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{{hatnote|For the 1963 album by Muddy Waters, see [[Folk Singer (album)|''Folk Singer'' (album)]].}}
: ''This article is about Folksinger, the 1985 album by the artist known as [[Phranc]]. For folk singers, see [[Folk music]].''
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| name = Folksinger
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| type = [[Album]]

| artist = [[Phranc]]
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Folksinger
| cover = FolksingerAlbum.jpg
| Type = [[Album]]
| alt =
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| released = November 13, 1985
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| Artist = [[Phranc]]
| recorded = 1985
| Cover = FolksingerAlbum.jpg
| venue =
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| Released = [[November 13]], [[1985]]
| Recorded = 1985
| studio =
| Genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Folk rock]]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
| Length = 41:06
| length = 41:06
| Label = [[Island Records]]
| label = [[Rhino Records]]<ref name=CL/>
| Producer = [[Phranc]]
| producer = [[Phranc]]
| Reviews =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
* [[Robert Christgau]] (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Phranc link]
| next_title = [[I Enjoy Being a Girl (album)|I Enjoy Being a Girl]]
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (?/5) [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/197700/phranc?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 July, 1990]
| next_year = 1989
* [[All Music Guide]] (?/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MIW020503280347&sql=10:o4jleal04x87~T1 link]
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| Last album =
{{Album ratings
| This album = ''Folksinger''<br />(1985)
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| Next album = ''[[I Enjoy Being a Girl]]''<br />(1989)
| rev2Score = A−<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Phranc|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Phranc|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev3= ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev3Score= {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=6 |page=528}}</ref>
|rev1= [[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/folksinger-mw0000689987|title=Folksinger - Phranc &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]''
|rev4score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=873}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
|rev5score = 9/10<ref name="SP">{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |page=299}}</ref>
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'''''Folksinger''''' is an album by folk singer-songwriter [[Phranc]], released in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/phranc-mn0000338053/biography|title=Phranc &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpHUDAAAQBAJ&dq=phranc+folksinger+1985&pg=PT154|title=Jews Who Rock|first=Guy|last=Oseary|date=September 27, 2016|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=9781250138699|via=Google Books}}</ref>


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Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her [[punk rock]] past with acoustic folk music. She covers [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll]]," comments on the image of girl groups ("Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)"), and relays the personal tragedy of suicide in "Lifelover."
'''''Folksinger''''' is an album by folk singer-songwriter [[Phranc]], released in 1985.


''Folksinger'' was released on [[Rhino Records]], and was licensed to Island Records in 1990.<ref name=TP/> "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go-Go's)" is a bonus track on the Island version.
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Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her [[punk rock]] past with acoustic folk music. It is regarded as the first album to integrate both genres of music successfully. The lyrics are written with doses of irreverent humour and sarcastic wit. She covers Bob Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" with vigour, comments on the image of girl-bands ("Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's),") and the personal tragedy of suicide in "Lifelover". The single "Female Mudwrestling" became a crowd favourite at music festivals with its sing-a-long chorus.

==Critical reception==
[[AllMusic]] wrote that "acoustic folk music had yet to be embraced by the punk/new wave underground, making ''Folksinger'' a watershed album."<ref name="auto"/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote that "Phranc’s not a timeless melodicist, but her wry lyrical observations and attractive singing make ''Folksinger'' a fine effort."<ref name="TP">{{cite web |title=Phranc |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/phranc/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that the songs "tend to be too slight and specific for repeated listening; they don't have the resonances of 'Hattie Carroll.'"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/01/arts/lone-guitarists-a-rare-breed-sings-on.html|title=LONE GUITARISTS: A RARE BREED SINGS ON (Published 1985)|first=Jon|last=Pareles|work=The New York Times |date=December 1, 1985|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by Phranc, except where indicated
# "One of the Girls" (Phranc) – 4:56
# "Noguchi" (Phranc) – 2:56
# "One of the Girls" – 4:56
# "Mary Hooley" (Phranc) – 4:02
# "Noguchi" – 2:56
# "Ballad of the Dumb Hairdresser" (Phranc) – 3:24
# "Mary Hooley" – 4:02
# "Caped Crusader" (Phranc) – 2:16
# "Ballad of the Dumb Hairdresser" – 3:24
# "Female Mudwrestling" (Phranc) – 2:12
# "Caped Crusader" – 2:16
# "Female Mudwrestling" – 2:12
# "[[The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll]]" (Dylan) – 4:26
# "[[The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll]]" ([[Bob Dylan]]) – 4:26
# "Amazons" (Phranc) – 2:34
# "Liar Liar" (Phranc) – 1:58
# "Amazons" – 2:34
# "Handicapped" (Phranc) – 1:30
# "Liar Liar" – 1:58
# "Carolyn" (Phranc) – 4:27
# "Handicapped" – 1:30
# "Lifelover" (Phranc) – 2:36
# "Carolyn" – 4:27
# "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)" (Phranc) – 2:46
# "Lifelover" – 2:36
# "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)" – 2:46


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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==External links==
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000008JFS Amazon.com review]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,146189,00.html Artist Direct review]
* [http://www.hrmusic.com/reviews/pfrev.html HR Music review]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_12069 Rate Your Music review]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_12069 Rate Your Music review]
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[[Category:1985 debut albums|Folksinger]]
[[Category:Debut albums|Folksinger]]
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[[Category:Island Records albums|Folksinger]]
[[Category:Island Records albums|Folksinger]]

Latest revision as of 22:21, 6 May 2024

For the 1963 album by Muddy Waters, see Folk Singer (album).
Folksinger
Studio album by
Phranc
ReleasedNovember 13, 1985
Recorded1985
GenreFolk
Length41:06
LabelRhino Records[1]
ProducerPhranc
Phranc chronology
Folksinger
(1985) 		I Enjoy Being a Girl
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[5]

Folksinger is an album by folk singer-songwriter Phranc, released in 1985.[6][7]

Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her punk rock past with acoustic folk music. She covers Bob Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," comments on the image of girl groups ("Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)"), and relays the personal tragedy of suicide in "Lifelover."

Folksinger was released on Rhino Records, and was licensed to Island Records in 1990.[8] "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go-Go's)" is a bonus track on the Island version.

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that "acoustic folk music had yet to be embraced by the punk/new wave underground, making Folksinger a watershed album."[3] Trouser Press wrote that "Phranc’s not a timeless melodicist, but her wry lyrical observations and attractive singing make Folksinger a fine effort."[8] The New York Times wrote that the songs "tend to be too slight and specific for repeated listening; they don't have the resonances of 'Hattie Carroll.'"[9]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Phranc, except where indicated

  1. "One of the Girls" – 4:56
  2. "Noguchi" – 2:56
  3. "Mary Hooley" – 4:02
  4. "Ballad of the Dumb Hairdresser" – 3:24
  5. "Caped Crusader" – 2:16
  6. "Female Mudwrestling" – 2:12
  7. "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" (Bob Dylan) – 4:26
  8. "Amazons" – 2:34
  9. "Liar Liar" – 1:58
  10. "Handicapped" – 1:30
  11. "Carolyn" – 4:27
  12. "Lifelover" – 2:36
  13. "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)" – 2:46

Personnel

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  • Phranc - Producer, vocals, guitar

Release details

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Country Date Label Format Catalog
1985 Island CD 422-846 358-2
LP 422-846 358-1
cassette 422-846 358-4
1990 PolyGram CD 846358

References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 528.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Phranc". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b "Folksinger - Phranc | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 873.
  5. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 299.
  6. ^ "Phranc | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Oseary, Guy (September 27, 2016). Jews Who Rock. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250138699 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b "Phranc". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. ^ Pareles, Jon (December 1, 1985). "LONE GUITARISTS: A RARE BREED SINGS ON (Published 1985)". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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