My Life

Her first Warner record, dedicated to her late father, and the one Christgau graded A+.
Iris DeMent, 1994

Released
12 April 1994
Studio
Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, Nashville
Label
Warner Bros.
Producer
Jim Rooney
Length
42:29

Made again with Jim Rooney at the Cowboy Arms, with players including Richard Bennett, Stuart Duncan, Roy Huskey Jr. and Al Perkins, it was dedicated to her father, who had died in 1992. Alongside her own songs it has Troublesome Waters and Lefty Frizzell's Mom and Dad's Waltz. It was nominated for a Grammy, was Spin's third album of 1994, and won an A+ from Robert Christgau. Its title song was later used in The Handmaid's Tale.

Track listing

  1. Sweet Is the Melody3:41
  2. You've Done Nothing Wrong4:22
  3. Calling for You3:18
  4. Childhood Memories4:38
  5. No Time to Cry6:49
  6. Troublesome Waters5:15
  7. Mom and Dad's Waltz2:37
  8. Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day5:01
  9. The Shores of Jordan3:18
  10. My Life3:30

More from Iris DeMent

Infamous Angel (1992)

Sources

  1. My Life (Iris DeMent album), Wikipedia
  2. Iris DeMent, Robert Christgau