Kindness of the World
Joe Henry
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One Day When the Weather Is Warm | Joe Henry | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fireman's Wedding | Joe Henry | 4:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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She Always Goes | Joe Henry | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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This Close to You | Joe Henry | 4:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Kindness of the World | Joe Henry | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Third Reel | Joe Henry | 5:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dead to the World | Joe Henry | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Flew Over Our House Last Night | Joe Henry | 5:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Some Champions | Joe Henry | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Buckdancer's Choice | Joe Henry | 7:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Who Would Know | Joe Henry | 4:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Untitled | Joe Henry | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
1993‘s Kindness of the World was Joe Henry’s last full album as a roots-rock balladeer, before his music dropped the twang and took off in new sonic directions. Backed by a pair of Jayhawks, with Victoria Williams adding her off-kilter little-girl harmonies on the title track, the music sounds a lot like some of the Midwestern bands from alt-country’s first bloom, featuring ringing, spacious guitar textures, mournful pedal steel, and a tastefully produced blend of acoustic and electric instruments. What sets Henry apart is his subtle and lyrical songwriting, guided by the keen eye of a novelist and a poet’s ear for what to leave out. Case in point: “Fireman’s Wedding,” whose joyously jangly guitars almost let you forget the darkness in the corner of the frame: “Let’s pretend that we’ll all live long enough/ To grow weary and mean then retire / As if all news will be good news from now on.” Elsewhere, the classic honky-tonk weeper “She Always Goes” dovetails beautifully with the album’s cover of a Tom T. Hall lament, “I Flew Over Our House Last Night.” Kindness of the World is a classic of the genre.
Customer Reviews
Kindness of the World
I can't believe how little has been written about this album! It is close to perfect. Joe Henry's lyrics are obtuse and beautiful and his music is just as amazing. His duet with Victoria Williams (Dead to the World) shouldn't be missed!
Some great songs
Check out the first four songs: The first two are particular favorites: OneDayWhenTheWeatherIsWarm: "There was no taste of spring, in the breath you blew away; And nothing of the color left in your face; And no way I could keep, the faith, you lost in me; And nothing that I could raise up in its place." Fireman's Wedding: "There's the wind that'll blow every streamer and sign from the cars, and we'll chase every plate full of food rolling out through the yard. I wrap myself around you as the clouds blow away from the stars. As if all news will be good news from now on."
Biography
Born: Charlotte, NC
Genre: Country
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Joe Henry
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Trampoline | Trampoline | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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God Only Knows | Civilians | 5:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Man I Keep Hid | Blood from Stars | 5:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Fireman's Wedding | Kindness of the World | 4:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Naomi | Strange Weirdos - Music from and Inspired By the Film "Knocked Up" | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stop | Scar (Bonus Track Version) | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ohio Air Show Plane Crash | Trampoline | 6:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Go With God (Topless Shoeshine) | Trampoline | 4:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Parade | Trampoline | 4:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Angels | Fuse | 5:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Country, Music, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country, Adult Alternative, Americana
- Released: Sep 28, 1993
- ℗ 1993 Mammoth Records, Inc.
