Deep Blue (Peter Mulvey album) explained

Deep Blue
Type:	album
Artist:	Peter Mulvey
Cover:	DeepBluePeterMulvey.jpg
Released:	May 20, 1997
Genre:	Folk
Length:	44:07
Label:	Black Walnut
Producer:	Nick Sansano
Prev Title:	Rapture
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Glencree
Next Year:	1999

Deep Blue is an album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey, released in 1997.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Darryl Cator wrote of the album, "Mulvey's songwriting is still in the developing stages. While his lyrics attempt cleverness and depth, they often achieve only earnestness. The melodies become somewhat monotonous by the album's end... But there are moments where these songs achieve inspiring bursts of transcendence, painting vast aural landscapes which perfectly decorate Mulvey's emotional imagery."

Track listing

All songs by Peter Mulvey unless otherwise noted.

1. "Grace" – 4:08
2. "Smoke" – 4:29
3. "Midwife" – 4:45
4. "Take This" – 3:37
5. "No Sense of Humor" – 3:38
6. "Deep Blue" – 4:47
7. "Every Mother's Son" (Chris Smither) – 4:37
8. "Birgit" – 3:22
9. "Out Here" – 4:06
10. "Clap Hands" (Tom Waits) – 4:08
11. "Forever Night Shade Mary" – 2:30

Personnel

• Peter Mulvey – vocals, guitar
• David "Goody" Goodrich – guitar, mandolin, keyboards, National Steel Guitar
• Kris Delmhorst – cello
• Mike Piehl – drums
• Tony Levin – bass
• Jackson Cannon – upright bass

Production notes

• Nick Sansano – producer, engineer, mixing
• Sarah Beth Wiley – design, photography
• Tom Coyne – mastering