Wrapped in Sky
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock | |||
| Label | DGC[1] | |||
| Producer | John Porter | |||
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Wrapped in Sky is an album by the American band Drivin N Cryin, released in 1995.[2][3] The album marked a return to the band's earlier, folkier sound.[4]
The band supported the album by touring with Moonpools & Caterpillars.[5]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by John Porter.[6] Porter was not the band's first choice, but several "bigger name" producers had declined the band's invitation.[7]
Peter Buck played dulcimer and mandolin on the album's opening tracks.[8] It was recorded without guitar player Buren Fowler, who had quit the band in 1994.[9]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Calgary Herald | [11] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
| Los Angeles Times | [13] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
No Depression wrote that "the songs run toward character sketches, conveyed at ballad tempo with careful restraint."[14] Trouser Press determined that Wrapped in Sky captures the band's "broad stylistic ambitions better than on any other album," writing that "adjunct keyboardist Joey Huffman's textures are a valuable new contribution."[15] The Calgary Herald concluded that the album "drifts by, pleasant but its purpose, its passion, its very drive somehow lost along the way."[11] The Post and Courier labeled it "an album that often seems a dippy Dylanesque joke."[16]
The Washington Post thought that, "though the songs are well-crafted and the sound is well realized ... the overall effect is not exactly organic."[17] The Los Angeles Times stated that it "brims with music that's blissfully melodic (never cloying) and often quite fiery."[13] The Sun-Sentinel conceded that, while singer Kevin Kinney "doesn't have one of the best voices around, he certainly has one of the most earnest."[18] The Record lamented that "Kinney's wet-noodle vocals and high-falutin' lyrics tend to drag down his band's musical charms."[19]
AllMusic called Wrapped in Sky "the most overlooked and underrated of the Southern rock band's albums," writing that "Saving Grace" "is an untraditional gem of a power ballad."[10]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Indian Song" | |
| 2. | "Telling Stories" | |
| 3. | "Leader the Follow" | |
| 4. | "Saving Grace" | |
| 5. | "Underground Umbrella" | |
| 6. | "Right Side of Town" | |
| 7. | "Señorita Louise" | |
| 8. | "Pura Vida" | |
| 9. | "Light" | |
| 10. | "Silence of Me" | |
| 11. | "Wrapped in Sky" |
References[edit]
- ^ Gonzalez, Roberto (28 Sep 1995). "Wrapped in Sky Drivin' N' Cryin'". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 20.
- ^ "Drivin' n' Cryin' Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Orr, Jay (30 Aug 1995). "New stuff". Nashville Banner. p. C1.
- ^ a b Dretzka, Gary (21 Dec 1995). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 13C.
- ^ Shuster, Fred (9 Nov 1995). "Although It's Never Had a Big Hit, Band Keeps on Drivin' 'n' Laughin'". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L10.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 364.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (13 Oct 1995). "Time Off Was Just a Pit Stop for Drivin'". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
- ^ Rosen, Craig (Jul 22, 1995). "Geffen's Driven' N' Cryin' steers from hard rock to folk roots". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 29. p. 13.
- ^ Faulkner, Mark (19 Mar 1997). "'Drivin N' Cryin' revs up its engine". The Florida Times-Union. p. C6.
- ^ a b "Wrapped in Sky". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Muretich, James (24 Sep 1995). "New Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 131.
- ^ a b Masuo, Sandy (27 Aug 1995). "In Brief". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 61.
- ^ "Drivin' n' Cryin' – Wrapped in Sky". No Depression. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Drivin' n' Cryin'". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Allread, Walter (5 Oct 1995). "Brute's strengths best DNC's faux folk-rock". The Post and Courier. p. D15.
- ^ "Drivin' Veers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Schulman, Sandra (10 Sep 1995). "Wrapped and rollin' on". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3F.
- ^ Weiler, Derek (28 Sep 1995). "Drivin' 'n' Cryin' Wrapped in Sky". The Record. p. D6.
