| The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers | ||||
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| Studio album by The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country, folk | |||
| Length | 31:43 | |||
| Label | Original Harmony | |||
| Producer | Mark Olson | |||
| The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers chronology | ||||
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The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers is the first album by the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers, released in 1997.
For his first post-Jayhawks recording, Mark Olson returned to his folk and country roots and with the help of his wife Victoria Williams and multi-instrumentalist Mike "Razz" Russell, self-released The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers.
It was re-issued in 2001 by Koch Records.
Reception
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| Allmusic |   |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic William Ruhlman called the album "a low-key effort that takes a distinctly homemade approach... As commercial releases go, one would have to call it underperformed and under-produced, with the feel of late-night exhaustion and dreamlike expression."
Track listing
All songs by Mark Olson otherwise noted.
- "Flowering Trees" – 3:13
- "When School Begins" (Olson, Victoria Williams) – 2:37
- "Run with the Ponies" – 3:48
- "Be on My Way Home" – 2:26
- "She Picks the Violets" – 2:33
- "Valentine King" – 3:45
- "Eyes are the Window" – 3:13
- "Humming Bird" (Olson, Williams) – 3:05
- "Mr. Parker" – 4:11
- "Jericho" (Olson, Williams) – 3:02
Personnel
- Mark Olson – guitar, vocals, harmonica
- Victoria Williams – background vocals
- Mike Russell – guitar, mandolin, fiddle
References
- ^ Ruhlman, William. "The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.