Rabbit Songs Explained

Rabbit Songs
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hem
Cover:	Hemrabbitsongs.jpg
Released:	2002
Genre:	Country, folk
Label:	DreamWorks
Producer:	Gary Maurer & Dan Messé
Next Title:	I'm Talking with My Mouth
Next Year:	2002

Rabbit Songs is the debut album by Hem. It was released on June 11, 2002, on DreamWorks Records. The album was featured on NPR's All Songs Considered^[1] following its release, and the song "Half Acre" was later used in a Liberty Mutual commercial.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Messé, except when noted.

1. "Lord, Blow the Moon Out Please" (Traditional) - 0:26
2. "When I Was Drinking" - 3:44
3. "Half Acre" - 3:23
4. "Burying Song" - 1:13
5. "Betting On Trains" - 2:44
6. "Leave Me Here" - 3:50
7. "All That I'm Good For" - 3:24
8. "Idle (The Rabbit Song)" - 3:44
9. "Stupid Mouth Shut" - 3:24
10. "Lazy Eye" (Messé/Gary Maurer) - 2:26
11. "Sailor" - 3:00
12. "Polly's Dress" - 1:12
13. "Night Like a River" (Steve Curtis) - 3:47
14. "The Cuckoo" (Traditional) - 2:57
15. "Waltz" - 2:41
16. "Horsey" (Messé/Maurer) - 3:34

Personnel

• • • • Sally Ellyson - vocals Dan Messé - piano, accordion, glockenspiel Gary Maurer - guitar, mandolin Steve Curtis - guitar, mandolin, banjo, back-up vocals
• Catherine Popper - double bass, back-up vocals
  • Mark Brotter - drums Bob Hoffnar - pedal steel guitar
• Heather Zimmerman - violin

Notes and References

1. https://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/asc22/