Little Lights

Kate Rusby | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B00005J6WV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,022 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Playing Of Ball

2. I Courted A Sailor

3. Withered And Died

4. Merry Green Broom

5. Let The Cold Wind Blow

6. Canaan's Land

7. Some Tyrant

8. William And Davy

9. Who Will Sing Me Lullabies

10. Matt Hyland

11. My Young Man

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another stellar performance by Kate and friends, June 16, 2001

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J. Scarff (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Lights (Audio CD)

How does one follow up on the phenomenal CD "Sleepless"? Well, Kate gives us more of the same, this time with more (5) of her own songs, plus 1 Richard Thompson song and 6 traditional songs. Not surprisingly, Kate's singing is as beautiful and haunting as ever. The arrangements are very tasteful and feature some lovely guitar work by Ian Carr and John Doyle. My favorites are a wonderful, slow version of the traditional song "Some Tyrant" and Kate's tribute to the late Davy Steele "Who Will Sing Lullabies to Me". I think the Amazon editorial review by Mark Walker got it just right, except we disagree slightly about which is our favorite Kate CD (of the moment!).

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the first two, but still wonderful., July 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Little Lights (Audio CD)

Fans of Kate Rusby will love her third album, "little lights." There's some great material, and Kate sparkles on the uptempo songs, especially "i courted a sailor" and "william and davy." I dare anyone not to cry the first time they listen to the album's last song, "my young man." But the slow songs tend to drag and leave one wanting her to pick up the tempo a bit. (With the exception of the aforementioned "my young man" and the beautiful "matt hyland.")

The album is great but lacks a little something that "Sleepless" and "Hourlglass" had. If you're a die-hard fan like me, you'd listen to Kate sing just about anything. But if you'd like an introduction to her work, I'd suggest buying one of the first two albums and then giving "little lights" a listen.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars they all sound the same, February 3, 2004

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Wilkinson Sword - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Lights (Audio CD)

I'm afraid I must agree with Sukeydebby's review of Little Lights. All the songs end up sounding the same. Lovely, yes, but Kate really needs to try some new arrangements or select (or write) more upbeat songs. I wonder if it's her producer, or her choice of arrangements that is to blame. (Compare Andy M. Stewart's superior version of "Matt Hyland", for one.) She needs to develop. Again, don't get me wrong, I love her voice, and the songs taken one at a time are fine. It's just that listening to the entire album in one sitting leaves you frustrated, and, frankly, a bit bored. She can do much better than this, I think.