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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album |<!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums-->
|Name = Lovers Prayers
| name = Lovers Prayers
| type = studio
|Cover =
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| artist = [[Ida (band)|Ida]]
|Type = Studio Album
| cover = Ida's Lovers Prayers album cover.jpg
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|Artist = [[Ida (band) |Ida]]
| alt =
|Released = January 29, 2008
| released = January 29, 2008
|Genre = [[Indie rock]], [[Indie folk]], [[Baroque pop]], [[Acoustic music|Acoustic]], [[Dream pop]]
| recorded =
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|Label = [[Tiger Style Records]]
| studio =
|Producer =
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
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|Last album = ''[[Heart Like a River]]''<br />(2005)
| length =
|This album = '''''Will You Find Me'''''<br />(2008)
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| label = [[Tiger Style Records|Tiger Style]]
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}}
| producer =
* [[Warren Defever]]
* Ida
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| prev_title = [[Heart Like a River]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title =
| next_year =
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}}


'''''Lovers Prayers''''' is the seventh and most recent studio album by American [[indie rock]] band [[Ida (band)|Ida]], released in [[2008 in music|2008]] on [[Tiger Style Records]]. It has been reviewed by [[Allmusic]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Marisa |title=Lovers Prayers |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |url=http://allmusic.com/album/lovers-prayers-r1290294/review |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>, [[Pitchfork_Media|Pitchfork]]<ref>{{web cite||last=Colville |first=Liz |date=2008-03-10 |title=Ida Lovers Prayers |publisher=[[Pitchfork_Media]] |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11210-lovers-prayers/?utm_source=related |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>, [[Magnet_(magazine)|Magnet Magazine]]<ref>{{web cite|last=Pais |first=Noah Bonaparte |date=2009-01-29 |title=IDA: Lovers Prayers [Polyvinyl] |work=[[Magnet_(magazine)|Magnet Magazine]] |url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2008/01/29/ida-lovers-prayers-polyvinyl/ |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>, and [[PopMatters]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Fiander |first=Matthew |title=Ida: Lovers Prayers |work=[[PopMatters]] |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/ida-lovers-prayers |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>. Band members Mitchell and Littleton performed songs from the album on the [[NPR]] newsmagazine show [[The Bryant Park Project]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-01-28 |title=Ida Whispers a Prayer for 'Lovers' |work=[[The Bryant Park Project]] |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18468156 |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>.
'''''Lovers Prayers''''' is the seventh studio album by American [[indie rock]] band [[Ida (band)|Ida]], released on January 29, 2008, by [[Tiger Style Records]]. It has been reviewed by [[AllMusic]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Marisa |title=Lovers Prayers |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |url=http://allmusic.com/album/lovers-prayers-r1290294/review |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Colville |first=Liz |date=2008-03-10 |title=Ida Lovers Prayers |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11210-lovers-prayers/ |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref> [[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet Magazine]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Pais |first=Noah Bonaparte |date=2009-01-29 |title=IDA: Lovers Prayers [Polyvinyl] |work=[[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet Magazine]] |url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2008/01/29/ida-lovers-prayers-polyvinyl/ |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref> and [[PopMatters]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Fiander |first=Matthew |title=Ida: Lovers Prayers |work=[[PopMatters]] |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/ida-lovers-prayers |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref> Band members Mitchell and Littleton performed songs from the album on the [[NPR]] newsmagazine show ''[[Bryant Park Project]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-01-28 |title=Ida Whispers a Prayer for 'Lovers' |work=[[The Bryant Park Project]] |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18468156 |accessdate=2011-09-25}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Daniel Littleton, except as noted
| title1 = Lovers Prayers
| title1 = Lovers Prayers
| length1 = 5:12
| length1 = 5:12
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| length5 = 4:09
| length5 = 4:09
| title6 = Gravity
| title6 = Gravity
| note6 = Karla Schickele
| length6 = 4:39
| length6 = 4:39
| title7 = For Shame of Doing Wrong
| title7 = For Shame of Doing Wrong
| note7 = [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]], originally from ''[[Pour Down Like Silver]]''
| length7 = 3:16
| length7 = 3:16
| title8 = First Light
| title8 = First Light
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Musicians
* Elizabeth Mitchell - [[Vocals]]
* Jean Cook&nbsp;– violin
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* Daniel Littleton - [[Vocals]]
* [[Levon Helm]]&nbsp;– drums on "First Light"
* Geoff Farina - [[Guitar]]
* [[Michael Hurley (musician)|Michael Hurley]]&nbsp;– wurlitzer on "Worried Mind", viola on "Blue Clouds"
* Ruth Keating - [[Drums]]
* Ruth Keating&nbsp;– drums, percussion, glockenspiel, [[melodica]], [[shruti box]]
* Jean Cook - [[Violin]]
* Daniel Littleton&nbsp;– guitar, percussion, piano, harmonium, viola
* [[Elizabeth Mitchell]]&nbsp;– guitar, harmonium, wurlitzer
* [[Tara Jane O'Neil|Tara Jane ONeil]]&nbsp;– guitar, drums
* [[Jane Scarpantoni]]&nbsp;– cello
* Karla Schickele&nbsp;– bass, wurlitzer, tambourine, piano
* Matt Sutton&nbsp;– guitar, pedal steel guitar


;Technical personnel
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[[Category:2008 albums]]
* [[Warren Defever]]&nbsp;– producer, engineer, mixing
* Justin Guip&nbsp;– engineer, mixing
* Sean Price&nbsp;– engineer
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* Daniel Littleton&nbsp;– engineer
* Greg Calbi&nbsp;– mastering
* [[Tara Jane O'Neil|Tara Jane ONeil]]&nbsp;– art
* Silver Mountain Media&nbsp;– design


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Ida}}


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[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:Ida (band) albums]]


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Latest revision as of 19:12, 25 April 2024

Lovers Prayers
Studio album by
Ida
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008
LabelTiger Style
Producer
Ida chronology
Heart Like a River
(2005) 		Lovers Prayers
(2008)

Lovers Prayers is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Ida, released on January 29, 2008, by Tiger Style Records. It has been reviewed by AllMusic,[1] Pitchfork,[2] Magnet Magazine,[3] and PopMatters.[4] Band members Mitchell and Littleton performed songs from the album on the NPR newsmagazine show Bryant Park Project.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Daniel Littleton, except as noted

No.TitleLength
1."Lovers Prayers"5:12
2."The Weight of the Straw"3:48
3."The Love Below"5:04
4."Willow Tree"4:16
5."Worried Mind Blues"4:09
6."Gravity" (Karla Schickele)4:39
7."For Shame of Doing Wrong" (Richard Thompson, originally from Pour Down Like Silver)3:16
8."First Light"5:07
9."Kora"5:01
10."Surely Gone"4:43
11."The Killers 1964"5:18
12."See the Stars"3:52
13."First Take"4:36
14."Blue Clouds"3:30

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Jean Cook – violin
  • Levon Helm – drums on "First Light"
  • Michael Hurley – wurlitzer on "Worried Mind", viola on "Blue Clouds"
  • Ruth Keating – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, melodica, shruti box
  • Daniel Littleton – guitar, percussion, piano, harmonium, viola
  • Elizabeth Mitchell – guitar, harmonium, wurlitzer
  • Tara Jane ONeil – guitar, drums
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Karla Schickele – bass, wurlitzer, tambourine, piano
  • Matt Sutton – guitar, pedal steel guitar
Technical personnel
  • Warren Defever – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Justin Guip – engineer, mixing
  • Sean Price – engineer
  • Daniel Littleton – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Tara Jane ONeil – art
  • Silver Mountain Media – design

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Lovers Prayers". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  2. ^ Colville, Liz (2008-03-10). "Ida Lovers Prayers". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  3. ^ Pais, Noah Bonaparte (2009-01-29). "IDA: Lovers Prayers [Polyvinyl]". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  4. ^ Fiander, Matthew. "Ida: Lovers Prayers". PopMatters. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  5. ^ "Ida Whispers a Prayer for 'Lovers'". The Bryant Park Project. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2011-09-25.



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