The Company You Keep

Infobox Album | Name = The Company You Keep
Type = Album
Artist = John Gorka


Released = Mar 13 2001
Recorded =
Genre = Folk
Singer-songwriter
Length =
Label = Red House Records
Producer = John Gorka
Rob Genadek
Andy Stochansky
Reviews = *"Acoustic Guitar (Gorka's gear) [http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag105/gear105.html link]
* "Allmusic" Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nqc8b5c4psq4 link]
* "Billboard" (favorable) Jim Bessman,

"Singer/Songwriter Jim [sic] Gorka Returns to Red House", "Billboard", 113:10, March 10, 2001]
* "Boston Herald" (favorable) Daniel Gewertz, "Gorka keeps company with stellar musicians," "The Boston Herald", March 23, 2001] [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72106332.html link]
* "Dirty Linen" (favorable) "Linen Shorts: "The Company You Keep", "Dirty Linen", # 100, June-July 2002, p.83]
* "Paste" (favorable) [http://www.pastestore.com/product/286 link]
*"Sing Out!" (favorable) "Off the Beaten Track: John Gorka/"The Company You Keep", by Rich Warren, "Sing Out!", Vol. 45, # 2, Summer 2001, p. 138]
* sonicnet.com (favorable) [http://web.archive.org/web/20010509032111/http://www.sonicnet.com/artists/ai_singlestory.jhtml?id=1441595&ai_id=505478 5/'01 archv]
* "Washington Post" (mixed) Geoffery Himes, "John Gorka, 'The Company You Keep'", "The Washington Post", April 13, 2001] [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-434534.html link]
* "Vintage Guitar" (favorable) [http://www.vguitar.com/music/details.asp?ID=48 link]
Last album = "After Yesterday"
(1998)
This album = "The Company You Keep"
(2001)
Next album = "Old Futures Gone"
(2003)

"The Company You Keep" is the Eighth studio album by folk singer-songwriter John Gorka. It was released on March 13, 2001 by Red House Records.

The album debuted at number two on the "Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart" for March, 2001 and was ranked sixth on the year-end chart for 2001. [http://folkradio.org/airplay/mar01.html Top Albums of March 2001] and [http://folkradio.org/01topalbums.html Top albums of 2001] compiled by Richard Gillman from FolkDJ-L radio playlists.] The tracks receiving the most airplay were "What Was That", "Oh Abraham", "Let Them In", and "People My Age".

As usuall many of Gorka's musician friends join him on various tracks. His guests include such talents as Ani DiFranco, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Lucy Kaplansky, Rich Dworsky, Patty Larkin, John Jennings, Dean Magraw, and Peter Ostroushko.

Track listing

All songs written by John Gorka
# "What Was That" – 5:17
# "A Saint's Complaint" – 4:08
# "Oh Abraham" – 4:21
# "When You Walk In" – 3:21
# "Shape of the World" – 3:03
# "Morningside" – 3:46
# "When I Lost My Faith" – 4:48
# "Joint of No Return" – 2:58
# "Let Them In" – 4:53
# "Over There" – 2:35
# "Hank Senior Moment" – 2:06
# "Around the House" – 3:20
# "Wisheries" – 5:53
# "People My Age" – 2:16

Credits

* Mary Chapin Carpenter – Harmony
* Ani DiFranco – Guitar, Harmony
* Richard Dworsky – Organ, Piano, Production Assistant
* Dirk Freymuth – Guitar
* Rob Genadek – Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
* Heidi Gerber – Remote Recording
* Goatboy – Remote Recording
* John Gorka – Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals, Engineer
* Fred Harrington – Engineer
* Gordon Johnson – Bass
* Kathleen Johnson – Harmony
* Lucy Kaplansky – Harmony
* Shane T. Keller – Engineer
* Patty Larkin – Guitar (Electric), Remote Recording
* Dean Magraw – Guitar
* Michael Manring – Bass, Remote Recording
* Ann Marsden – Photography
* Peter Ostroushko – Fiddle
* Andy Stochansky – Percussion, Drums
* Tommy Tucker – Engineer, Mixing

External links

* [http://www.johngorka.com/disc/company.html "The Company You Keep"] , lyrics and samples from official John Gorka web site
* [http://www.redhouserecords.com/151.html "The Company You Keep" page] from Red House Records
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nqc8b5c4psq4 "The Company You Keep"] entry at the "Allmusic"

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