dramatic singer, McKee's heart is obviously in this rootsy, often austere music, and her passionate performances on Peddlin' Dreams resonate with tenderness and intensity. --Hal Horowitz
Other Versions
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Tracks: 12, Disk length: 45m 33s (+0m 12s)
Tracks: 14 (+2 tracks), Disk length: 51m 20s (+5m 59s)
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