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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Inside
| name = Inside
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Bill Morrissey]]
| artist = [[Bill Morrissey]]
| Cover =
| cover =Inside (Bill Morrissey album).jpg
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = 1992
| released = 1992
| Recorded = August 12-22, 1991
| recorded = August 12–22, 1991
| Genre = [[Folk music]]
| venue =
| Length = {{Duration|m=41|s=15}}
| studio =
| Label = [[Philo Records|Philo]]
| genre = [[Folk music]]
| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=15}}
| Producer =
| label = [[Philo Records (folk)|Philo]]
| Last album = ''Standing Eight''<br/>(1989)
| producer =
| This album = '''''Inside'''''<br/>(1992)
| prev_title = Standing Eight
| Next album = ''[[Friend of Mine (Greg Brown album)|Friend of Mine]]''<br/>(1993)
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = [[Friend of Mine (Greg Brown album)|Friend of Mine]]
| next_year = 1993
}}
}}
'''Inside''' is the fourth album by New England singer-songwriter [[Bill Morrissey]], released in 1992 on [[Philo Records]].
'''Inside''' is the fourth album by New England singer-songwriter [[Bill Morrissey]], released in 1992 on [[Philo Records (folk)|Philo Records]].

==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1score={{rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/inside-mw0000273984 | title=Inside Review | work=Allmusic | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Henderson, Alex}}</ref>
|rev1score={{rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/inside-mw0000273984 | title=Inside Review | work=Allmusic | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Henderson, Alex}}</ref>
|rev2=[[Chicago Tribune]]
|rev2=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|rev2score={{rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-02-06/features/9201110714_1_bill-morrissey-star-johnny-cunningham | title=Bill Morrissey: Inside | work=Chicago Tribune | date=6 February 1992 | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Kot, Greg | authorlink=Greg Kot}}</ref>
|rev2score={{rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/02/06/bill-morrisseyinside-philo-starstarstar-12the-liner-notes/ | title=Bill Morrissey: Inside | work=Chicago Tribune | date=6 February 1992 | access-date=1 December 2014 | author=Kot, Greg | author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref>
|rev3=[[People (magazine)|People]]
|rev4=''[[People (magazine)|People]]''
|rev3score=(favorable)<ref name=people>{{cite web | url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112837,00.html | title=Picks and Pans Review: Inside | work=People | date=8 June 1992 | accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev4score=(favorable)<ref name=people>{{cite web | url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112837,00.html | title=Picks and Pans Review: Inside | work=People | date=8 June 1992 | accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev5=''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev4=[[Robert Christgau]]
|rev5score={{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wMEQAQAAMAAJ |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist |last=DeCurtis |first=Anthony |last2=Henke |first2=James |last3=George-Warren |first3=Holly |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780679737292 |pages=488 |language=en}}</ref>
|rev4score={{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=10580 | title=Album review: Inside | work=Village Voice | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Christgau, Robert}}</ref>
|rev6=''[[The Village Voice]]''
|rev6score={{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=10580 | title=Album review: Inside | work=Village Voice | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Christgau, Robert}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3score=A<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20231831,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421063927/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20231831,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 21, 2009 | title=Inside | work=Entertainment Weekly | date=19 June 1992 | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Wyman, Bill}}</ref>
}}
}}
Alex Henderson described ''Inside'' as "not perfect but consistently enjoyable" and gave it a rating of three stars out of five.<ref name=allmusic/> [[Stephen Holden]] wrote in 1992 that ''Inside'' was Morrissey's best-sounding record,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/23/arts/recordings-view-from-bill-morrissey-blue-collar-angst-with-a-folk-touch.html | title=From Bill Morrissey, Blue-Collar Angst With a Folk Touch | work=New York Times | date=23 February 1992 | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Holden, Stephen}}</ref> and it is described as "probably his best effort" in the [[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100210899 | title=Inside (Bill Morrissey album) | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2009}}</ref>
Alex Henderson described ''Inside'' as "not perfect but consistently enjoyable" and gave it a rating of three stars out of five.<ref name=allmusic/> [[Stephen Holden]] wrote in 1992 that ''Inside'' was Morrissey's best-sounding record,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/23/arts/recordings-view-from-bill-morrissey-blue-collar-angst-with-a-folk-touch.html | title=From Bill Morrissey, Blue-Collar Angst With a Folk Touch | work=New York Times | date=23 February 1992 | accessdate=1 December 2014 | author=Holden, Stephen}}</ref> and it is described as "probably his best effort" in the [[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100210899 | title=Inside (Bill Morrissey album) | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2009}}</ref>

==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#Inside (duet with [[Suzanne Vega]])<ref name=people/>
#Inside (duet with [[Suzanne Vega]])<ref name=people/>
#Everybody Warned Me
#Everybody Warned Me
#Offwhite
#Offsite
#Gambler's Blues
#Gambler's Blues
#Long Gone
#Long Gone
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#Sister Jo
#Sister Jo
#Casey, Illinois
#Casey, Illinois

==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Bill Morrissey-vocals, guitar
*Bill Morrissey—vocals, guitar
*[[Johnny Cunningham]]--violin
*[[Johnny Cunningham]]—violin
*Tom McClung--piano
*[[Tom McClung]]—piano
*Ron Levy--organ
*[[Ron Levy]]—organ
*Doug Plavin--drums
*Doug Plavin—drums
*John Jennings—lead guitar on "Robert Johnson"
*Greg Brown—vocal harmony on "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me"

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Philo Records (folk) albums]]
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 11 September 2024

Inside
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedAugust 12–22, 1991
GenreFolk music
Length41:15
LabelPhilo
Bill Morrissey chronology
Standing Eight
(1989)
Inside
(1992)
Friend of Mine
(1993)

Inside is the fourth album by New England singer-songwriter Bill Morrissey, released in 1992 on Philo Records.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[6]
People(favorable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Village Voice(choice cut)[5]

Alex Henderson described Inside as "not perfect but consistently enjoyable" and gave it a rating of three stars out of five.[1] Stephen Holden wrote in 1992 that Inside was Morrissey's best-sounding record,[7] and it is described as "probably his best effort" in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.[8]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. Inside (duet with Suzanne Vega)[3]
  2. Everybody Warned Me
  3. Offwhite
  4. Gambler's Blues
  5. Long Gone
  6. Man From Out of Town
  7. Rite of Spring
  8. Robert Johnson
  9. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
  10. Chameleon Blues
  11. Sister Jo
  12. Casey, Illinois

Personnel

[edit]
  • Bill Morrissey—vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Cunningham—violin
  • Tom McClung—piano
  • Ron Levy—organ
  • Doug Plavin—drums
  • John Jennings—lead guitar on "Robert Johnson"
  • Greg Brown—vocal harmony on "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me"

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Inside Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (6 February 1992). "Bill Morrissey: Inside". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Picks and Pans Review: Inside". People. 8 June 1992. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. Random House. p. 488. ISBN 9780679737292.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Album review: Inside". Village Voice. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. ^ Wyman, Bill (19 June 1992). "Inside". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  7. ^ Holden, Stephen (23 February 1992). "From Bill Morrissey, Blue-Collar Angst With a Folk Touch". New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  8. ^ Inside (Bill Morrissey album). Oxford University Press. 2009.