Ten Thousand Mornings [Enhanced]

Peter Mulvey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Signature Sounds
• ASIN: B00006BXJL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,484 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Singer-Songwriters
  • #94 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Singer Songwriters

Track Listings

1. Stranded In A Limousine

2. Inner City Blues

3. Comes Love

4. Two Janes

5. Runnig Up The Stairs

6. Mama, You Been On My Mind

7. Caleb Meyer

8. In Germany Before The War

9. Oliver's Army

10. For No One

11. Rain And Snow

12. The Ocean

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best of the year ..., October 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ten Thousand Mornings (Audio CD)

He's been on the contemporary acoustic scene for a few years now, so it's easy to take Peter Mulvey a bit for granted, but Ten Thousand Mornings reminds us all over again that this man is an amazing talent. A fine songwriter himself, on this album his selection of material by other artists is unerring, and he makes every song his own.

Live recording in the subway lends this record a special energy and intensity felt in songs like "Stranded in a Limousine" by Paul Simon. But on some of the tracks we get to hear a gentler side of Mulvey as well. Mulvey's guitar playing is intricate, varied and exciting, his voice is remarkably expressive, and guest singers and instrumentalists add something special on many songs. The result is a great CD, with a wonderful, varied selection of songs and styles. Every track is another gem, and somehow it works beautifully together. Listen once, and you'll be hooked.

This CD also has a very cool hyperCD movie feature, giving us an extra glimpse of Peter Mulvey as poet and sometime busker.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talent, Talent, Talent, August 23, 2002

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Ryan Olsen (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ten Thousand Mornings (Audio CD)

Anyone who has ever seen Peter Mulvey in concert knows that the song catalog he plays from is deeper than the deepest ocean, and ranges from Bach to Radiohead. This collection of covers recorded live in Boston's subway platforms is a great example of Peter's versatility. He manages Paul Simon (Stranded in a Limousine) with a building intensity and Randy Newman (In Germany Before the Way) with a quiet, haunting calm - all the while making the songs very much his own.

My favorites on this disc are probably For No One (Lennon & McCartney) and The Ocean (Dar Williams). Guest appearances include Erin McKeown, Chris Smither and Jennifer Kimball, along with Peter's sideman extraordinaire, David "Goody" Goodrich. Bottom line, this is a must have album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter's Accidental Fan, September 29, 2002

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muhammedallia "muhammedallia" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten Thousand Mornings (Audio CD)

I discovered Peter at a friend's house and it was not long after that I owned all of his albums. I like his refreshing take on artists that I had never even considered before. His crisp, soulful guitar playing is perfectly balanced by his passionate voice. I would say that this is my second favorite of his albums (Rapture being my first) because only one of the songs is actually his. If you're looking for something new, Peter Mulvey will not disappoint you.