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Shadows on a Dime is a folk-rock album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Ferron. It was originally released in 1984 on the independent label Lucy Records; subsequently it has been re-released on LP, CD and cassette by Redwood Records and Cherrywood Station.
Shadows on a Dime | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1984 | |||
Studio | Pinewood Studios, Vancouver; The Automatt, San Francisco; Harbour Sound, Sausalito, California | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 42:42 | |||
Label | Lucy Records, Redwood Records, Cherrywood Station | |||
Producer | Terry Garthwaite, Gayle Scott (exec) | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Robert Christgau | A-[1] |
AllMusic | Favorable[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3][4] |
Washington Post | Favorable[5] |
Don Shewey in Rolling Stone called the album "a feast of excellent musicianship and fine songwriting" and "a thing of beauty" and says of the production, "The album's many moods are superbly reflected in Terry Garthwaite's production, and ideal instrumental touches keep the more contemplative songs from sounding drab".
The Washington Post published a good review which compares the album favourably with other albums released by other artists associated with the "Women's music" genre at the time, including Barbara Higbie and Teresa Trull who appear on this album: "With her haunting folk drone, her jabbing gypsy guitars and fiddles, her torrents of metaphors (and her descriptions of lesbian relationships), she challenges the field as it's never been challenged before. She is the first major artist to emerge from its ranks," wrote Geoffrey Himes. The album "fulfills the potential hinted at on 1980's 'Testimony'", he writes. Regarding how her songs address friends facing difficulties in relationships he writes, "With a courage too rare in pop music, Ferron doesn't offer her friends easy solutions for their problems, but forces them to face up to difficult reality".
All songs written by Ferron. The tracks on the CD are in the same order as on the LP.
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