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A Crash Course In Roses

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Download links and information about A Crash Course In Roses by Catie Curtis. This album was released in 1999 and it belongs to Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk genres. It contains 13 tracks with total duration of 55:40 minutes.

Artist: Catie Curtis
Release date: 1999
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Tracks: 13
Duration: 55:40
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Gave Me Love 3:15
2. World Don't Owe Me 3:57
3. 100 Miles 5:03
4. Fall Away 3:13
5. Wise to the Ways 4:45
6. What's the Matter 3:18
7. I'll Cover You 4:39
8. Burn Your Own House Down 3:56
9. Roses 4:52
10. Look At You Now 4:09
11. Stay Up All Night 3:16
12. Magnolia Street 4:04
13. Start Again / Fusco's Song 7:13

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When folk-rockers fail, it's usually by trying to fudge the line between folk and rock: the music either fails to adequately support the lyrics or it overpowers them. Catie Curtis has found the perfect balance on her third album. She and producer Ben Wisch have created a sound that is warm, intimate, and robust, dense without being murky and crisp without being brittle. Curtis' songs sound timeless; the rolling tunefulness of "Gave Me Love" and the wistful chorus of "Fall Away" both reach out and caress you, while the Trinidadian bassline of "Stay Up All Night" pulls nicely against the mandolin and harmonica. Her singing is a little bit self-conscious; she tends to declaim the notes instead of committing to them. But her voice is sweet and gruff, and the songs are good enough that she gets away with her slightly mannered delivery. Special highlight: the drum sound and the Hammond organ part on "Gave Me Love."