Joshua Judges Ruth

Infobox Album | Name = Joshua Judges Ruth
Type = Album
Artist = Lyle Lovett


Released = March 31, 1992
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative country
Length = 57:15
Label = Curb Records
Producer = Billy Williams, George Massenburg, Lyle Lovett
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qsjc7i3jg7dr link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lylelovett/albums/album/113288/review/6068069/joshua_judges_ruth link]
Last album = "Lyle Lovett and His Large Band"
(1989)
This album = "Joshua Judges Ruth"
(1992)
Next album = "I Love Everybody" (1994)

"Joshua Judges Ruth" is the title of Lyle Lovett's fourth album, released in 1992.

While the album does not have one theme that binds all the songs, several tracks deal with "high concepts" such as religion ("Church") and death ("Family Reserve"). Lovett's renowned sense of humor and whimsy are temporarily set aside in favor of reflective musings on heartbreak and loss.

In keeping with Lovett's other releases, "Joshua" received critical acclaim but failed to vault the singer into mainstream success.

Track listing

All songs by Lyle Lovett, except "North Dakota" by Lyle Lovett and Willis Alan Ramsey
# "I've Been To Memphis"
# "Church"
# "She's Already Made Up Her Mind"
# "North Dakota"
# "You've Been So Good Up To Now"
# "All My Love Is Gone"
# "Since The Last Time"
# "Baltimore"
# "Family Reserve"
# "She's Leaving Me Because She Really Wants To"
# "Flyswatter/Ice Water Blues (Monte Trenckmann's Blues)"
# "She Makes Me Feel Good"

Notes

The album's title comes from the names of three books of the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.