Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight

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Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight
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Studio album by
Kristin Hersh
ReleasedOctober 26, 1998
RecordedMarch-July 1998
GenreFolk
Length31:19
Label4AD
ProducerKristin Hersh, Billy O'Connell, Steve Rizzo
Kristin Hersh chronology
Strange Angels
(1998) 		Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight
(1998) 		Sky Motel
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
NME2.5/5 stars[2]

Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight is Kristin Hersh's third solo album and quite a departure from her other solo recordings, in that it contains solely Appalachian folk songs about murder and death arranged by Kristin Hersh, rather than songs written by Hersh herself. Hersh's son, Ryder James O'Connell, plays piano and sings backing vocals.

The album was produced by Kristin Hersh, co-produced by Steve Rizzo and Billy O'Connell, and engineered by Steve Rizzo.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Down in the Willow Garden"Charlie Monroe4:53
2."I Never Will Marry"A. P. Carter2:30
3."Sweet Roseanne" 3:02
4."Poor Ellen Smith"
  • Molly Davis
  • Lynn Davis
2:10
5."Pretty Polly" 2:05
6."Little Birdy" 2:13
7."Mama’s Gonna Buy" 2:19
8."Fly Around My Blue Eyed Girl" 1:21
9."Banks Of The Ohio" 3:36
10."Three Nights Drunk" 2:00
11."What’ll We Do With The Baby-o" 2:19
12."Whole Heap Of Little Horses" 2:48

References[]

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "NME Review". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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