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pretty world by Sam Baker
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fave it Modern Folk | Country Folk
12 tracks | 40 minutes
Released Jun 2007
on BlueLimeStone Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:52 Juarez lyrics BUY MP3 03:52 Juarez lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:52 Juarez
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 Orphan lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 Orphan lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 Orphan
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:55 Slots lyrics BUY MP3 02:55 Slots lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:55 Slots
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 Pretty World lyrics BUY MP3 03:01 Pretty World lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 Pretty World
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:30 Odessa lyrics BUY MP3 05:30 Odessa lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:30 Odessa
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 Sweetly Undone lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 Sweetly Undone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 Sweetly Undone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Psychic lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Psychic lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Psychic
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:55 Boxes lyrics BUY MP3 02:55 Boxes lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:55 Boxes
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 00:28 Prelude to Pretty World lyrics BUY MP3 00:28 Prelude to Pretty World lyrics "GIFT MP3" 00:28 Prelude to Pretty World
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Days lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 Days lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Days
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How beautiful are these days.
Editorial review
With an off-the-cuff style of delivery and lyrics that manage to be both odd and poignant, Sam Baker is a quirky folk singer on Pretty World. One might think of a folk singer like Butch Hancock, though the two have little in common save their idiosyncrasies and the quality of their work. On the opener, "Juarez (A Song to Himself)," steel guitar and accordion dominate a spacey arrangement with a bouncy cadence. A string of vignettes are set in a whorehouse and bookended by the catchy though disheartened chorus that calls attention to a singer with "a blue suede cowboy hat": "He sings an old song/ A song to himself/ He sings waiting round to die." One might catch the reference to Townes Van Zant's "Waiting Around to Die," though Baker, unlike Van Zant, tinges this story-bio with humor. One supposes that referencing a well-known singer also helps place Baker as a later day Texas troubadour, an authentic heir to Van Zant and Guy Clark. While these are big shoes to fill, Baker writes well, and each song is supported by warm, spare arrangements. "Orphan" and the title cut match the odd ambience of the opener, and both are aided by Marcia Ramirez's harmony. Highlighted by Baker's vocals and wry observations, Pretty World is a solid release. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide
Bio / Background
So cold outside but inside...
A celebration
Dinner is ready they say
Come to the table
Come
These days
How beautiful...
Average Customer Review:
Pretty World - Sam Bakermcstumpy wrote on September 02, 2007
Every song/track hits you somewhere ...........whether it be a memory, a person or just a wish. Brilliant!
Pretty gooddowr wrote on May 24, 2009
I like the uniquness of the voice, but the harmonica is getting old.
OKden85730 wrote on October 02, 2009
The music is fantastic, I'm just not so sure obout the singing style. Too much the same. By the way, I LIKE the harmonica in the music.