Folksinger

: "This article is about Folksinger, the 1985 album by the artist known as Phranc. For folk singers, see Folk music."

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Infobox Album |
Name = Folksinger
Type = Album
Artist = Phranc


Released = November 13, 1985
Recorded = 1985
Genre = Folk, Folk rock
Length = 41:06
Label = Island Records
Producer = Phranc
Reviews =
* Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Phranc link]
* "Rolling Stone" (?/5) [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/197700/phranc?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 July, 1990]
* Allmusic (?/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o4jleal04x87~T1 link]
Last album =
This album = "Folksinger"
(1985)
Next album = "I Enjoy Being a Girl"
(1989)

"Folksinger" is an album by folk singer-songwriter Phranc, released in 1985.

Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her punk rock past with acoustic folk music. It is regarded as the first album to integrate both genres of music successfully. The lyrics are written with doses of irreverent humour and sarcastic wit. She covers Bob Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" with vigour, comments on the image of girl-bands ("Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's),") and the personal tragedy of suicide in "Lifelover". The single "Female Mudwrestling" became a crowd favourite at music festivals with its sing-a-long chorus.

"Folksinger" was originally released on Rhino Records and was then licensed to Island Records. "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go-Go's) was a bonus track on the Island version.

Track listing

# "One of the Girls" (Phranc) – 4:56
# "Noguchi" (Phranc) – 2:56
# "Mary Hooley" (Phranc) – 4:02
# "Ballad of the Dumb Hairdresser" (Phranc) – 3:24
# "Caped Crusader" (Phranc) – 2:16
# "Female Mudwrestling" (Phranc) – 2:12
# "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" (Dylan) – 4:26
# "Amazons" (Phranc) – 2:34
# "Liar Liar" (Phranc) – 1:58
# "Handicapped" (Phranc) – 1:30
# "Carolyn" (Phranc) – 4:27
# "Lifelover" (Phranc) – 2:36
# "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)" (Phranc) – 2:46

Personnel

* Phranc - Producer, vocals, guitar

Release details

External links

* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000008JFS Amazon.com review]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,146189,00.html Artist Direct review]
* [http://www.hrmusic.com/reviews/pfrev.html HR Music review]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_12069 Rate Your Music review]