Day One

by Sarah Dougher

Overview

The wry, thoughtful songs on Sarah Dougher's solo debut address friends and lovers in various degrees of geographical and emotional dislocation. Her guitar- and piano-based sound and unadorned alto are reminiscent of early Liz Phair, but Dougher is a more explicitly political songwriter. So where "Moving" takes a lover to task for refusing to build a life in one place, and "40 Hours" celebrates its narrator's own pleasure in running away, "Everywhere West" debunks the romantic mythology of female pioneers in the old West. Occasionally Dougher's politics outshine her craft: "The Day Bella Abzug Died" is a rousing feminist campfire song, but seems thin and didactic compared to her subtler work. In addition to its eleven originals, Day One features a languid cover of the Eagles' "Take It to the Limit" which blends surprisingly well with Dougher's own songs. ~ Kristi Coulter

Product Details

Release Date:	08/10/1999
Label:	K Records
UPC:	0789856109623
Rank:	211101

Tracks

1. Hold the Bar
2. Everywhere West
3. Girl in New Orleans
4. Moving
5. Day One
6. Art Lover
7. 40 Hours
8. Secret Porno Collector
9. Drunk #1
10. Take It to the Limit
11. Bella Abzug
12. Summer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sarah Dougher   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Janet Weiss   Drums
Tom Quick   Violin
STS   Drums

Technical Credits

Don Henley   Composer
John Golden   Mastering
Sarah Dougher   Composer
Randy Meisner   Composer
Glenn Frey   Composer
Tae Won Yu   Design
Larry Crane   Engineer