Infamous Angel (Iris DeMent album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Infamous Angel
Type = Album
Artist = Iris DeMent


Released = 1992
Recorded =
Genre = Folk, Country
Length = 38:28
Label = Warner
Producer = Jim Rooney
Reviews =* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:djfwxqt5ldhe link]
*"Rolling Stone" favorable [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/206471/review/5942444?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview link]
Last album =
This album = "Infamous Angel"
(1992)
Next album = "My Life"
(1993)

"Infamous Angel" is the debut album of singer-songwriter Iris DeMent.

In 1995, her song "Our Town" was played in the closing moments of the last episode for the CBS TV series "Northern Exposure". It has also been recorded by Kate Rusby and by Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin.

Track listing

All songs by Iris DeMent except as indicated.

#"Let the Mystery Be" – 2:46
#"These Hills" – 3:40
#"Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart" – 2:33
#"When Love Was Young" – 3:38
#"Our Town" – 4:58
#"Fifty Miles of Elbow Room" (F. W. McGee) – 3:12
#"Infamous Angel" – 3:46
#"Sweet Forgiveness" – 2:44
#"After You've Gone" – 4:04
#"Mama's Opry" – 3:25
#"Higher Ground" (Traditional) – 3:34

Personnel

*Iris DeMent – vocals, guitar
*Flora Mae DeMent – lead vocal on "Higher Ground"
*Jeff Hushkins – bass
*Roy Huskey Jr. – bass
*Infamous Angel Choir: Jeff Black, Hal Ketchum, Jim Rooney and Iris DeMent (on "Higher Ground")
*Al Perkins – dobro
*Pete Wasner – piano
*Jim Rooney – harmony vocal (on "50 Miles of Elbow Room")
*Jerry Douglas – dobro (on "Infamous Angel")
*Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
*Emmylou Harris – harmony vocals, guitar (on "Mama's Opry")
*Mark Howard – guitar

Production notes

*Produced by Jim Rooney
*Engineered and mixed by Richard Adler
*Mastered by Denny Purcell