Inside (Bill Morrissey album)

Inside
Studio album by Bill Morrissey
Released	1992
Recorded	August 12-22, 1991
Genre	Folk music
Length	41:15
Label	Philo
Bill Morrissey chronology
Standing Eight (1989) Inside (1992) Friend of Mine (1993)

Inside is the fourth album by New England singer-songwriter Bill Morrissey, released in 1992 on Philo Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
People	(favorable)[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	(A)[5]

Alex Henderson described Inside as "not perfect but consistently enjoyable" and gave it a rating of three stars out of five.^[1] Stephen Holden wrote in 1992 that Inside was Morrissey's best-sounding record,^[6] and it is described as "probably his best effort" in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.^[7]

Track listing

1. Inside (duet with Suzanne Vega)^[3]
2. Everybody Warned Me
3. Offsite
4. Gambler's Blues
5. Long Gone
6. Man From Out of Town
7. Rite of Spring
8. Robert Johnson
9. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
10. Chameleon Blues
11. Sister Jo
12. Casey, Illinois

Personnel

• Bill Morrissey-vocals, guitar
• Johnny Cunningham--violin
• Tom McClung--piano
• Ron Levy--organ
• Doug Plavin--drums
• John Jennings--lead guitar on "Robert Johnson"
• Greg Brown -- vocal harmony on "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me"

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Inside Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
2. Kot, Greg (6 February 1992). "Bill Morrissey: Inside". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
3. "Picks and Pans Review: Inside". People. 8 June 1992. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Album review: Inside". Village Voice. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
5. Wyman, Bill (19 June 1992). "Inside". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
6. Holden, Stephen (23 February 1992). "From Bill Morrissey, Blue-Collar Angst With a Folk Touch". New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
7. Inside (Bill Morrissey album). Oxford University Press. 2009.