Julie Miller - Blue Pony CD

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Track Listing:

1. A Kiss on the Lips 5:13 - Julie Miller
2. Take Me Back 3:53 - Julie Miller
3. By Way of Sorrow 2:52 - Julie Miller
4. Dancing Girl 4:05 - Julie Miller
5. Give Me an Ocean 3:16 - Julie Miller
6. All the Pieces of Mary 3:43 - Julie Miller
7. The Devil Is an Angel 3:05 - Julie Miller
8. Letters to Emily 4:28 - Julie Miller
9. I Call on You 4:28 - Julie Miller
10. Face of Appalachia 4:17 - John Sebastian [Lovin' Spoonful], Lowell George
11. Forever My Beloved 2:25 - Julie Miller
12. Blue Pony 3:27 - Julie Miller
13. Last Song :58 - Bill Mallonee, Julie Miller

Julie Miller's first secular album, Blue Pony, combines the exquisite Appalachiana of
Gillian Welch with the whispery confessionalism of Lisa Loeb. Julie and her husband
Buddy sing on each other's albums and work with the same pool of musicians. Together
they have released two of the best country discs of the decade. As good as Buddy's album
was, Julie's is even better. She has a high, small soprano that evokes the emotional
transparency of a teenage girl, but she's been through the love wars enough times to
recognize the moment "when the lie comes down like a kiss on the lips." A strain of
spirituality runs through the album that hints at her background in Christian music, and
like Sam Phillips, Julie makes her religious concerns so down-to-earth that it's
empathetic, not preachy. --Geoffrey Himes

BLUE PONY, Miller's debut record on Hightone (her previous effort was on a small,
Christian-oriented label) places her as a kind of quirky alternative-Americana artist.
Think of a rootsy Victoria Williams, whose voice Miller often brings to mind. As if to
purposely move past the "country" label, BLUE PONY starts off strong with a rocker, "A
Kiss On the Lips," with its understated energy and Hammond B-3 backing. The next song
"Take Me Back," is a high lonesome duet with Julie's husband and co-producer, Hightone
recording artist Buddy Miller. It recalls the kind of Appalachian folk songs that lie at
the roots of commercial country music.

While BLUE PONY does feature guest appearances by some big names (both Emmylou Harris
and Steve Earle contribute their talents), the real star here is Miller's voice, a slightly helium-laced affair that you'll either find completely irresistible or somewhat annoying. What makes her singing remarkable, though, is her ability to suggest girlish innocence while singing about a deep kind of evil.

Personnel: Julie Miller (guitar); Buddy Miller (vocals, guitar, melodica); Emmylou
Harris, Karen Peris, Steve Earle (vocals); Larry Campbell (banjo, bouzouki, fiddle);
Tammy Rogers (mandolin, fiddle); Matt Slocum (cello); Bill Mallonee (harmonica); John
Schreiner (piano); Phil Madeira (organ); Paul Griffith (drums, percussion); Donald
Lindley, Alison Prestwood (drums); Steve Hindalong (percussion).

Audio Mixer: Buddy Miller.
Liner Note Author: Julie Miller.
Recording information: Dogtown Studios.
Photographer: Bob Miller .
Unknown Contributor Role: Buddy Miller.
Personnel: Julie Miller (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Karen Peris
(vocals); Buddy Miller (vocals, guitar, mandoguitar, melodica, bass); Tammy Rogers
(fiddle, mandolin); Larry Campbell (fiddle, banjo, bouzouki); Matt Slocum (cello); Bill
Mallonee (harmonica); John Andrew Schreiner (piano); Phil Madiera (Hammond B-3 organ,
pump organ); Allison Prestwood, Byron House (bass); Donald Lindley (drums); Paul
Griffith (drums, percussion); Steve Hindalong (percussion).
Engineers: Buddy Miller, Duane Jarvis, Don Peris