Five Stories (album)

Five Stories
Studio album by Kris Delmhorst
Released	2001
Genre	Americana, Folk music
Label	Big Bean, Signature Sounds
Producer	Kris Delmhorst, Billy Conway
Kris Delmhorst chronology
Appetite (1998) Five Stories (2001) Redbird (2003)

Five Stories is an album by singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst. Delmhorst is a multi-instrumentalist who adds a full acoustic band to this release.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Minor 7th	(favorable)[2]

Allmusic stated that "Five Stories is a very satisfying album, sure to please fans and anyone who appreciates intelligent songwriters."^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Kris Delmhorst unless noted.

1. "Cluck Old Hen" (Delmhorst, Traditional) – 3:17
2. "Damn Love Song" – 4:54
3. "Broken White Line" – 3:24
4. "Little Wings" – 3:03
5. "Words Fail You"
6. "Just What I Meant" – 3:23
7. "Yellow Brick Road" – 3:43
8. "Garden Rose" – 4:43
9. "Mean Old Wind" – 2:29
10. "Honeyed Out" – 3:31
11. "Gave It Away" – 4:41
12. "Lullaby 101" – 3:00

Personnel

• Kris Delmhorst - vocals, guitar, organ, cello
• Billy Conway - percussion, drums, vibraphone
• Sean Staples - banjo, guitar, mandolin, drums, percussion
• David Champagne - guitar
• Dana Colley - sax, Jew's-harp
• Cate Curtis - background vocals
• Tom Halter - flugelhorn
• Evan Harriman - organ
• Tim Kelly - dobro
• Eric Roper - banjo
• Jennifer Kimball - background vocals, drums, percussion
• Andrew Mazzone - bass, drums, guitar
• Nolan McKelvey - bass, background vocals
• Lori McKenna - background vocals
• Dave Rizzuti - pedal steel guitar

Production

• Produced by Kris Delmhorst and Billy Conway
• Engineered by Billy Conway
• Mastered by Jeff Lipton
• Design and photography by Kris Delmhorst and Megan Summers

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Minor 7th review
3. Allmusic (Five Stories Review)

External links

• Official Kris Delmhorst website
• Signature Sounds Recordings