Inside (Bill Morrissey album) explained

Inside
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Bill Morrissey
Cover:	Inside (Bill Morrissey album).jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	August 12–22, 1991
Genre:	Folk music
Label:	Philo
Prev Title:	Standing Eight
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Friend of Mine
Next Year:	1993

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

Critical reception

Alex Henderson described Inside as "not perfect but consistently enjoyable" and gave it a rating of three stars out of five. Stephen Holden wrote in 1992 that Inside was Morrissey's best-sounding record,^[1] and it is described as "probably his best effort" in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.^[2]

Track listing

1. Inside (duet with Suzanne Vega)
2. Everybody Warned Me
3. Offwhite
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"

Notes and References

1. Web site: From Bill Morrissey, Blue-Collar Angst With a Folk Touch . New York Times . 23 February 1992 . 1 December 2014 . Holden, Stephen.
2. Book: Inside (Bill Morrissey album) . Oxford University Press . 2009.