Songs from the Gutter is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released in 2002 on her own label, Shameless, in association with Flying Sparks and Hot Records.Sexton, Paul (2002) "The EQ Review", Billboard, 30 November 2002, p. EQ-3. Retrieved 17 January 2018 via Google Books The album included a bonus disc containing material that was previously available only through online distribution.
Track listing All songs written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted. "Down To Nowhere" – 3:53 "When Did You Get So Safe?" – 3:24 "Tear It All Down" (The Gilmore/Nigel Stonier) – 4:06 "The Dirt Is Your Lover Now" – 4:30 "I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine" (Bob Dylan) – 4:43 "Lip Reading" – 3:34 "Heart String Blues" – 4:22 "Mud On My Shoes" – 3:29 "Water To Sky" – 2:41 "And We'll Dance" – 4:01
Bonus disc "Cover Me" (Bruce Springsteen) – 3:37 "I'm Not Down" (Strummer/Jones/Simonon/Headon) – 2:59 "Hydrogen" (1996) – 3:32 "Beelzebub" (1996) – 4:07 "Maybe" (1996) – 3:56 "Red Farm" (1997) – 3:56 "Brittle Dreams" (1996) – 3:47 "December In New York" (1997) – 3:38 "Gun Cotton" (1999) – 4:14 "Don't Set Foot Over The Railway Track" (2000) – 2:27 "Lavender Cowgirl" (2000) – 2:57 "You Tell Me" (2001) – 3:37 "Straight Lines" (2001) – 5:33
Reception
Allmusic'''s Rick Anderson gave the album four stars, calling it "essential". Billboard'' called her vision on the album "dark, cold, yet rapturous"."A Thea Thing", Billboard, 12 February 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2018
Personnel Thea Gilmore - vocals Nigel Stonier - guitar, keyboards Paul Beavis - drums Robbie McIntosh - guitar
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