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Down in the Valley (album)

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Down In The Valley
Compilation album by
Released1999
Length47:52
LabelIndependent
The Handsome Family chronology
Through the Trees
(1998)
Down In The Valley
(1999)
In the Air
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[2]

Down in the Valley is an Ireland-only compilation of songs by the Handsome Family. It was released 1999 by Independent Records. The subtitle of the compilation runs: "A treasury of their most willowy and haunted songs." The compilation contains tracks from Odessa (1994) (tracks 10 & 13), Milk and Scissors (1996) (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14), and Through the Trees (1998) (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11, 12).

Track listing

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  1. "Tin Foil" – 2:41
  2. "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:28
  3. "Lake Geneva" – 3:14
  4. "Weightless Again" – 3:39
  5. "#1 Country Song" – 3:37
  6. "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:06
  7. "Drunk By Noon" – 2:51
  8. "Don't be Scared" – 2:50 (a different version appears on In the Air)
  9. "The House Carpenter" – 3:38
  10. "Arlene" - 3:39
  11. "The Woman Downstairs" - 4:47
  12. "Cathedrals" - 3:23
  13. "Moving Furniture" - 3:06
  14. "The Dutch Boy" - 3:53

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1637. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ^ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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