| South of Delia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 10, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | folk | |||
| Length | 52:41 | |||
| Label | Richard Shindell Recordings | |||
| Producer | Richard Shindell and Greg Anderson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| FolkWax | (8/10) [2] |
| Freight Train Boogie | [3] |
| Fretplay | [4] |
| Sing Out! | (favorable)[5] |
| USA Today | [6] |
| LyricQuill | |
South of Delia is the seventh solo album by American folk singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. South of Delia is a cover album. Although he himself is sometimes described as a "songwriter's songwriter,"[7][8] covers are not new to Shindell. In addition to recording a few on his previous solo albums, he was also one third of the folk supergroup / cover band Cry Cry Cry (along with Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky). On South of Delia, Shindell covers songs from several songwriting legends, including Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, as well as some from younger up-and-coming writer/performers, such as Jeffrey Foucault and Josh Ritter.
Although the official release date was May 10, 2007, pre-orders began shipping in late March.[9][10] The album began to appear on a number of radio airplay charts prior to its official release (see below).
The title "South of Delia" comes from a line in the Josh Ritter song, "Lawrence, KS". The song was previously recorded by Ritter for his 2001 album, Golden Age of Radio.[11]
- ^ Joe Viglione, "Review: South of Delia", Allmusic
- ^ Arthur Wood, "Covers, Yet Still Fresh" [Review], FolkWax, April 26, 2007 (link Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine requires free subscription)
- ^ Bill Frater, "Review: Richard shindell – South of Delia" Archived July 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Freight Train Boogie (link to star rating Archived September 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ McLeese, Don, "Richard Shindell – South of Delia", Fretplay, May 8, 2007
- ^ Mike Regenstreif, "Off the Beaten Track: Richard Shindell – South of Delia", Sing Out!, 51:3, Autumn 2007, p.154 (link to on-line copy)
- ^ Brian Mansfeild, "Haven't you heard these cover songs before?", USA Today, August 14, 2007
- ^ Kim Ruehl, "Artist Profile: Richard Shindell", folkmusic.about.com, December 15, 2006.
- ^ Michael Metivier, "Review: Richard Shindell, Vuelta", PopMatters, November 15, 2004
- ^ South of Delia page at theconnextion.com (US pre-orders)
- ^ Neil Pearson, "Review: Richard Shindell, South of Delia" Archived May 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at FishRecords.com (UK)
- ^ Golden Age of Radio page Archived February 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at joshritter.com